diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
index 0bcf06f4bffc..dee6540db8c0 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long address, unsigned long mmcsr,
 	const struct exception_table_entry *fixup;
 	int si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* As of EV6, a load into $31/$f31 is a prefetch, and never faults
 	   (or is suppressed by the PALcode).  Support that for older CPUs
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
index ee3ba7c7b891..33a609f1c43c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	         (regs->ecr_cause == ECR_C_PROTV_INST_FETCH))
 		exec = 1;
 
-	flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_USER;
 	if (write)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index 236e30a3c926..a951a325c1d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	int sig, code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (kprobe_page_fault(regs, fsr))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index 11ad26e0aebf..765de2ba4eda 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static int __kprobes do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	vm_fault_t fault, major = 0;
 	unsigned long vm_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_EXEC;
-	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
 
 	if (kprobe_page_fault(regs, esr))
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index d19beaf11b4c..d9e15d941bdb 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, long cause, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 	const struct exception_table_entry *fixup;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an interrupt or have no user context,
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index de9e63737bdc..430c15d99d83 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	unsigned long mask;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	mask = ((((isr >> IA64_ISR_X_BIT) & 1UL) << VM_EXEC_BIT)
 		| (((isr >> IA64_ISR_W_BIT) & 1UL) << VM_WRITE_BIT));
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index 7c1eecc56382..d52b0a27f33a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	pr_debug("do page fault:\nregs->sr=%#x, regs->pc=%#lx, address=%#lx, %ld, %p\n",
 		regs->sr, regs->pc, address, error_code, mm ? mm->pgd : NULL);
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index cdde01dcdfc3..32da02778a63 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	int code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	int is_write = error_code & ESR_S;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	regs->ear = address;
 	regs->esr = error_code;
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index 2aeb86e5c564..ec649f40fc1f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void __kprobes __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long write,
 	const int field = sizeof(unsigned long) * 2;
 	int si_code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(ratelimit_state, 5 * HZ, 10);
 
diff --git a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
index c8f32b4784bd..4e402f2c88c3 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long entry, unsigned long addr,
 	int si_code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 	unsigned int mask = VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_EXEC;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	error_code = error_code & (ITYPE_mskINST | ITYPE_mskETYPE);
 	tsk = current;
diff --git a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
index 704ace8ca0ee..c38bea4220fb 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long cause,
 	struct mm_struct *mm = tsk->mm;
 	int code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	cause >>= 2;
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
index 85c7eb0c0186..30d5c51e9d40 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	int si_code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	tsk = current;
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
index f9be1d1cb43f..8e88e5c5f26a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long code,
 	if (!mm)
 		goto no_context;
 
-	flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_USER;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index 9acfed4fb0cb..974b3b9482eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
  	int is_exec = TRAP(regs) == 0x400;
 	int is_user = user_mode(regs);
 	int is_write = page_fault_is_write(error_code);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
index 9c70f888bb53..76a35ceea6a5 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	unsigned long addr, cause;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	int code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index bab96fd3de7c..48fc4f7a8a7a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static inline vm_fault_t do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access)
 
 	address = trans_exc_code & __FAIL_ADDR_MASK;
 	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
-	flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_USER;
 	if ((trans_exc_code & store_indication) == 0x400)
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index eb4048ad0b38..d9c8f2d00a54 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	tsk = current;
 	mm = tsk->mm;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 7a62edf7f68b..447f61c4e996 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_sparc_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, int text_fault, int write,
 	int from_user = !(regs->psr & PSR_PS);
 	int code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (text_fault)
 		address = regs->pc;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index d90bafb63e17..6807fba66331 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int si_code, fault_code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 	unsigned long address, mm_rss;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	fault_code = get_thread_fault_code();
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index e62296c66c95..1176ac2938d4 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int handle_page_fault(unsigned long address, unsigned long ip,
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	pte_t *pte;
 	int err = -EFAULT;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	*code_out = SEGV_MAPERR;
 
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c b/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
index 59d0e6ec2cfc..34a90453ca18 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int do_pf(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	int sig, code;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	tsk = current;
 	mm = tsk->mm;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 3b6cb1d612d5..b4eee25741f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ void do_user_addr_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	vm_fault_t fault, major = 0;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	tsk = current;
 	mm = tsk->mm;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index 8651520de460..6467e3fb9762 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	int is_write, is_exec;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 58f27b2fd655..9c4f4c2bf758 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
 /* Speculative fault, not holding mmap_sem */
 #define FAULT_FLAG_SPECULATIVE	0x200
 
+/*
+ * The default fault flags that should be used by most of the
+ * arch-specific page fault handlers.
+ */
+#define FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT  (FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | \
+			     FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE)
+
 #define FAULT_FLAG_TRACE \
 	{ FAULT_FLAG_WRITE,		"WRITE" }, \
 	{ FAULT_FLAG_MKWRITE,		"MKWRITE" }, \