diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
index b7ff2e2ec350..de225b61f34f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_root_kcore;
 #define	kc_offset_to_vaddr(o) ((o) + PAGE_OFFSET)
 #endif
 
-/* An ELF note in memory */
-struct memelfnote
-{
-	const char *name;
-	int type;
-	unsigned int datasz;
-	void *data;
-};
-
 static LIST_HEAD(kclist_head);
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(kclist_lock);
 static atomic_t kcore_need_update = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
@@ -73,7 +64,8 @@ kclist_add(struct kcore_list *new, void *addr, size_t size, int type)
 	list_add_tail(&new->list, &kclist_head);
 }
 
-static size_t get_kcore_size(int *nphdr, size_t *elf_buflen)
+static size_t get_kcore_size(int *nphdr, size_t *phdrs_len, size_t *notes_len,
+			     size_t *data_offset)
 {
 	size_t try, size;
 	struct kcore_list *m;
@@ -87,15 +79,15 @@ static size_t get_kcore_size(int *nphdr, size_t *elf_buflen)
 			size = try;
 		*nphdr = *nphdr + 1;
 	}
-	*elf_buflen =	sizeof(struct elfhdr) + 
-			(*nphdr + 2)*sizeof(struct elf_phdr) + 
-			3 * ((sizeof(struct elf_note)) +
-			     roundup(sizeof(CORE_STR), 4)) +
-			roundup(sizeof(struct elf_prstatus), 4) +
-			roundup(sizeof(struct elf_prpsinfo), 4) +
-			roundup(arch_task_struct_size, 4);
-	*elf_buflen = PAGE_ALIGN(*elf_buflen);
-	return size + *elf_buflen;
+
+	*phdrs_len = *nphdr * sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
+	*notes_len = (3 * (sizeof(struct elf_note) + ALIGN(sizeof(CORE_STR), 4)) +
+		      ALIGN(sizeof(struct elf_prstatus), 4) +
+		      ALIGN(sizeof(struct elf_prpsinfo), 4) +
+		      ALIGN(arch_task_struct_size, 4));
+	*data_offset = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(struct elfhdr) + *phdrs_len +
+				  *notes_len);
+	return *data_offset + size;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
@@ -241,7 +233,7 @@ static int kcore_update_ram(void)
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 	LIST_HEAD(garbage);
 	int nphdr;
-	size_t size;
+	size_t phdrs_len, notes_len, data_offset;
 	struct kcore_list *tmp, *pos;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -263,7 +255,8 @@ static int kcore_update_ram(void)
 	}
 	list_splice_tail(&list, &kclist_head);
 
-	proc_root_kcore->size = get_kcore_size(&nphdr, &size);
+	proc_root_kcore->size = get_kcore_size(&nphdr, &phdrs_len, &notes_len,
+					       &data_offset);
 
