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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/elf.c5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
index 5ccd4aced6cc..254ab7138c85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elf_set_personality);
  * ELF:                 |            |            |
  * ---------------------|------------|------------|
  * missing PT_GNU_STACK | exec-all   | exec-all   |
- * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-all   | exec-all   |
+ * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-all   | exec-stack |
  * PT_GNU_STACK == RW   | exec-all   | exec-none  |
  *
  *  exec-all  : all PROT_READ user mappings are executable, except when
  *              backed by files on a noexec-filesystem.
  *  exec-none : only PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
+ *  exec-stack: only the stack and PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
  *
  *  *this column has no architectural effect: NX markings are ignored by
  *   hardware, but may have behavioral effects when "wants X" collides with
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elf_set_personality);
  */
 int arm_elf_read_implies_exec(int executable_stack)
 {
-	if (executable_stack != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)
+	if (executable_stack == EXSTACK_DEFAULT)
 		return 1;
 	if (cpu_architecture() < CPU_ARCH_ARMv6)
 		return 1;