fault = handle_mm_fault(vma, address, flags);
        major |= fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR;
 
+       /* Quick path to respond to signals */
+       if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs)) {
+               if (!user_mode(regs))
+                       no_context(regs, hw_error_code, address, SIGBUS,
+                                  BUS_ADRERR);
+               return;
+       }
+
        /*
         * If we need to retry the mmap_sem has already been released,
         * and if there is a fatal signal pending there is no guarantee
         * that we made any progress. Handle this case first.
         */
-       if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
+       if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) &&
+                    (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
                /* Retry at most once */
-               if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
-                       flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
-                       flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
-                       if (!fatal_signal_pending(tsk))
-                               goto retry;
-               }
-
-               /* User mode? Just return to handle the fatal exception */
-               if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_USER)
-                       return;
-
-               /* Not returning to user mode? Handle exceptions or die: */
-               no_context(regs, hw_error_code, address, SIGBUS, BUS_ADRERR);
-               return;
+               flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+               flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
+               goto retry;
        }
 
        up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);