diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index d2f8872..15d80bb 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/coredump.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -60,42 +61,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * These are the only things you should do on a core-file: use only these
- * macros to write out all the necessary info.
- */
-
-static int dump_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int nr)
-{
-	return file->f_op->write(file, addr, nr, &file->f_pos) == nr;
-}
-
-static int dump_seek(struct file *file, loff_t off)
-{
-	if (file->f_op->llseek && file->f_op->llseek != no_llseek) {
-		if (file->f_op->llseek(file, off, SEEK_CUR) < 0)
-			return 0;
-	} else {
-		char *buf = (char *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			return 0;
-		while (off > 0) {
-			unsigned long n = off;
-			if (n > PAGE_SIZE)
-				n = PAGE_SIZE;
-			if (!dump_write(file, buf, n))
-				return 0;
-			off -= n;
-		}
-		free_page((unsigned long)buf);
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)	\
-	if (!dump_write(file, (void *)(addr), (nr))) \
-		goto end_coredump;
-
-/*
  * Routine writes a core dump image in the current directory.
  * Currently only a stub-function.
  *
@@ -146,7 +111,8 @@
 
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 /* struct user */
-	DUMP_WRITE(&dump,sizeof(dump));
+	if (!dump_write(file, &dump, sizeof(dump)))
+		goto end_coredump;
 /* Now dump all of the user data.  Include malloced stuff as well */
 	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(dump)))
 		goto end_coredump;
@@ -156,17 +122,20 @@
 	if (dump.u_dsize != 0) {
 		dump_start = START_DATA(dump);
 		dump_size = dump.u_dsize << PAGE_SHIFT;
-		DUMP_WRITE(dump_start,dump_size);
+		if (!dump_write(file, dump_start, dump_size))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 /* Now prepare to dump the stack area */
 	if (dump.u_ssize != 0) {
 		dump_start = START_STACK(dump);
 		dump_size = dump.u_ssize << PAGE_SHIFT;
-		DUMP_WRITE(dump_start,dump_size);
+		if (!dump_write(file, dump_start, dump_size))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 /* Finally dump the task struct.  Not be used by gdb, but could be useful */
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	DUMP_WRITE(current,sizeof(*current));
+	if (!dump_write(file, current, sizeof(*current)))
+		goto end_coredump;
 end_coredump:
 	set_fs(fs);
 	return has_dumped;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index fd5b2ea..0bcfbb0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/coredump.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/param.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -1085,36 +1086,6 @@
  * Modelled on fs/exec.c:aout_core_dump()
  * Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@sw.oz.au>
  */
-/*
- * These are the only things you should do on a core-file: use only these
- * functions to write out all the necessary info.
- */
-static int dump_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int nr)
-{
-	return file->f_op->write(file, addr, nr, &file->f_pos) == nr;
-}
-
-static int dump_seek(struct file *file, loff_t off)
-{
-	if (file->f_op->llseek && file->f_op->llseek != no_llseek) {
-		if (file->f_op->llseek(file, off, SEEK_CUR) < 0)
-			return 0;
-	} else {
-		char *buf = (char *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			return 0;
-		while (off > 0) {
-			unsigned long n = off;
-			if (n > PAGE_SIZE)
-				n = PAGE_SIZE;
-			if (!dump_write(file, buf, n))
-				return 0;
-			off -= n;
-		}
-		free_page((unsigned long)buf);
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
 
 /*
  * Decide what to dump of a segment, part, all or none.
@@ -1249,11 +1220,6 @@
 }
 #undef DUMP_WRITE
 
