diff -u -r linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c linux~/fs/binfmt_elf.c
--- linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c	Wed Jul 19 02:26:55 2000
+++ linux~/fs/binfmt_elf.c	Sat Jul 29 17:28:56 2000
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
 			retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
 			if (IS_ERR(interpreter))
 				goto out_free_interp;
-			retval = kernel_read(interpreter, 0, bprm->buf, 128);
+			retval = kernel_read(interpreter, 0, bprm->buf, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE);
 			if (retval < 0)
 				goto out_free_dentry;
 
diff -u -r linux/fs/binfmt_misc.c linux~/fs/binfmt_misc.c
--- linux/fs/binfmt_misc.c	Mon Jun 26 14:36:44 2000
+++ linux~/fs/binfmt_misc.c	Sat Jul 29 17:28:56 2000
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 {
 	struct binfmt_entry *fmt;
 	struct file * file;
-	char iname[128];
+	char iname[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
 	char *iname_addr = iname;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
 	read_lock(&entries_lock);
 	fmt = check_file(bprm);
 	if (fmt) {
-		strncpy(iname, fmt->interpreter, 127);
-		iname[127] = '\0';
+		strncpy(iname, fmt->interpreter, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1);
+		iname[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 	read_unlock(&entries_lock);
 	if (!fmt)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 
 	/* more sanity checks */
 	if (err || !(!cnt || (!(--cnt) && (*sp == '\n'))) ||
-	    (e->size < 1) || ((e->size + e->offset) > 127) ||
+	    (e->size < 1) || ((e->size + e->offset) > (BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1)) ||
 	    !(e->proc_name) || !(e->interpreter) || entry_proc_setup(e))
 		goto free_err;
 
diff -u -r linux/fs/binfmt_script.c linux~/fs/binfmt_script.c
--- linux/fs/binfmt_script.c	Mon Jun 26 14:36:44 2000
+++ linux~/fs/binfmt_script.c	Sat Jul 29 17:28:56 2000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 {
 	char *cp, *i_name, *i_arg;
 	struct file *file;
-	char interp[128];
+	char interp[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
 	int retval;
 
 	if ((bprm->buf[0] != '#') || (bprm->buf[1] != '!') || (bprm->sh_bang)) 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 	fput(bprm->file);
 	bprm->file = NULL;
 
-	bprm->buf[127] = '\0';
+	bprm->buf[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
 	if ((cp = strchr(bprm->buf, '\n')) == NULL)
-		cp = bprm->buf+127;
+		cp = bprm->buf+BINPRM_BUF_SIZE-1;
 	*cp = '\0';
 	while (cp > bprm->buf) {
 		cp--;
diff -u -r linux/fs/exec.c linux~/fs/exec.c
--- linux/fs/exec.c	Wed Jul  5 14:31:01 2000
+++ linux~/fs/exec.c	Sat Jul 29 17:27:06 2000
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
 
 /* 
  * Fill the binprm structure from the inode. 
- * Check permissions, then read the first 512 bytes
+ * Check permissions, then read the first 128 (BINPRM_BUF_SIZE) bytes
  */
 int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	memset(bprm->buf,0,sizeof(bprm->buf));
-	return kernel_read(bprm->file,0,bprm->buf,128);
+	memset(bprm->buf,0,BINPRM_BUF_SIZE);
+	return kernel_read(bprm->file,0,bprm->buf,BINPRM_BUF_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -819,14 +819,14 @@
 	int retval;
 	int i;
 
-	bprm.p = PAGE_SIZE*MAX_ARG_PAGES-sizeof(void *);
-	memset(bprm.page, 0, MAX_ARG_PAGES*sizeof(bprm.page[0])); 
-
 	file = open_exec(filename);
 
 	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return retval;
+
+	bprm.p = PAGE_SIZE*MAX_ARG_PAGES-sizeof(void *);
+	memset(bprm.page, 0, MAX_ARG_PAGES*sizeof(bprm.page[0])); 
 
 	bprm.file = file;
 	bprm.filename = filename;

diff -u -r linux/include/linux/binfmts.h linux~/include/linux/binfmts.h
--- linux/include/linux/binfmts.h	Thu Jul 27 23:13:22 2000
+++ linux~/include/linux/binfmts.h	Sat Jul 29 17:04:03 2000
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@
  */
 #define MAX_ARG_PAGES 32
 
+/* sizeof(linux_binprm->buf) */
+#define BINPRM_BUF_SIZE 128
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 /*
  * This structure is used to hold the arguments that are used when loading binaries.
  */
 struct linux_binprm{
-	char buf[128];
+	char buf[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
 	struct page *page[MAX_ARG_PAGES];
 	unsigned long p; /* current top of mem */
 	int sh_bang;

diff -u linux/CREDITS linux~/CREDITS
--- linux/CREDITS	Wed Jul 26 13:38:23 2000
+++ linux~/CREDITS	Sat Jul 29 17:43:00 2000
@@ -1556,6 +1556,12 @@
 S: Niwot, Colorado 80503
 S: USA
 
+N: Robert M. Love
+E: rml@tech9.net
+E: rml@ufl.edu
+D: misc. kernel hacking and debugging
+S: FL, USA
+
 N: Martin von Löwis
 E: loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de
 D: script binary format