diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index 61dd00a6c7b4..d2f8872dd767 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -69,16 +69,32 @@ 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;
 
-#define DUMP_SEEK(offset) \
-if (file->f_op->llseek) { \
-	if (file->f_op->llseek(file,(offset),0) != (offset)) \
- 		goto end_coredump; \
-} else file->f_pos = (offset)
-
 /*
  * Routine writes a core dump image in the current directory.
  * Currently only a stub-function.
@@ -132,7 +148,8 @@ static int aout_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 /* struct user */
 	DUMP_WRITE(&dump,sizeof(dump));
 /* Now dump all of the user data.  Include malloced stuff as well */
-	DUMP_SEEK(PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(dump)))
+		goto end_coredump;
 /* now we start writing out the user space info */
 	set_fs(USER_DS);
 /* Dump the data area */
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 18d77297ccc8..32d9b44c3cb9 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1226,11 +1226,22 @@ static int dump_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int nr)
 
 static int dump_seek(struct file *file, loff_t off)
 {
-	if (file->f_op->llseek) {
-		if (file->f_op->llseek(file, off, SEEK_SET) != 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 {
-		file->f_pos = off;
+		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;
 }
@@ -1313,30 +1324,35 @@ static int notesize(struct memelfnote *en)
 
 /* #define DEBUG */
 
-#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)	\
-	do { if (!dump_write(file, (addr), (nr))) return 0; } while(0)
-#define DUMP_SEEK(off)	\
-	do { if (!dump_seek(file, (off))) return 0; } while(0)
+#define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr, foffset)	\
+	do { if (!dump_write(file, (addr), (nr))) return 0; *foffset += (nr); } while(0)
 
-static int writenote(struct memelfnote *men, struct file *file)
+static int alignfile(struct file *file, loff_t *foffset)
+{
+	static const char buf[4] = { 0, };
+	DUMP_WRITE(buf, roundup(*foffset, 4) - *foffset, foffset);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int writenote(struct memelfnote *men, struct file *file,
+			loff_t *foffset)
 {
 	struct elf_note en;
-
 	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 */
-	DUMP_SEEK(roundup((unsigned long)file->f_pos, 4));	/* XXX */
-	DUMP_WRITE(men->data, men->datasz);
-	DUMP_SEEK(roundup((unsigned long)file->f_pos, 4));	/* XXX */
+	DUMP_WRITE(&en, sizeof(en), foffset);
+	DUMP_WRITE(men->name, en.n_namesz, foffset);
+	if (!alignfile(file, foffset))
+		return 0;
+	DUMP_WRITE(men->data, men->datasz, foffset);
+	if (!alignfile(file, foffset))
+		return 0;
 
 	return 1;
 }
 #undef DUMP_WRITE
-#undef DUMP_SEEK
 
 #define DUMP_WRITE(addr, nr)				\
 	if ((size += (nr)) > cprm->limit ||		\
@@ -1552,7 +1568,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_dump_segments(struct file *file, size_t *size,
 					err = -EIO;
 				kunmap(page);
 				page_cache_release(page);
-			} else if (!dump_seek(file, file->f_pos + PAGE_SIZE))
+			} else if (!dump_seek(file, PAGE_SIZE))
 				err = -EFBIG;
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
@@ -1605,7 +1621,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	int i;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	struct elfhdr *elf = NULL;
-	loff_t offset = 0, dataoff;
+	loff_t offset = 0, dataoff, foffset;
 	int numnote;
 	struct memelfnote *notes = NULL;
 	struct elf_prstatus *prstatus = NULL;	/* NT_PRSTATUS */
@@ -1730,6 +1746,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	DUMP_WRITE(elf, sizeof(*elf));
 	offset += sizeof(*elf);				/* Elf header */
 	offset += (segs+1) * sizeof(struct elf_phdr);	/* Program headers */
+	foffset = offset;
 
 	/* Write notes phdr entry */
 	{
@@ -1786,7 +1803,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 
  	/* write out the notes section */
 	for (i = 0; i < numnote; i++)
-		if (!writenote(notes + i, cprm->file))
+		if (!writenote(notes + i, cprm->file, &foffset))
 			goto end_coredump;
 
 	/* write out the thread status notes section */
@@ -1795,11 +1812,11 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 				list_entry(t, struct elf_thread_status, list);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < tmp->num_notes; i++)
-			if (!writenote(&tmp->notes[i], cprm->file))
+			if (!writenote(&tmp->notes[i], cprm->file, &foffset))
 				goto end_coredump;
 	}
 
-	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, dataoff))
+	if (!dump_seek(cprm->file, dataoff - foffset))
 		goto end_coredump;
 
 	if (elf_fdpic_dump_segments(cprm->file, &size, &cprm->limit,