diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index fb804043b320..be133f1f75a4 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ osf_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp, fd_set __user *exp,
 	long timeout;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
-	int max_fdset;
+	int max_fds;
 
 	timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 	if (tvp) {
@@ -1003,9 +1003,9 @@ osf_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp, fd_set __user *exp,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	fdt = files_fdtable(current->files);
-	max_fdset = fdt->max_fdset;
+	max_fds = fdt->max_fds;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (n < 0 || n > max_fdset)
+	if (n < 0 || n > max_fds)
 		goto out_nofds;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c b/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
index 2c82412b9efe..5929f883e46b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void sp_cleanup(void)
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long set;
 		i = j * __NFDBITS;
-		if (i >= fdt->max_fdset || i >= fdt->max_fds)
+		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
 			break;
 		set = fdt->open_fds->fds_bits[j++];
 		while (set) {
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index b766964a625c..0ec70e3cee0a 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1679,19 +1679,19 @@ int compat_core_sys_select(int n, compat_ulong_t __user *inp,
 {
 	fd_set_bits fds;
 	char *bits;
-	int size, max_fdset, ret = -EINVAL;
+	int size, max_fds, ret = -EINVAL;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
 	if (n < 0)
 		goto out_nofds;
 
-	/* max_fdset can increase, so grab it once to avoid race */
+	/* max_fds can increase, so grab it once to avoid race */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	fdt = files_fdtable(current->files);
-	max_fdset = fdt->max_fdset;
+	max_fds = fdt->max_fds;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (n > max_fdset)
-		n = max_fdset;
+	if (n > max_fds)
+		n = max_fds;
 
 	/*
 	 * We need 6 bitmaps (in/out/ex for both incoming and outgoing),
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 12d8cd461b41..11fe93f7363c 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static void flush_old_files(struct files_struct * files)
 		j++;
 		i = j * __NFDBITS;
 		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-		if (i >= fdt->max_fds || i >= fdt->max_fdset)
+		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
 			break;
 		set = fdt->close_on_exec->fds_bits[j];
 		if (!set)
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 2bdaef35da54..8e382a5d51bd 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ repeat:
 		start = files->next_fd;
 
 	newfd = start;
-	if (start < fdt->max_fdset) {
+	if (start < fdt->max_fds)
 		newfd = find_next_zero_bit(fdt->open_fds->fds_bits,
-			fdt->max_fdset, start);
-	}
+					   fdt->max_fds, start);
 	
 	error = -EMFILE;
 	if (newfd >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 51aef675470f..fb3d2038dc21 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void free_fd_array(struct file **array, int num)
 
 static void __free_fdtable(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
-	free_fdset(fdt->open_fds, fdt->max_fdset);
-	free_fdset(fdt->close_on_exec, fdt->max_fdset);
+	free_fdset(fdt->open_fds, fdt->max_fds);
+	free_fdset(fdt->close_on_exec, fdt->max_fds);
 	free_fd_array(fdt->fd, fdt->max_fds);
 	kfree(fdt);
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	struct fdtable_defer *fddef;
 
 	BUG_ON(!fdt);
-	fdset_size = fdt->max_fdset / 8;
+	fdset_size = fdt->max_fds / 8;
 	fdarray_size = fdt->max_fds * sizeof(struct file *);
 
 	if (fdt->free_files) {
@@ -110,13 +110,11 @@ static void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 		kmem_cache_free(files_cachep, fdt->free_files);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (fdt->max_fdset <= EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE &&
-		fdt->max_fds <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT) {
+	if (fdt->max_fds <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT)
 		/*
 		 * The fdtable was embedded
 		 */
 		return;
-	}
 	if (fdset_size <= PAGE_SIZE && fdarray_size <= PAGE_SIZE) {
 		kfree(fdt->open_fds);
 		kfree(fdt->close_on_exec);
@@ -136,9 +134,7 @@ static void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 void free_fdtable(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
-	if (fdt->free_files ||
-		fdt->max_fdset > EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE ||
-		fdt->max_fds > NR_OPEN_DEFAULT)
+	if (fdt->free_files || fdt->max_fds > NR_OPEN_DEFAULT)
 		call_rcu(&fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
 }
 
@@ -151,12 +147,11 @@ static void copy_fdtable(struct fdtable *nfdt, struct fdtable *fdt)
 	int i;
 	int count;
 
-	BUG_ON(nfdt->max_fdset < fdt->max_fdset);
 	BUG_ON(nfdt->max_fds < fdt->max_fds);
 	/* Copy the existing tables and install the new pointers */
 