 out:
 	up_write(&kclist_lock);
@@ -274,226 +267,166 @@ static int kcore_update_ram(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-/*
- * determine size of ELF note
- */
-static int notesize(struct memelfnote *en)
+static void append_kcore_note(char *notes, size_t *i, const char *name,
+			      unsigned int type, const void *desc,
+			      size_t descsz)
 {
-	int sz;
-
-	sz = sizeof(struct elf_note);
-	sz += roundup((strlen(en->name) + 1), 4);
-	sz += roundup(en->datasz, 4);
-
-	return sz;
-} /* end notesize() */
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-/*
- * store a note in the header buffer
- */
-static char *storenote(struct memelfnote *men, char *bufp)
-{
-	struct elf_note en;
-
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr,nr) do { memcpy(bufp,addr,nr); bufp += nr; } while(0)
-
-	en.n_namesz = strlen(men->name) + 1;
-	en.n_descsz = men->datasz;
-	en.n_type = men->type;
-
-	DUMP_WRITE(&en, sizeof(en));
-	DUMP_WRITE(men->name, en.n_namesz);
-
-	/* XXX - cast from long long to long to avoid need for libgcc.a */
-	bufp = (char*) roundup((unsigned long)bufp,4);
-	DUMP_WRITE(men->data, men->datasz);
-	bufp = (char*) roundup((unsigned long)bufp,4);
-
-#undef DUMP_WRITE
-
-	return bufp;
-} /* end storenote() */
-
-/*
- * store an ELF coredump header in the supplied buffer
- * nphdr is the number of elf_phdr to insert
- */
-static void elf_kcore_store_hdr(char *bufp, int nphdr, int dataoff)
-{
-	struct elf_prstatus prstatus;	/* NT_PRSTATUS */
-	struct elf_prpsinfo prpsinfo;	/* NT_PRPSINFO */
-	struct elf_phdr *nhdr, *phdr;
-	struct elfhdr *elf;
-	struct memelfnote notes[3];
-	off_t offset = 0;
-	struct kcore_list *m;
-
-	/* setup ELF header */
-	elf = (struct elfhdr *) bufp;
-	bufp += sizeof(struct elfhdr);
-	offset += sizeof(struct elfhdr);
-	memcpy(elf->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG);
-	elf->e_ident[EI_CLASS]	= ELF_CLASS;
-	elf->e_ident[EI_DATA]	= ELF_DATA;
-	elf->e_ident[EI_VERSION]= EV_CURRENT;
-	elf->e_ident[EI_OSABI] = ELF_OSABI;
-	memset(elf->e_ident+EI_PAD, 0, EI_NIDENT-EI_PAD);
-	elf->e_type	= ET_CORE;
-	elf->e_machine	= ELF_ARCH;
-	elf->e_version	= EV_CURRENT;
-	elf->e_entry	= 0;
-	elf->e_phoff	= sizeof(struct elfhdr);
-	elf->e_shoff	= 0;
-	elf->e_flags	= ELF_CORE_EFLAGS;
-	elf->e_ehsize	= sizeof(struct elfhdr);
-	elf->e_phentsize= sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
-	elf->e_phnum	= nphdr;
-	elf->e_shentsize= 0;
-	elf->e_shnum	= 0;
-	elf->e_shstrndx	= 0;
-
-	/* setup ELF PT_NOTE program header */
-	nhdr = (struct elf_phdr *) bufp;
-	bufp += sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
-	offset += sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
-	nhdr->p_type	= PT_NOTE;
-	nhdr->p_offset	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_vaddr	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_paddr	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_filesz	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_memsz	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_flags	= 0;
-	nhdr->p_align	= 0;
-
-	/* setup ELF PT_LOAD program header for every area */
-	list_for_each_entry(m, &kclist_head, list) {
-		phdr = (struct elf_phdr *) bufp;
-		bufp += sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
-		offset += sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
-
-		phdr->p_type	= PT_LOAD;
-		phdr->p_flags	= PF_R|PF_W|PF_X;
-		phdr->p_offset	= kc_vaddr_to_offset(m->addr) + dataoff;
-		phdr->p_vaddr	= (size_t)m->addr;
-		if (m->type == KCORE_RAM || m->type == KCORE_TEXT)
-			phdr->p_paddr	= __pa(m->addr);
-		else
-			phdr->p_paddr	= (elf_addr_t)-1;
-		phdr->p_filesz	= phdr->p_memsz	= m->size;
-		phdr->p_align	= PAGE_SIZE;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Set up the notes in similar form to SVR4 core dumps made
-	 * with info from their /proc.
-	 */
-	nhdr->p_offset	= offset;
-
-	/* set up the process status */
-	notes[0].name = CORE_STR;
-	notes[0].type = NT_PRSTATUS;
-	notes[0].datasz = sizeof(struct elf_prstatus);
-	notes[0].data = &prstatus;
-
-	memset(&prstatus, 0, sizeof(struct elf_prstatus));
-
-	nhdr->p_filesz	= notesize(&notes[0]);
-	bufp = storenote(&notes[0], bufp);
-
-	/* set up the process info */
-	notes[1].name	= CORE_STR;
-	notes[1].type	= NT_PRPSINFO;
-	notes[1].datasz	= sizeof(struct elf_prpsinfo);
-	notes[1].data	= &prpsinfo;
-
-	memset(&prpsinfo, 0, sizeof(struct elf_prpsinfo));
-	prpsinfo.pr_state	= 0;
-	prpsinfo.pr_sname	= 'R';
-	prpsinfo.pr_zomb	= 0;
-
-	strcpy(prpsinfo.pr_fname, "vmlinux");
-	strlcpy(prpsinfo.pr_psargs, saved_command_line, sizeof(prpsinfo.pr_psargs));
-
-	nhdr->p_filesz	+= notesize(&notes[1]);
-	bufp = storenote(&notes[1], bufp);
-
-	/* set up the task structure */
-	notes[2].name	= CORE_STR;
-	notes[2].type	= NT_TASKSTRUCT;
-	notes[2].datasz	= arch_task_struct_size;
-	notes[2].data	= current;
-
-	nhdr->p_filesz	+= notesize(&notes[2]);
-	bufp = storenote(&notes[2], bufp);
-
-} /* end elf_kcore_store_hdr() */
+	struct elf_note *note = (struct elf_note *)&notes[*i];
+
+	note->n_namesz = strlen(name) + 1;
+	note->n_descsz = descsz;
+	note->n_type = type;
+	*i += sizeof(*note);
+	memcpy(&notes[*i], name, note->n_namesz);
+	*i = ALIGN(*i + note->n_namesz, 4);
+	memcpy(&notes[*i], desc, descsz);
+	*i = ALIGN(*i + descsz, 4);
+}
 
