diff --git a/elf/dl-misc.c b/elf/dl-misc.c
index 1e9a6ee..c5d3e0e 100644
--- a/elf/dl-misc.c
+++ b/elf/dl-misc.c
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ _dl_sysdep_read_whole_file (const char *file, size_t *sizep, int prot)
 {
   void *result = MAP_FAILED;
   struct stat64 st;
-  int flags = O_RDONLY;
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  flags |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
-  int fd = __open (file, flags);
+  int fd = __open (file, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
   if (fd >= 0)
     {
       if (__fxstat64 (_STAT_VER, fd, &st) >= 0)
diff --git a/include/fcntl.h b/include/fcntl.h
index 3b2c887..9a007c3 100644
--- a/include/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/fcntl.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ extern int __openat64_2 (int __fd, const char *__path, int __oflag);
 
 /* Flag determining whether the *at system calls are available.  */
 extern int __have_atfcts attribute_hidden;
-
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-extern int __have_o_cloexec attribute_hidden;
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/io/Makefile b/io/Makefile
index 333a049..95e04b2 100644
--- a/io/Makefile
+++ b/io/Makefile
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ routines :=								\
 	sendfile sendfile64 \
 	utimensat futimens
 
-aux := have_o_cloexec
-
 # These routines will be omitted from the libc shared object.
 # Instead the static object files will be included in a special archive
 # linked against when the shared library will be used.
diff --git a/io/have_o_cloexec.c b/io/have_o_cloexec.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 295eccc..0000000
--- a/io/have_o_cloexec.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <kernel-features.h>
-
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-int __have_o_cloexec;
-#endif
diff --git a/libio/fileops.c b/libio/fileops.c
index f12ed16..c55e196 100644
--- a/libio/fileops.c
+++ b/libio/fileops.c
@@ -321,9 +321,7 @@ _IO_new_file_fopen (_IO_FILE *fp, const char *filename, const char *mode,
 	  fp->_flags2 |= _IO_FLAGS2_NOTCANCEL;
 	  continue;
 	case 'e':
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
 	  oflags |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
 	  fp->_flags2 |= _IO_FLAGS2_CLOEXEC;
 	  continue;
 	default:
@@ -338,20 +336,6 @@ _IO_new_file_fopen (_IO_FILE *fp, const char *filename, const char *mode,
 
   if (result != NULL)
     {
-#ifndef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-      if ((fp->_flags2 & _IO_FLAGS2_CLOEXEC) != 0 && __have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-	{
-	  int fd = _IO_fileno (fp);
-	  if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-	    {
-	      int flags = __fcntl (fd, F_GETFD);
-	      __have_o_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) == 0 ? -1 : 1;
-	    }
-	  if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-	    __fcntl (fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
-	}
-#endif
-
       /* Test whether the mode string specifies the conversion.  */
       cs = strstr (last_recognized + 1, ",ccs=");
       if (cs != NULL)
diff --git a/libio/iopopen.c b/libio/iopopen.c
index 5887bd1..6f3a7b8 100644
--- a/libio/iopopen.c
+++ b/libio/iopopen.c
@@ -140,13 +140,11 @@ _IO_new_proc_open (_IO_FILE *fp, const char *command, const char *mode)
   if (_IO_file_is_open (fp))
     return NULL;
 
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-    {
-      int r = __pipe2 (pipe_fds, O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (r < 0)
-	  return NULL;
-    }
-#endif
+  {
+    int r = __pipe2 (pipe_fds, O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (r < 0)
+      return NULL;
+  }
 
   if (do_read)
     {
@@ -169,12 +167,10 @@ _IO_new_proc_open (_IO_FILE *fp, const char *command, const char *mode)
 
       if (child_end != child_std_end)
 	_IO_dup2 (child_end, child_std_end);
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
       else
 	/* The descriptor is already the one we will use.  But it must
 	   not be marked close-on-exec.  Undo the effects.  */
 	__fcntl (child_end, F_SETFD, 0);
-#endif
       /* POSIX.2:  "popen() shall ensure that any streams from previous
          popen() calls that remain open in the parent process are closed
 	 in the new child process." */
@@ -200,11 +196,9 @@ _IO_new_proc_open (_IO_FILE *fp, const char *command, const char *mode)
     }
 
   if (!do_cloexec)
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
     /* Undo the effects of the pipe2 call which set the
        close-on-exec flag.  */
     __fcntl (parent_end, F_SETFD, 0);
-#endif
 