-	i = fdt->max_fdset / (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8);
-	count = (nfdt->max_fdset - fdt->max_fdset) / 8;
+	i = fdt->max_fds / (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8);
+	count = (nfdt->max_fds - fdt->max_fds) / 8;
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't copy the entire array if the current fdset is
@@ -164,9 +159,9 @@ static void copy_fdtable(struct fdtable *nfdt, struct fdtable *fdt)
 	 */
 	if (i) {
 		memcpy (nfdt->open_fds, fdt->open_fds,
-						fdt->max_fdset/8);
+						fdt->max_fds/8);
 		memcpy (nfdt->close_on_exec, fdt->close_on_exec,
-						fdt->max_fdset/8);
+						fdt->max_fds/8);
 		memset (&nfdt->open_fds->fds_bits[i], 0, count);
 		memset (&nfdt->close_on_exec->fds_bits[i], 0, count);
 	}
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ fd_set * alloc_fdset(int num)
 
 void free_fdset(fd_set *array, int num)
 {
-	if (num <= EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE) /* Don't free an embedded fdset */
+	if (num <= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT) /* Don't free an embedded fdset */
 		return;
 	else if (num <= 8 * PAGE_SIZE)
 		kfree(array);
@@ -220,18 +215,6 @@ static struct fdtable *alloc_fdtable(int nr)
 	if (!fdt)
   		goto out;
 
-	nfds = max_t(int, 8 * L1_CACHE_BYTES, roundup_pow_of_two(nr + 1));
-	if (nfds > NR_OPEN)
-		nfds = NR_OPEN;
-
-  	new_openset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
-  	new_execset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
-  	if (!new_openset || !new_execset)
-  		goto out;
-	fdt->open_fds = new_openset;
-	fdt->close_on_exec = new_execset;
-	fdt->max_fdset = nfds;
-
 	nfds = NR_OPEN_DEFAULT;
 	/*
 	 * Expand to the max in easy steps, and keep expanding it until
@@ -251,15 +234,21 @@ static struct fdtable *alloc_fdtable(int nr)
 				nfds = NR_OPEN;
   		}
 	} while (nfds <= nr);
+
+  	new_openset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
+  	new_execset = alloc_fdset(nfds);
+  	if (!new_openset || !new_execset)
+  		goto out;
+	fdt->open_fds = new_openset;
+	fdt->close_on_exec = new_execset;
+
 	new_fds = alloc_fd_array(nfds);
 	if (!new_fds)
-		goto out2;
+		goto out;
 	fdt->fd = new_fds;
 	fdt->max_fds = nfds;
 	fdt->free_files = NULL;
 	return fdt;
-out2:
-	nfds = fdt->max_fdset;
 out:
 	free_fdset(new_openset, nfds);
 	free_fdset(new_execset, nfds);
@@ -290,7 +279,7 @@ static int expand_fdtable(struct files_struct *files, int nr)
 	 * we dropped the lock
 	 */
 	cur_fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-	if (nr >= cur_fdt->max_fds || nr >= cur_fdt->max_fdset) {
+	if (nr >= cur_fdt->max_fds) {
 		/* Continue as planned */
 		copy_fdtable(new_fdt, cur_fdt);
 		rcu_assign_pointer(files->fdt, new_fdt);
@@ -316,11 +305,10 @@ int expand_files(struct files_struct *files, int nr)
 
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 	/* Do we need to expand? */
-	if (nr < fdt->max_fdset && nr < fdt->max_fds)
+	if (nr < fdt->max_fds)
 		return 0;
 	/* Can we expand? */
-	if (fdt->max_fdset >= NR_OPEN || fdt->max_fds >= NR_OPEN ||
-	    nr >= NR_OPEN)
+	if (nr >= NR_OPEN)
 		return -EMFILE;
 
 	/* All good, so we try */
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 0d94319e8681..c989fb4cf7b9 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -864,8 +864,7 @@ int get_unused_fd(void)
 
 repeat:
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
- 	fd = find_next_zero_bit(fdt->open_fds->fds_bits,
-				fdt->max_fdset,
+	fd = find_next_zero_bit(fdt->open_fds->fds_bits, fdt->max_fds,
 				files->next_fd);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/select.c b/fs/select.c
index dcbc1112b7ec..fe0893afd931 100644
--- a/fs/select.c
+++ b/fs/select.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
 {
 	fd_set_bits fds;
 	void *bits;
-	int ret, max_fdset;
+	int ret, max_fds;
 	unsigned int size;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 	/* Allocate small arguments on the stack to save memory and be faster */
@@ -321,13 +321,13 @@ static int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
 	if (n < 0)
 		goto out_nofds;
 
