diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 112da49..e49d9c0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,22 @@
 	return sz;
 }
 
+static void fill_extnum_info(struct elfhdr *elf, struct elf_shdr *shdr4extnum,
+			     elf_addr_t e_shoff, int segs)
+{
+	elf->e_shoff = e_shoff;
+	elf->e_shentsize = sizeof(*shdr4extnum);
+	elf->e_shnum = 1;
+	elf->e_shstrndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+
+	memset(shdr4extnum, 0, sizeof(*shdr4extnum));
+
+	shdr4extnum->sh_type = SHT_NULL;
+	shdr4extnum->sh_size = elf->e_shnum;
+	shdr4extnum->sh_link = elf->e_shstrndx;
+	shdr4extnum->sh_info = segs;
+}
+
 /*
  * dump the segments for an MMU process
  */
@@ -1569,6 +1585,17 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+static size_t elf_core_vma_data_size(unsigned long mm_flags)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	size_t size = 0;
+
+	for (vma = current->mm->mmap; vma; vma->vm_next)
+		if (maydump(vma, mm_flags))
+			size += vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
+	return size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Actual dumper
  *
@@ -1601,6 +1628,9 @@
 	elf_addr_t *auxv;
 	unsigned long mm_flags;
 	struct elf_phdr *phdr4note = NULL;
+	struct elf_shdr *shdr4extnum = NULL;
+	Elf_Half e_phnum;
+	elf_addr_t e_shoff;
 
 	/*
 	 * We no longer stop all VM operations.
@@ -1667,8 +1697,16 @@
 	segs = current->mm->map_count;
 	segs += elf_core_extra_phdrs();
 
+	/* for notes section */
+	segs++;
+
+	/* If segs > PN_XNUM(0xffff), then e_phnum overflows. To avoid
+	 * this, kernel supports extended numbering. Have a look at
+	 * include/linux/elf.h for further information. */
+	e_phnum = segs > PN_XNUM ? PN_XNUM : segs;
+
 	/* Set up header */
-	fill_elf_fdpic_header(elf, segs + 1);	/* including notes section */
+	fill_elf_fdpic_header(elf, e_phnum);
 
 	has_dumped = 1;
 	current->flags |= PF_DUMPCORE;
@@ -1708,7 +1746,7 @@
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 
 	offset += sizeof(*elf);				/* Elf header */
-	offset += (segs+1) * sizeof(struct elf_phdr);	/* Program headers */
+	offset += segs * sizeof(struct elf_phdr);	/* Program headers */
 	foffset = offset;
 
 	/* Write notes phdr entry */
@@ -1738,6 +1776,19 @@
 	 */
 	mm_flags = current->mm->flags;
 
+	offset += elf_core_vma_data_size(mm_flags);
+	offset += elf_core_extra_data_size();
+	e_shoff = offset;
+
+	if (e_phnum == PN_XNUM) {
+		shdr4extnum = kmalloc(sizeof(*shdr4extnum), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!shdr4extnum)
+			goto end_coredump;
+		fill_extnum_info(elf, shdr4extnum, e_shoff, segs);
+	}
+
+	offset = dataoff;
+
 	size += sizeof(*elf);
 	if (size > cprm->limit || !dump_write(cprm->file, elf, sizeof(*elf)))
 		goto end_coredump;
@@ -1802,6 +1853,14 @@
 	if (!elf_core_write_extra_data(cprm->file, &size, cprm->limit))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
+	if (e_phnum == PN_XNUM) {
+		size += sizeof(*shdr4extnum);
+		if (size > cprm->limit
+		    || !dump_write(cprm->file, shdr4extnum,
+				   sizeof(*shdr4extnum)))
+			goto end_coredump;
+	}
+
 	if (cprm->file->f_pos != offset) {
 		/* Sanity check */
 		printk(KERN_WARNING