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)				\
-	if ((size += (nr)) > cprm->limit ||		\
-	    !dump_write(cprm->file, (addr), (nr)))	\
-		goto end_coredump;
-
 static void fill_elf_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs,
 			    u16 machine, u32 flags, u8 osabi)
 {
@@ -1934,7 +1900,10 @@
 	fs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 
-	DUMP_WRITE(elf, sizeof(*elf));
+	size += sizeof(*elf);
+	if (size > cprm->limit || !dump_write(cprm->file, elf, sizeof(*elf)))
+		goto end_coredump;
+
 	offset += sizeof(*elf);				/* Elf header */
 	offset += (segs + 1) * sizeof(struct elf_phdr); /* Program headers */
 	foffset = offset;
@@ -1948,7 +1917,11 @@
 
 		fill_elf_note_phdr(&phdr, sz, offset);
 		offset += sz;
-		DUMP_WRITE(&phdr, sizeof(phdr));
+
+		size += sizeof(phdr);
+		if (size > cprm->limit
+		    || !dump_write(cprm->file, &phdr, sizeof(phdr)))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
 	dataoff = offset = roundup(offset, ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE);
@@ -1979,7 +1952,10 @@
 			phdr.p_flags |= PF_X;
 		phdr.p_align = ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE;
 
-		DUMP_WRITE(&phdr, sizeof(phdr));
+		size += sizeof(phdr);
+		if (size > cprm->limit
+		    || !dump_write(cprm->file, &phdr, sizeof(phdr)))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_PHDRS
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 32d9b44..63edf40 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/elf-fdpic.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
+#include <linux/coredump.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/param.h>
@@ -1216,37 +1217,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 
 /*
- * These are the only things you should do on a core-file: use only these
- * functions to write out all the necessary info.
- */
-static int dump_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int nr)
-{
-	return file->f_op->write(file, addr, nr, &file->f_pos) == nr;
-}
-
-static int dump_seek(struct file *file, loff_t off)
-{
-	if (file->f_op->llseek && file->f_op->llseek != no_llseek) {
-		if (file->f_op->llseek(file, off, SEEK_CUR) < 0)
-			return 0;
-	} else {
-		char *buf = (char *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			return 0;
-		while (off > 0) {
-			unsigned long n = off;
-			if (n > PAGE_SIZE)
-				n = PAGE_SIZE;
-			if (!dump_write(file, buf, n))
-				return 0;
-			off -= n;
-		}
-		free_page((unsigned long)buf);
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
  * Decide whether a segment is worth dumping; default is yes to be
  * sure (missing info is worse than too much; etc).
  * Personally I'd include everything, and use the coredump limit...
@@ -1354,11 +1324,6 @@
 }
 #undef DUMP_WRITE
 
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)				\
-	if ((size += (nr)) > cprm->limit ||		\
-	    !dump_write(cprm->file, (addr), (nr)))	\
-		goto end_coredump;
-
 static inline void fill_elf_fdpic_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs)
 {
 	memcpy(elf->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG);
@@ -1743,7 +1708,11 @@
 	fs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 
-	DUMP_WRITE(elf, sizeof(*elf));
+	size += sizeof(*elf);
+	if (size > cprm->limit
+	    || !dump_write(cprm->file, elf, sizeof(*elf)))
+		goto end_coredump;
+
 	offset += sizeof(*elf);				/* Elf header */
 	offset += (segs+1) * sizeof(struct elf_phdr);	/* Program headers */
 	foffset = offset;
@@ -1760,7 +1729,11 @@
 
 		fill_elf_note_phdr(&phdr, sz, offset);
 		offset += sz;
-		DUMP_WRITE(&phdr, sizeof(phdr));
+
+		size += sizeof(phdr);
+		if (size > cprm->limit
+		    || !dump_write(cprm->file, &phdr, sizeof(phdr)))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
 	/* Page-align dumped data */
@@ -1794,7 +1767,10 @@
 			phdr.p_flags |= PF_X;
 		phdr.p_align = ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE;
 
-		DUMP_WRITE(&phdr, sizeof(phdr));
+		size += sizeof(phdr);
+		if (size > cprm->limit
+		    || !dump_write(cprm->file, &phdr, sizeof(phdr)))
+			goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_PHDRS