diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
index 741e61ef9d3f..de4cc6936391 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 3861543b66a0..61919e4e4eec 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 890eeaac3cbb..2ae28ffec622 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ 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 cfd65b63f36f..613e7434c208 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ 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;
-	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (kprobe_page_fault(regs, esr))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index b3bc71680ae4..223787e01bdd 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 c2f299fe9e04..d039b846f671 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 e9b1d7585b43..8e734309ace9 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 e6a810b0c7ad..45c9f66c1dbc 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 f589aa8f47d9..6660b77ff8f3 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 064ae5d2159d..a40de112a23a 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 6a2e716b959f..a401b45cae47 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 5d4d3a9691d0..fd1592a56238 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 adbd5e2144a3..355e3e13fa72 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 8432c281de92..408ee769c470 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ 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 96add1427a75..deeb820bd855 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ 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 7b0bb475c166..74a77b2bca75 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 (access == VM_WRITE || (trans_exc_code & store_indication) == 0x400)
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index 5f51456f4fc7..becf0be267bb 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 8d69de111470..0863f6fdd2c5 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 2371fb6b97e4..a1cba3eef79e 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 58fe36856182..bc2756782d64 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 76342de9cf8c..60453c892c51 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 9ceacd1156db..994c860ac2d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ 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 f81b1478da61..d2b082908538 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 0334ca97c584..57fb5c535f8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
 #define FAULT_FLAG_REMOTE	0x80	/* faulting for non current tsk/mm */
 #define FAULT_FLAG_INSTRUCTION  0x100	/* The fault was during an instruction fetch */
 
+/*
+ * 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" }, \
