diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index e9e6a6f..1b6625e 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 
 static inline bool spacetab(char c) { return c == ' ' || c == '\t'; }
-static inline char *next_non_spacetab(char *first, const char *last)
+static inline const char *next_non_spacetab(const char *first, const char *last)
 {
 	for (; first <= last; first++)
 		if (!spacetab(*first))
 			return first;
 	return NULL;
 }
-static inline char *next_terminator(char *first, const char *last)
+static inline const char *next_terminator(const char *first, const char *last)
 {
 	for (; first <= last; first++)
 		if (spacetab(*first) || !*first)
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
 
 static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	const char *i_arg, *i_name;
-	char *cp, *buf_end;
+	const char *i_name, *i_sep, *i_arg, *i_end, *buf_end;
 	struct file *file;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -43,20 +42,6 @@
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 
 	/*
-	 * If the script filename will be inaccessible after exec, typically
-	 * because it is a "/dev/fd/<fd>/.." path against an O_CLOEXEC fd, give
-	 * up now (on the assumption that the interpreter will want to load
-	 * this file).
-	 */
-	if (bprm->interp_flags & BINPRM_FLAGS_PATH_INACCESSIBLE)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	/* Release since we are not mapping a binary into memory. */
-	allow_write_access(bprm->file);
-	fput(bprm->file);
-	bprm->file = NULL;
-
-	/*
 	 * This section handles parsing the #! line into separate
 	 * interpreter path and argument strings. We must be careful
 	 * because bprm->buf is not yet guaranteed to be NUL-terminated
@@ -71,39 +56,43 @@
 	 * parse them on its own.
 	 */
 	buf_end = bprm->buf + sizeof(bprm->buf) - 1;
-	cp = strnchr(bprm->buf, sizeof(bprm->buf), '\n');
-	if (!cp) {
-		cp = next_non_spacetab(bprm->buf + 2, buf_end);
-		if (!cp)
+	i_end = strnchr(bprm->buf, sizeof(bprm->buf), '\n');
+	if (!i_end) {
+		i_end = next_non_spacetab(bprm->buf + 2, buf_end);
+		if (!i_end)
 			return -ENOEXEC; /* Entire buf is spaces/tabs */
 		/*
 		 * If there is no later space/tab/NUL we must assume the
 		 * interpreter path is truncated.
 		 */
-		if (!next_terminator(cp, buf_end))
+		if (!next_terminator(i_end, buf_end))
 			return -ENOEXEC;
-		cp = buf_end;
+		i_end = buf_end;
 	}
-	/* NUL-terminate the buffer and any trailing spaces/tabs. */
-	*cp = '\0';
-	while (cp > bprm->buf) {
-		cp--;
-		if ((*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'))
-			*cp = '\0';
-		else
-			break;
-	}
-	for (cp = bprm->buf+2; (*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'); cp++);
-	if (*cp == '\0')
+	/* Trim any trailing spaces/tabs from i_end */
+	while (spacetab(i_end[-1]))
+		i_end--;
+
+	/* Skip over leading spaces/tabs */
+	i_name = next_non_spacetab(bprm->buf+2, i_end);
+	if (!i_name || (i_name == i_end))
 		return -ENOEXEC; /* No interpreter name found */
-	i_name = cp;
+
+	/* Is there an optional argument? */
 	i_arg = NULL;
-	for ( ; *cp && (*cp != ' ') && (*cp != '\t'); cp++)
-		/* nothing */ ;
-	while ((*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'))
-		*cp++ = '\0';
-	if (*cp)
-		i_arg = cp;
+	i_sep = next_terminator(i_name, i_end);
+	if (i_sep && (*i_sep != '\0'))
+		i_arg = next_non_spacetab(i_sep, i_end);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the script filename will be inaccessible after exec, typically
+	 * because it is a "/dev/fd/<fd>/.." path against an O_CLOEXEC fd, give
+	 * up now (on the assumption that the interpreter will want to load
+	 * this file).
+	 */
+	if (bprm->interp_flags & BINPRM_FLAGS_PATH_INACCESSIBLE)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	/*
 	 * OK, we've parsed out the interpreter name and
 	 * (optional) argument.
@@ -117,17 +106,19 @@
 	retval = remove_arg_zero(bprm);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
-	retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &bprm->interp, bprm);
+	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->interp, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 	bprm->argc++;
+	*((char *)i_end) = '\0';
 	if (i_arg) {
-		retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_arg, bprm);
+		*((char *)i_sep) = '\0';
+		retval = copy_string_kernel(i_arg, bprm);
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return retval;
 		bprm->argc++;
 	}
-	retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_name, bprm);
+	retval = copy_string_kernel(i_name, bprm);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 	bprm->argc++;
@@ -142,11 +133,8 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 
-	bprm->file = file;
-	retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return retval;
-	return search_binary_handler(bprm);
+	bprm->interpreter = file;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct linux_binfmt script_format = {