   _IO_fileno (fp) = parent_end;
 
diff --git a/login/utmp_file.c b/login/utmp_file.c
index b1dfb3f..6ebe1ef 100644
--- a/login/utmp_file.c
+++ b/login/utmp_file.c
@@ -141,42 +141,11 @@ setutent_file (void)
 
       file_name = TRANSFORM_UTMP_FILE_NAME (__libc_utmp_file_name);
 
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-# define O_flags O_LARGEFILE | O_CLOEXEC
-#else
-# define O_flags O_LARGEFILE
-#endif
       file_writable = false;
-      file_fd = open_not_cancel_2 (file_name, O_RDONLY | O_flags);
+      file_fd = open_not_cancel_2
+	(file_name, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE | O_CLOEXEC);
       if (file_fd == -1)
 	return 0;
-
-#ifndef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-      if (__have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-# endif
-	{
-	  /* We have to make sure the file is `closed on exec'.  */
-	  int result = fcntl_not_cancel (file_fd, F_GETFD, 0);
-	  if (result >= 0)
-	    {
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-	      if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-		__have_o_cloexec = (result & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-	      if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-# endif
-		result = fcntl_not_cancel (file_fd, F_SETFD,
-					   result | FD_CLOEXEC);
-	    }
-
-	  if (result == -1)
-	    {
-	      close_not_cancel_no_status (file_fd);
-	      return 0;
-	    }
-	}
-#endif
     }
 
   __lseek64 (file_fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
@@ -404,37 +373,11 @@ pututline_file (const struct utmp *data)
       /* We must make the file descriptor writable before going on.  */
       const char *file_name = TRANSFORM_UTMP_FILE_NAME (__libc_utmp_file_name);
 
-      int new_fd = open_not_cancel_2 (file_name, O_RDWR | O_flags);
+      int new_fd = open_not_cancel_2
+	(file_name, O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE | O_CLOEXEC);
       if (new_fd == -1)
 	return NULL;
 
-#ifndef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-      if (__have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-# endif
-	{
-	  /* We have to make sure the file is `closed on exec'.  */
-	  int result = fcntl_not_cancel (file_fd, F_GETFD, 0);
-	  if (result >= 0)
-	    {
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-	      if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-		__have_o_cloexec = (result & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-	      if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-# endif
-		result = fcntl_not_cancel (file_fd, F_SETFD,
-					   result | FD_CLOEXEC);
-	    }
-
-	  if (result == -1)
-	    {
-	      close_not_cancel_no_status (file_fd);
-	      return NULL;
-	    }
-	}
-#endif
-
       if (__lseek64 (new_fd, __lseek64 (file_fd, 0, SEEK_CUR), SEEK_SET) == -1
 	  || __dup2 (new_fd, file_fd) < 0)
 	{
diff --git a/malloc/mtrace.c b/malloc/mtrace.c
index 800f2a8..02c53eb 100644
--- a/malloc/mtrace.c
+++ b/malloc/mtrace.c
@@ -300,15 +300,6 @@ mtrace (void)
       mallstream = fopen (mallfile != NULL ? mallfile : "/dev/null", "wce");
       if (mallstream != NULL)
         {
-#ifndef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-          /* Make sure we close the file descriptor on exec.  */
-          int flags = __fcntl (fileno (mallstream), F_GETFD, 0);
-          if (flags >= 0)
-            {
-              flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-              __fcntl (fileno (mallstream), F_SETFD, flags);
-            }
-#endif
           /* Be sure it doesn't malloc its buffer!  */
           malloc_trace_buffer = mtb;
           setvbuf (mallstream, malloc_trace_buffer, _IOFBF, TRACE_BUFFER_SIZE);
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
index e830a2f..0381458 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c
@@ -70,19 +70,6 @@ static ent_t ext_ent = { TRUE, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL, { NULL, 0, 0 }};
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-/* Positive if O_CLOEXEC is supported, negative if it is not supported,
-   zero if it is still undecided.  This variable is shared with the
-   other compat functions.  */
-#ifdef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# define __compat_have_cloexec 1
-#else
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-int __compat_have_cloexec;
-# else
-#  define __compat_have_cloexec -1
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /* Prototypes for local functions.  */
 static void blacklist_store_name (const char *, ent_t *);
 static int in_blacklist (const char *, int, ent_t *);
@@ -125,43 +112,8 @@ internal_setgrent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
       if (ent->stream == NULL)
 	status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
       else
-	{
-	  /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-	  int result = 0;
-
-	  if (__compat_have_cloexec <= 0)
-	    {
-	      int flags;
-	      result = flags = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_GETFD,
-				      0);
-	      if (result >= 0)
-		{
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec == 0)
-		    __compat_have_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec < 0)
-#endif
-		    {
-		      flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		      result = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_SETFD,
-				      flags);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-
-	  if (result < 0)
-	    {
-	      /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-	         failure.  */
-	      fclose (ent->stream);
-	      ent->stream = NULL;
-	      status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    /* We take care of locking ourself.  */
-	    __fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
-	}
+	/* We take care of locking ourself.  */
+	__fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
     }
   else
     rewind (ent->stream);
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
index 1b37e0c..7952134 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-initgroups.c
@@ -77,20 +77,6 @@ struct ent_t
 };
 typedef struct ent_t ent_t;
 
