diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
index 4829f96585b..00a31deaa96 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long address, unsigned long mmcsr,
 	/* If for any reason at all we couldn't handle the fault,
 	   make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	   the fault.  */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, cause > 0);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, cause > 0 ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index 0455557a289..6fdcbb70982 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * than endlessly redo the fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, addr & PAGE_MASK, fsr & (1 << 11));
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, addr & PAGE_MASK, (fsr & (1 << 11)) ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
index 62d4abbaa65..b61d86d3deb 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mm/fault.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
index c4c76db90f9..f925115e325 100644
--- a/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/cris/mm/fault.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess & 1);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (writeaccess & 1) ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/frv/mm/fault.c b/arch/frv/mm/fault.c
index 05093d41d98..30f5d100a81 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/frv/mm/fault.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(int datammu, unsigned long esr0, unsigned long ear
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, ear0, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, ear0, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index 23088bed111..19261a99e62 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 	 * sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo the
 	 * fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (mask & VM_WRITE) != 0);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (mask & VM_WRITE) ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		/*
 		 * We ran out of memory, or some other thing happened
diff --git a/arch/m32r/mm/fault.c b/arch/m32r/mm/fault.c
index 4a71df4c1b3..7274b47f4c2 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/mm/fault.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ survive:
 	 */
 	addr = (address & PAGE_MASK);
 	set_thread_fault_code(error_code);
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, addr, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, addr, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index f493f03231d..d0e35cf99fc 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ good_area:
 	 */
 
  survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printk("handle_mm_fault returns %d\n",fault);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index 5e67cd1fab4..956607a63f4 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index 55767ad9f00..6751ce9ede9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/mm/fault.c b/arch/mn10300/mm/fault.c
index 33cf25025da..a62e1e138bc 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/mm/fault.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
index 92c7fa4ecc3..bfb6dd6ab38 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * fault.
 	 */
 
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (acc_type & VM_WRITE) != 0);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (acc_type & VM_WRITE) ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		/*
 		 * We hit a shared mapping outside of the file, or some
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index 5beffc8f481..830bef0a113 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
  survive:
-	ret = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write);
+	ret = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(ret & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (ret & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_fault.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_fault.c
index 95d8dadf2d8..d06ba87f1a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_fault.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int spu_handle_mm_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long ea,
 	}
 
 	ret = 0;
-	*flt = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, ea, is_write);
+	*flt = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, ea, is_write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(*flt & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (*flt & VM_FAULT_OOM) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/arch/s390/lib/uaccess_pt.c b/arch/s390/lib/uaccess_pt.c
index b0b84c35b0a..cb5d59eab0e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/lib/uaccess_pt.c
+++ b/arch/s390/lib/uaccess_pt.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int __handle_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
 	}
 
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write_access);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write_access ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index 220a152c836..74eb26bf197 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM) {
 			up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
index 2c50f80fc33..cc8ddbdf3d7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c b/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
index 7876997ba19..fcbb6e135ce 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, writeaccess ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 12e447fc854..a5e30c642ee 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ good_area:
 		if(!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_READ | VM_EXEC)))
 			goto bad_area;
 	}
-	switch (handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write)) {
+	switch (handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0)) {
 	case VM_FAULT_SIGBUS:
 	case VM_FAULT_OOM:
 		goto do_sigbus;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index 4ab8993b086..e5620b27c8b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ good_area:
 			goto bad_area;
 	}
 
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (fault_code & FAULT_CODE_WRITE));
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, (fault_code & FAULT_CODE_WRITE) ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index 7384d8accfe..637c6505dc0 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ good_area:
 	do {
 		int fault;
 
-		fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write);
+		fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 		if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 			if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM) {
 				goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index c403526d5d1..78a5fff857b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * make sure we exit gracefully rather than endlessly redo
 	 * the fault:
 	 */
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		mm_fault_error(regs, error_code, address, fault);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index bdd860d93f7..bc0733359a8 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ good_area:
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 survive:
-	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write);
+	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, is_write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index cf260d848eb..d006e93d5c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -810,11 +810,11 @@ extern int vmtruncate_range(struct inode * inode, loff_t offset, loff_t end);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 extern int handle_mm_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-			unsigned long address, int write_access);
+			unsigned long address, unsigned int flags);
 #else
 static inline int handle_mm_fault(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
-			int write_access)
+			unsigned int flags)
 {
 	/* should never happen if there's no MMU */
 	BUG();
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index e6a9700359d..98bcb90d595 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1310,8 +1310,9 @@ int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 			cond_resched();
 			while (!(page = follow_page(vma, start, foll_flags))) {
 				int ret;
-				ret = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, start,
-						foll_flags & FOLL_WRITE);
+
+				/* FOLL_WRITE matches FAULT_FLAG_WRITE! */
+				ret = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, start, foll_flags & FOLL_WRITE);
 				if (ret & VM_FAULT_ERROR) {
 					if (ret & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 						return i ? i : -ENOMEM;
@@ -2958,13 +2959,12 @@ unlock:
  * By the time we get here, we already hold the mm semaphore
  */
 int handle_mm_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		unsigned long address, int write_access)
+		unsigned long address, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	pte_t *pte;
-	unsigned int flags = write_access ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0;
 
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);