-	/* max_fdset can increase, so grab it once to avoid race */
+	/* max_fds can increase, so grab it once to avoid race */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	fdt = files_fdtable(current->files);
-	max_fdset = fdt->max_fdset;
+	max_fds = fdt->max_fds;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (n > max_fdset)
-		n = max_fdset;
+	if (n > max_fds)
+		n = max_fds;
 
 	/*
 	 * We need 6 bitmaps (in/out/ex for both incoming and outgoing),
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 6e77b9177f9e..02be4012225b 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@ struct embedded_fd_set {
 	unsigned long fds_bits[1];
 };
 
-/*
- * More than this number of fds: we use a separately allocated fd_set
- */
-#define EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE (BITS_PER_BYTE * sizeof(struct embedded_fd_set))
-
 struct fdtable {
 	unsigned int max_fds;
-	int max_fdset;
 	struct file ** fd;      /* current fd array */
 	fd_set *close_on_exec;
 	fd_set *open_fds;
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 7272ff9ee77c..58c18daab65d 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #define INIT_FDTABLE \
 {							\
 	.max_fds	= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT, 		\
-	.max_fdset	= EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE,		\
 	.fd		= &init_files.fd_array[0], 	\
 	.close_on_exec	= (fd_set *)&init_files.close_on_exec_init, \
 	.open_fds	= (fd_set *)&init_files.open_fds_init, 	\
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 03e64fe4a14a..5f77e76b4f97 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static void close_files(struct files_struct * files)
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long set;
 		i = j * __NFDBITS;
-		if (i >= fdt->max_fdset || i >= fdt->max_fds)
+		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
 			break;
 		set = fdt->open_fds->fds_bits[j++];
 		while (set) {
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 30eab4f063cd..aba595424f78 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static inline int copy_fs(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct * tsk)
 
 static int count_open_files(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
-	int size = fdt->max_fdset;
+	int size = fdt->max_fds;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Find the last open fd */
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ static struct files_struct *alloc_files(void)
 	newf->next_fd = 0;
 	fdt = &newf->fdtab;
 	fdt->max_fds = NR_OPEN_DEFAULT;
-	fdt->max_fdset = EMBEDDED_FD_SET_SIZE;
 	fdt->close_on_exec = (fd_set *)&newf->close_on_exec_init;
 	fdt->open_fds = (fd_set *)&newf->open_fds_init;
 	fdt->fd = &newf->fd_array[0];
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ static struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files_struct *oldf, int *errorp)
 {
 	struct files_struct *newf;
 	struct file **old_fds, **new_fds;
-	int open_files, size, i, expand;
+	int open_files, size, i;
 	struct fdtable *old_fdt, *new_fdt;
 
 	*errorp = -ENOMEM;
@@ -673,25 +672,14 @@ static struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files_struct *oldf, int *errorp)
 	spin_lock(&oldf->file_lock);
 	old_fdt = files_fdtable(oldf);
 	new_fdt = files_fdtable(newf);
-	size = old_fdt->max_fdset;
 	open_files = count_open_files(old_fdt);
-	expand = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * Check whether we need to allocate a larger fd array or fd set.
-	 * Note: we're not a clone task, so the open count won't  change.
+	 * Check whether we need to allocate a larger fd array and fd set.
+	 * Note: we're not a clone task, so the open count won't change.
 	 */
-	if (open_files > new_fdt->max_fdset) {
-		new_fdt->max_fdset = 0;
-		expand = 1;
-	}
 	if (open_files > new_fdt->max_fds) {
 		new_fdt->max_fds = 0;
-		expand = 1;
-	}
-
-	/* if the old fdset gets grown now, we'll only copy up to "size" fds */
-	if (expand) {
 		spin_unlock(&oldf->file_lock);
 		spin_lock(&newf->file_lock);
 		*errorp = expand_files(newf, open_files-1);
@@ -739,8 +727,8 @@ static struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files_struct *oldf, int *errorp)
 	/* This is long word aligned thus could use a optimized version */ 
 	memset(new_fds, 0, size); 
 
-	if (new_fdt->max_fdset > open_files) {
-		int left = (new_fdt->max_fdset-open_files)/8;
+	if (new_fdt->max_fds > open_files) {
+		int left = (new_fdt->max_fds-open_files)/8;
 		int start = open_files / (8 * sizeof(unsigned long));
 
 		memset(&new_fdt->open_fds->fds_bits[start], 0, left);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 3753416eb9b9..65fb5e8ea941 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ static inline void flush_unauthorized_files(struct files_struct * files)
 		j++;
 		i = j * __NFDBITS;
 		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-		if (i >= fdt->max_fds || i >= fdt->max_fdset)
+		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
 			break;
 		set = fdt->open_fds->fds_bits[j];
 		if (!set)