diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 18657f001b43ba8b1393da95cb7b0481910ba937..72d0b412c376641428244fac1acab7684b7cc748 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -675,19 +675,8 @@ static ssize_t
 bm_status_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char *s = enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled";
-	int len = strlen(s);
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
 
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (pos >= len)
-		return 0;
-	if (len < pos + nbytes)
-		nbytes = len - pos;
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, s + pos, nbytes))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	*ppos = pos + nbytes;
-	return nbytes;
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos, s, strlen(s));
 }
 
 static ssize_t bm_status_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buffer,
diff --git a/fs/configfs/file.c b/fs/configfs/file.c
index d98be5e013280e7708e825d4b458acc3219c5a62..3527c7c6def898cb39d1118738b8d7a89475edc7 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/file.c
@@ -77,36 +77,6 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct configfs_buffer * buf
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
-/**
- *	flush_read_buffer - push buffer to userspace.
- *	@buffer:	data buffer for file.
- *	@userbuf:	user-passed buffer.
- *	@count:		number of bytes requested.
- *	@ppos:		file position.
- *
- *	Copy the buffer we filled in fill_read_buffer() to userspace.
- *	This is done at the reader's leisure, copying and advancing
- *	the amount they specify each time.
- *	This may be called continuously until the buffer is empty.
- */
-static int flush_read_buffer(struct configfs_buffer * buffer, char __user * buf,
-			     size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
-{
-	int error;
-
-	if (*ppos > buffer->count)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (count > (buffer->count - *ppos))
-		count = buffer->count - *ppos;
-
-	error = copy_to_user(buf,buffer->page + *ppos,count);
-	if (!error)
-		*ppos += count;
-	return error ? -EFAULT : count;
-}
-
 /**
  *	configfs_read_file - read an attribute.
  *	@file:	file pointer.
@@ -139,7 +109,8 @@ configfs_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pp
 	}
 	pr_debug("%s: count = %zd, ppos = %lld, buf = %s\n",
 		 __FUNCTION__, count, *ppos, buffer->page);
-	retval = flush_read_buffer(buffer,buf,count,ppos);
+	retval = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, buffer->page,
+					 buffer->count);
 out:
 	up(&buffer->sem);
 	return retval;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 0e637adc2b872c31d43aecae810c767c31b79e56..b502c7197ec063777d90af4c49f038e95acd0c9e 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -111,36 +111,6 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct sysfs_buffer * buffer
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
-/**
- *	flush_read_buffer - push buffer to userspace.
- *	@buffer:	data buffer for file.
- *	@buf:		user-passed buffer.
- *	@count:		number of bytes requested.
- *	@ppos:		file position.
- *
- *	Copy the buffer we filled in fill_read_buffer() to userspace.
- *	This is done at the reader's leisure, copying and advancing 
- *	the amount they specify each time.
- *	This may be called continuously until the buffer is empty.
- */
-static int flush_read_buffer(struct sysfs_buffer * buffer, char __user * buf,
-			     size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
-{
-	int error;
-
-	if (*ppos > buffer->count)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (count > (buffer->count - *ppos))
-		count = buffer->count - *ppos;
-
-	error = copy_to_user(buf,buffer->page + *ppos,count);
-	if (!error)
-		*ppos += count;
-	return error ? -EFAULT : count;
-}
-
 /**
  *	sysfs_read_file - read an attribute. 
  *	@file:	file pointer.
@@ -177,7 +147,8 @@ sysfs_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 	}
 	pr_debug("%s: count = %zd, ppos = %lld, buf = %s\n",
 		 __FUNCTION__, count, *ppos, buffer->page);
-	retval = flush_read_buffer(buffer,buf,count,ppos);
+	retval = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, buffer->page,
+					 buffer->count);
 out:
 	up(&buffer->sem);
 	return retval;