diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig b/arch/frv/Kconfig
index b7412504f08a2c91635c6f75da624a59b6a6a953..df2eb4bd9fa2abbaa06c6978537fcabc88c22cf7 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config FRV
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
+	select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config ZONE_DMA
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/frv/boot/Makefile b/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
index 6ae3254da01976b6fdaa374f588c3c58a081058c..636d5bbcd53f31ca5cbbb96ca9f3e29f501fdfff 100644
--- a/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ PARAMS_PHYS	 = 0x0207c000
 INITRD_PHYS	 = 0x02180000
 INITRD_VIRT	 = 0x02180000
 
+OBJCOPYFLAGS	:=-O binary -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .comment
+
 #
 # If you don't define ZRELADDR above,
 # then it defaults to ZTEXTADDR
@@ -32,18 +34,18 @@ Image: $(obj)/Image
 targets: $(obj)/Image
 
 $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S vmlinux $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) -S vmlinux $@
 
 #$(obj)/Image:	$(CONFIGURE) $(SYSTEM)
-#	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -g -S $(SYSTEM) $@
+#	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) -g -S $(SYSTEM) $@
 
 bzImage: zImage
 
 zImage:	$(CONFIGURE) compressed/$(LINUX)
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S compressed/$(LINUX) $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) -S compressed/$(LINUX) $@
 
 bootpImage: bootp/bootp
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S bootp/bootp $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) -S bootp/bootp $@
 
 compressed/$(LINUX): $(LINUX) dep
 	@$(MAKE) -C compressed $(LINUX)
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
index 266a5b25a0c1698347715c91fd45b7e95b8eb864..2358634caccaa6b50a8cad83fb0601e1350e71d0 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
-#define __ARCH_WANT_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 /*
  * "Conditional" syscalls
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
index ee0beb354e4df38e0c067410e8f9643deec2856f..dfcd263c05176ea6cdbf3c169070a93fe79b8f5b 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
@@ -869,11 +869,6 @@ ret_from_kernel_thread:
 	call		schedule_tail
 	calll.p		@(gr21,gr0)
 	or		gr20,gr20,gr8
-	bra		sys_exit
-
-	.globl		ret_from_kernel_execve
-ret_from_kernel_execve:
-	ori		gr28,0,sp
 	bra		__syscall_exit
 
 ###################################################################################################
@@ -1080,27 +1075,10 @@ __entry_return_from_kernel_interrupt:
 	subicc		gr5,#0,gr0,icc0
 	beq		icc0,#0,__entry_return_direct
 
-__entry_preempt_need_resched:
-	ldi		@(gr15,#TI_FLAGS),gr4
-	andicc		gr4,#_TIF_NEED_RESCHED,gr0,icc0
-	beq		icc0,#1,__entry_return_direct
-
-	setlos		#PREEMPT_ACTIVE,gr5
-	sti		gr5,@(gr15,#TI_FLAGS)
-
-	andi		gr23,#~PSR_PIL,gr23
-	movgs		gr23,psr
-
-	call		schedule
-	sti		gr0,@(gr15,#TI_PRE_COUNT)
-
-	movsg		psr,gr23
-	ori		gr23,#PSR_PIL_14,gr23
-	movgs		gr23,psr
-	bra		__entry_preempt_need_resched
-#else
-	bra		__entry_return_direct
+	subcc		gr0,gr0,gr0,icc2		/* set Z and clear C */
+	call		preempt_schedule_irq
 #endif
+	bra		__entry_return_direct
 
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index e1e3aa196aa4c25adcb33ed09fe1296b4be8e69d..7e33215f1d8fabfd28a1aa5c5144a8e73f621a90 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	childregs = (struct pt_regs *)
 		(task_stack_page(p) + THREAD_SIZE - FRV_FRAME0_SIZE);
 
+	/* set up the userspace frame (the only place that the USP is stored) */
+	*childregs = *__kernel_frame0_ptr;
+
 	p->set_child_tid = p->clear_child_tid = NULL;
 
 	p->thread.frame	 = childregs;
@@ -191,10 +194,8 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	p->thread.frame0 = childregs;
 
 	if (unlikely(!regs)) {
-		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 		childregs->gr9 = usp; /* function */
 		childregs->gr8 = arg;
-		childregs->psr = PSR_S;
 		p->thread.pc = (unsigned long) ret_from_kernel_thread;
 		save_user_regs(p->thread.user);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-dma-nommu.c b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-dma-nommu.c
index e47857f889b6d2a18dcf839249bae5f7af66f334..b99c2a7cc7a41f6a0398c4a34715749d2a935afc 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-dma-nommu.c
+++ b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-dma-nommu.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 9cf77ab138a68738bb6926b8b31aaf6ba8cd4f6e..e33e09df3cbc61ad11736776ef4138010df1de8e 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -442,9 +442,11 @@ void __init __weak smp_setup_processor_id(void)
 {
 }
 
+# if THREAD_SIZE >= PAGE_SIZE
 void __init __weak thread_info_cache_init(void)
 {
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Set up kernel memory allocators