-
-/* Positive if O_CLOEXEC is supported, negative if it is not supported,
-   zero if it is still undecided.  This variable is shared with the
-   other compat functions.  */
-#ifdef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# define __compat_have_cloexec 1
-#else
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-extern int __compat_have_cloexec;
-# else
-#  define __compat_have_cloexec -1
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /* Prototypes for local functions.  */
 static void blacklist_store_name (const char *, ent_t *);
 static int in_blacklist (const char *, int, ent_t *);
@@ -141,42 +127,8 @@ internal_setgrent (ent_t *ent)
   if (ent->stream == NULL)
     status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
   else
-    {
-      /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-      int result = 0;
-
-      if (__compat_have_cloexec <= 0)
-	{
-	  int flags;
-	  result = flags = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_GETFD, 0);
-	  if (result >= 0)
-	    {
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-	      if (__compat_have_cloexec == 0)
-		__compat_have_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-	      if (__compat_have_cloexec < 0)
-#endif
-		{
-		  flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		  result = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_SETFD,
-				  flags);
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-
-      if (result < 0)
-	{
-	  /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-	     failure.  */
-	  fclose (ent->stream);
-	  ent->stream = NULL;
-	  status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-	}
-      else
-	/* We take care of locking ourself.  */
-	__fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
-    }
+    /* We take care of locking ourself.  */
+    __fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
 
   return status;
 }
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
index 28ae7fb..0583a10 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c
@@ -80,19 +80,6 @@ static ent_t ext_ent = { false, false, true, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL,
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-/* Positive if O_CLOEXEC is supported, negative if it is not supported,
-   zero if it is still undecided.  This variable is shared with the
-   other compat functions.  */
-#ifdef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# define __compat_have_cloexec 1
-#else
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-extern int __compat_have_cloexec;
-# else
-#  define __compat_have_cloexec -1
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /* Prototypes for local functions.  */
 static void blacklist_store_name (const char *, ent_t *);
 static int in_blacklist (const char *, int, ent_t *);
@@ -240,43 +227,8 @@ internal_setpwent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
       if (ent->stream == NULL)
 	status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
       else
-	{
-	  /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-	  int result = 0;
-
-	  if (__compat_have_cloexec <= 0)
-	    {
-	      int flags;
-	      result = flags = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_GETFD,
-				      0);
-	      if (result >= 0)
-		{
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec == 0)
-		    __compat_have_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec < 0)
-#endif
-		    {
-		      flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		      result = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_SETFD,
-				      flags);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-
-	  if (result < 0)
-	    {
-	      /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-	         failure.  */
-	      fclose (ent->stream);
-	      ent->stream = NULL;
-	      status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    /* We take care of locking ourself.  */
-	    __fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
-	}
+	/* We take care of locking ourself.  */
+	__fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
     }
   else
     rewind (ent->stream);
diff --git a/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c b/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
index 550444c..eec3af3 100644
--- a/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c
@@ -77,19 +77,6 @@ static ent_t ext_ent = { false, true, false, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS, NULL,
 /* Protect global state against multiple changers.  */
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock)
 
