diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/arch/mips/kernel/irixelf.c	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end <= start)
 		return;
-	do_brk(start, end - start);
+	do_brk_locked(start, end - start);
 }
 
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 
 	/* Map the last of the bss segment */
 	if (last_bss > len) {
-		do_brk(len, (last_bss - len));
+		do_brk_locked(len, (last_bss - len));
 	}
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 	unsigned long v;
 	struct prda *pp;
 
-	v =  do_brk (PRDA_ADDRESS, PAGE_SIZE);
+	v =  do_brk_locked (PRDA_ADDRESS, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (v < 0)
 		return;
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 	len = (elf_phdata->p_filesz + elf_phdata->p_vaddr+ 0xfff) & 0xfffff000;
 	bss = elf_phdata->p_memsz + elf_phdata->p_vaddr;
 	if (bss > len)
-	  do_brk(len, bss-len);
+	  do_brk_locked(len, bss-len);
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
 	return 0;
 }
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_aout32.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_aout32.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_aout32.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/arch/sparc64/kernel/binfmt_aout32.c	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end <= start)
 		return;
-	do_brk(start, end - start);
+	do_brk_locked(start, end - start);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == NMAGIC) {
 		loff_t pos = fd_offset;
 		/* Fuck me plenty... */
-		error = do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text);
+		error = do_brk_locked(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text);
 		bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file, (char *) N_TXTADDR(ex),
 			  ex.a_text, &pos);
-		error = do_brk(N_DATADDR(ex), ex.a_data);
+		error = do_brk_locked(N_DATADDR(ex), ex.a_data);
 		bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file, (char *) N_DATADDR(ex),
 			  ex.a_data, &pos);
 		goto beyond_if;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == OMAGIC) {
 		loff_t pos = fd_offset;
-		do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex) & PAGE_MASK,
+		do_brk_locked(N_TXTADDR(ex) & PAGE_MASK,
 			ex.a_text+ex.a_data + PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 		bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file, (char *) N_TXTADDR(ex),
 			  ex.a_text+ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 
 		if (!bprm->file->f_op->mmap) {
 			loff_t pos = fd_offset;
-			do_brk(0, ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
+			do_brk_locked(0, ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
 			bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file,(char *)N_TXTADDR(ex),
 				  ex.a_text+ex.a_data, &pos);
 			goto beyond_if;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(ex.a_text + ex.a_data);
 	bss = ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss;
 	if (bss > len) {
-		error = do_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
+		error = do_brk_locked(start_addr + len, bss - len);
 		retval = error;
 		if (error != start_addr + len)
 			goto out;
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/fs/binfmt_aout.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/fs/binfmt_aout.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/fs/binfmt_aout.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/fs/binfmt_aout.c	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	start = PAGE_ALIGN(start);
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end > start) {
-		unsigned long addr = do_brk(start, end - start);
+		unsigned long addr = do_brk_locked(start, end - start);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(addr))
 			return addr;
 	}
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@
 		loff_t pos = fd_offset;
 		/* Fuck me plenty... */
 		/* <AOL></AOL> */
-		error = do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text);
+		error = do_brk_locked(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text);
 		bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file, (char *) N_TXTADDR(ex),
 			  ex.a_text, &pos);
-		error = do_brk(N_DATADDR(ex), ex.a_data);
+		error = do_brk_locked(N_DATADDR(ex), ex.a_data);
 		bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file, (char *) N_DATADDR(ex),
 			  ex.a_data, &pos);
 		goto beyond_if;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 		map_size = ex.a_text+ex.a_data;
 #endif
 
-		error = do_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
+		error = do_brk_locked(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
 		if (error != (text_addr & PAGE_MASK)) {
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
 			return error;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
 		if (!bprm->file->f_op->mmap||((fd_offset & ~PAGE_MASK) != 0)) {
 			loff_t pos = fd_offset;
-			do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
+			do_brk_locked(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
 			bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file,(char *)N_TXTADDR(ex),
 					ex.a_text+ex.a_data, &pos);
 			flush_icache_range((unsigned long) N_TXTADDR(ex),
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 			error_time = jiffies;
 		}
 
-		do_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
+		do_brk_locked(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
 		
 		file->f_op->read(file, (char *)start_addr,
 			ex.a_text + ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(ex.a_text + ex.a_data);
 	bss = ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss;
 	if (bss > len) {
-		error = do_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
+		error = do_brk_locked(start_addr + len, bss - len);
 		retval = error;
 		if (error != start_addr + len)
 			goto out;
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/fs/binfmt_elf.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/fs/binfmt_elf.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2005-01-07 20:20:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	end = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
 	if (end <= start)
 		return;
-	do_brk(start, end - start);
+	do_brk_locked(start, end - start);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GRKERNSEC_PAX_RANDEXEC
 	if (current->flags & PF_PAX_RANDEXEC)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 
 	/* Map the last of the bss segment */
 	if (last_bss > elf_bss)
-		do_brk(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
+		do_brk_locked(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
 
 	*interp_load_addr = load_addr;
 	error = ((unsigned long) interp_elf_ex->e_entry) + load_addr;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	do_brk(0, text_data);
+	do_brk_locked(0, text_data);
 	if (!interpreter->f_op || !interpreter->f_op->read)
 		goto out;
 	if (interpreter->f_op->read(interpreter, addr, text_data, &offset) < 0)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 	flush_icache_range((unsigned long)addr,
 	                   (unsigned long)addr + text_data);
 
-	do_brk(ELF_PAGESTART(text_data + ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1),
+	do_brk_locked(ELF_PAGESTART(text_data + ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1),
 		interp_ex->a_bss);
 	elf_entry = interp_ex->a_entry;
 
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@
 	len = ELF_PAGESTART(elf_phdata->p_filesz + elf_phdata->p_vaddr + ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1);
 	bss = elf_phdata->p_memsz + elf_phdata->p_vaddr;
 	if (bss > len)
-		do_brk(len, bss - len);
+		do_brk_locked(len, bss - len);
 	error = 0;
 
 out_free_ph:
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/include/linux/mm.h linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/include/linux/mm.h
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/include/linux/mm.h	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/include/linux/mm.h	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@
 extern int do_munmap(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long, size_t);
 
 extern unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long, unsigned long);
+extern unsigned long do_brk_locked(unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
 static inline void __vma_unlink(struct mm_struct * mm, struct vm_area_struct * vma, struct vm_area_struct * prev)
 {
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/kernel/ksyms.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/kernel/ksyms.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/kernel/ksyms.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/kernel/ksyms.c	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__do_mmap_pgoff);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_munmap);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_brk);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_brk_locked);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(exit_mm);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(exit_files);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(exit_fs);
diff -ur linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/mm/mmap.c linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/mm/mmap.c
--- linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r4/mm/mmap.c	2005-01-07 20:33:12.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4.28-gentoo-r5/mm/mmap.c	2005-01-07 20:20:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -1401,6 +1401,21 @@
 	return addr;
 }
 
+/* locking version of do_brk. */
+unsigned long do_brk_locked(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
+{
+	unsigned long ret;
+
+	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+	ret = do_brk(addr, len);
+	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+
+
 /* Build the RB tree corresponding to the VMA list. */
 void build_mmap_rb(struct mm_struct * mm)
 {