-/*****************************************************************************/
-/*
- * read from the ELF header and then kernel memory
- */
 static ssize_t
 read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
 {
 	char *buf = file->private_data;
-	size_t size, tsz;
-	size_t elf_buflen;
+	size_t phdrs_offset, notes_offset, data_offset;
+	size_t phdrs_len, notes_len;
+	struct kcore_list *m;
+	size_t tsz;
 	int nphdr;
 	unsigned long start;
 	size_t orig_buflen = buflen;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	down_read(&kclist_lock);
-	size = get_kcore_size(&nphdr, &elf_buflen);
 
-	if (buflen == 0 || *fpos >= size)
-		goto out;
+	get_kcore_size(&nphdr, &phdrs_len, &notes_len, &data_offset);
+	phdrs_offset = sizeof(struct elfhdr);
+	notes_offset = phdrs_offset + phdrs_len;
+
+	/* ELF file header. */
+	if (buflen && *fpos < sizeof(struct elfhdr)) {
+		struct elfhdr ehdr = {
+			.e_ident = {
+				[EI_MAG0] = ELFMAG0,
+				[EI_MAG1] = ELFMAG1,
+				[EI_MAG2] = ELFMAG2,
+				[EI_MAG3] = ELFMAG3,
+				[EI_CLASS] = ELF_CLASS,
+				[EI_DATA] = ELF_DATA,
+				[EI_VERSION] = EV_CURRENT,
+				[EI_OSABI] = ELF_OSABI,
+			},
+			.e_type = ET_CORE,
+			.e_machine = ELF_ARCH,
+			.e_version = EV_CURRENT,
+			.e_phoff = sizeof(struct elfhdr),
+			.e_flags = ELF_CORE_EFLAGS,
+			.e_ehsize = sizeof(struct elfhdr),
+			.e_phentsize = sizeof(struct elf_phdr),
+			.e_phnum = nphdr,
+		};
+
+		tsz = min_t(size_t, buflen, sizeof(struct elfhdr) - *fpos);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, (char *)&ehdr + *fpos, tsz)) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			goto out;
+		}
 
-	/* trim buflen to not go beyond EOF */
-	if (buflen > size - *fpos)
-		buflen = size - *fpos;
+		buffer += tsz;
+		buflen -= tsz;
+		*fpos += tsz;
+	}
 