-/* Positive if O_CLOEXEC is supported, negative if it is not supported,
-   zero if it is still undecided.  This variable is shared with the
-   other compat functions.  */
-#ifdef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# define __compat_have_cloexec 1
-#else
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-extern int __compat_have_cloexec;
-# else
-#  define __compat_have_cloexec -1
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /* Prototypes for local functions.  */
 static void blacklist_store_name (const char *, ent_t *);
 static int in_blacklist (const char *, int, ent_t *);
@@ -196,43 +183,8 @@ internal_setspent (ent_t *ent, int stayopen, int needent)
       if (ent->stream == NULL)
 	status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
       else
-	{
-	  /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-	  int result = 0;
-
-	  if (__compat_have_cloexec <= 0)
-	    {
-	      int flags;
-	      result = flags = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_GETFD,
-				      0);
-	      if (result >= 0)
-		{
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec == 0)
-		    __compat_have_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) ? 1 : -1;
-
-		  if (__compat_have_cloexec < 0)
-#endif
-		    {
-		      flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		      result = fcntl (fileno_unlocked (ent->stream), F_SETFD,
-				      flags);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-
-	  if (result < 0)
-	    {
-	      /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-	         failure.  */
-	      fclose (ent->stream);
-	      ent->stream = NULL;
-	      status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    /* We take care of locking ourself.  */
-	    __fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
-	}
+	/* We take care of locking ourself.  */
+	__fsetlocking (ent->stream, FSETLOCKING_BYCALLER);
     }
   else
     rewind (ent->stream);
diff --git a/nscd/connections.c b/nscd/connections.c
index 205ff42..a5ca57a 100644
--- a/nscd/connections.c
+++ b/nscd/connections.c
@@ -499,13 +499,6 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-# define EXTRA_O_FLAGS O_CLOEXEC
-#else
-# define EXTRA_O_FLAGS 0
-#endif
-
-
 /* Initialize database information structures.  */
 void
 nscd_init (void)
@@ -528,7 +521,7 @@ nscd_init (void)
 	if (dbs[cnt].persistent)
 	  {
 	    /* Try to open the appropriate file on disk.  */
-	    int fd = open (dbs[cnt].db_filename, O_RDWR | EXTRA_O_FLAGS);
+	    int fd = open (dbs[cnt].db_filename, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
 	    if (fd != -1)
 	      {
 		char *msg = NULL;
@@ -608,7 +601,7 @@ nscd_init (void)
 		    if (dbs[cnt].shared)
 		      {
 			dbs[cnt].ro_fd = open (dbs[cnt].db_filename,
-					       O_RDONLY | EXTRA_O_FLAGS);
+					       O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 			if (dbs[cnt].ro_fd == -1)
 			  dbg_log (_("\
 cannot create read-only descriptor for \"%s\"; no mmap"),
@@ -648,23 +641,23 @@ cannot create read-only descriptor for \"%s\"; no mmap"),
 	    if (dbs[cnt].persistent)
 	      {
 		fd = open (dbs[cnt].db_filename,
-			   O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_TRUNC | EXTRA_O_FLAGS,
+			   O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_TRUNC | O_CLOEXEC,
 			   S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 		if (fd != -1 && dbs[cnt].shared)
 		  ro_fd = open (dbs[cnt].db_filename,
-				O_RDONLY | EXTRA_O_FLAGS);
+				O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 	      }
 	    else
 	      {
 		char fname[] = _PATH_NSCD_XYZ_DB_TMP;
-		fd = mkostemp (fname, EXTRA_O_FLAGS);
+		fd = mkostemp (fname, O_CLOEXEC);
 