-	/* construct an ELF core header if we'll need some of it */
-	if (*fpos < elf_buflen) {
-		char * elf_buf;
+	/* ELF program headers. */
+	if (buflen && *fpos < phdrs_offset + phdrs_len) {
+		struct elf_phdr *phdrs, *phdr;
 
-		tsz = elf_buflen - *fpos;
-		if (buflen < tsz)
-			tsz = buflen;
-		elf_buf = kzalloc(elf_buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!elf_buf) {
+		phdrs = kzalloc(phdrs_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!phdrs) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		elf_kcore_store_hdr(elf_buf, nphdr, elf_buflen);
-		if (copy_to_user(buffer, elf_buf + *fpos, tsz)) {
-			kfree(elf_buf);
+
+		phdrs[0].p_type = PT_NOTE;
+		phdrs[0].p_offset = notes_offset;
+		phdrs[0].p_filesz = notes_len;
+
+		phdr = &phdrs[1];
+		list_for_each_entry(m, &kclist_head, list) {
+			phdr->p_type = PT_LOAD;
+			phdr->p_flags = PF_R | PF_W | PF_X;
+			phdr->p_offset = kc_vaddr_to_offset(m->addr) + data_offset;
+			phdr->p_vaddr = (size_t)m->addr;
+			if (m->type == KCORE_RAM || m->type == KCORE_TEXT)
+				phdr->p_paddr = __pa(m->addr);
+			else
+				phdr->p_paddr = (elf_addr_t)-1;
+			phdr->p_filesz = phdr->p_memsz = m->size;
+			phdr->p_align = PAGE_SIZE;
+			phdr++;
+		}
+
+		tsz = min_t(size_t, buflen, phdrs_offset + phdrs_len - *fpos);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, (char *)phdrs + *fpos - phdrs_offset,
+				 tsz)) {
+			kfree(phdrs);
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		kfree(elf_buf);
+		kfree(phdrs);
+
+		buffer += tsz;
 		buflen -= tsz;
 		*fpos += tsz;
-		buffer += tsz;
+	}
+
+	/* ELF note segment. */
+	if (buflen && *fpos < notes_offset + notes_len) {
+		struct elf_prstatus prstatus = {0};
+		struct elf_prpsinfo prpsinfo = {
+			.pr_sname = 'R',
+			.pr_fname = "vmlinux",
+		};
+		char *notes;
+		size_t i = 0;
+
+		strlcpy(prpsinfo.pr_psargs, saved_command_line,
+			sizeof(prpsinfo.pr_psargs));
+
+		notes = kzalloc(notes_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!notes) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		append_kcore_note(notes, &i, CORE_STR, NT_PRSTATUS, &prstatus,
+				  sizeof(prstatus));
+		append_kcore_note(notes, &i, CORE_STR, NT_PRPSINFO, &prpsinfo,
+				  sizeof(prpsinfo));
+		append_kcore_note(notes, &i, CORE_STR, NT_TASKSTRUCT, current,
+				  arch_task_struct_size);
 
-		/* leave now if filled buffer already */
-		if (buflen == 0)
+		tsz = min_t(size_t, buflen, notes_offset + notes_len - *fpos);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer, notes + *fpos - notes_offset, tsz)) {
+			kfree(notes);
+			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
+		}
+		kfree(notes);
+
+		buffer += tsz;
+		buflen -= tsz;
+		*fpos += tsz;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Check to see if our file offset matches with any of
 	 * the addresses in the elf_phdr on our list.
 	 */
-	start = kc_offset_to_vaddr(*fpos - elf_buflen);
+	start = kc_offset_to_vaddr(*fpos - data_offset);
 	if ((tsz = (PAGE_SIZE - (start & ~PAGE_MASK))) > buflen)
 		tsz = buflen;
-		
-	while (buflen) {
-		struct kcore_list *m;
 
+	while (buflen) {
 		list_for_each_entry(m, &kclist_head, list) {
 			if (start >= m->addr && start < (m->addr+m->size))
 				break;
@@ -555,7 +488,6 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
 	return orig_buflen - buflen;
 }
 
-
 static int open_kcore(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