 		/* We do not need the file name anymore after we
 		   opened another file descriptor in read-only mode.  */
 		if (fd != -1)
 		  {
 		    if (dbs[cnt].shared)
-		      ro_fd = open (fname, O_RDONLY | EXTRA_O_FLAGS);
+		      ro_fd = open (fname, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 
 		    unlink (fname);
 		  }
@@ -782,24 +775,6 @@ cannot create read-only descriptor for \"%s\"; no mmap"),
 	      }
 	  }
 
-#if !defined O_CLOEXEC || !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-	/* We do not check here whether the O_CLOEXEC provided to the
-	   open call was successful or not.  The two fcntl calls are
-	   only performed once each per process start-up and therefore
-	   is not noticeable at all.  */
-	if (paranoia
-	    && ((dbs[cnt].wr_fd != -1
-		 && fcntl (dbs[cnt].wr_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1)
-		|| (dbs[cnt].ro_fd != -1
-		    && fcntl (dbs[cnt].ro_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1)))
-	  {
-	    dbg_log (_("\
-cannot set socket to close on exec: %s; disabling paranoia mode"),
-		     strerror (errno));
-	    paranoia = 0;
-	  }
-#endif
-
 	if (dbs[cnt].head == NULL)
 	  {
 	    /* We do not use the persistent database.  Just
diff --git a/nss/Makefile b/nss/Makefile
index de6c47a..fa0418e 100644
--- a/nss/Makefile
+++ b/nss/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ vpath %.c $(subdir-dirs) ../locale/programs ../intl
 
 
 libnss_files-routines	:= $(addprefix files-,$(databases)) \
-			   files-initgroups files-have_o_cloexec files-init
+			   files-initgroups files-init
 
 libnss_db-dbs		:= $(addprefix db-,\
 				       $(filter-out hosts network key alias,\
diff --git a/nss/nss_db/db-open.c b/nss/nss_db/db-open.c
index 42ce00f..1c58bd1 100644
--- a/nss/nss_db/db-open.c
+++ b/nss/nss_db/db-open.c
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ internal_setent (const char *file, struct nss_db_map *mapping)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  int mode = O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE;
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  mode |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
-  int fd = open_not_cancel_2 (file, mode);
+  int fd = open_not_cancel_2 (file, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE | O_CLOEXEC);
   if (fd != -1)
     {
       struct nss_db_header header;
diff --git a/nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c b/nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c
index dbd38a3..265331e 100644
--- a/nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c
+++ b/nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c
@@ -78,41 +78,6 @@ internal_setent (FILE **stream)
 
       if (*stream == NULL)
 	status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-      else
-	{
-#if !defined O_CLOEXEC || !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-	  if (__have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-# endif
-	    {
-	      /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-	      int result;
-	      int flags;
-
-	      result = flags = fcntl (fileno (*stream), F_GETFD, 0);
-	      if (result >= 0)
-		{
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-		  if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-		    __have_o_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) == 0 ? -1 : 1;
-		  if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-# endif
-		    {
-		      flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		      result = fcntl (fileno (*stream), F_SETFD, flags);
-		    }
-		}
-	      if (result < 0)
-		{
-		  /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-		     failure.  */
-		  fclose (*stream);
-		  *stream = NULL;
-		  status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-		}
-	    }
-#endif
-	}
     }
   else
     rewind (*stream);
diff --git a/nss/nss_files/files-alias.c b/nss/nss_files/files-alias.c
index de4e364..cf872bb 100644
--- a/nss/nss_files/files-alias.c
+++ b/nss/nss_files/files-alias.c
@@ -51,41 +51,6 @@ internal_setent (FILE **stream)
 
       if (*stream == NULL)
 	status = errno == EAGAIN ? NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN : NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-      else
-	{
-#if !defined O_CLOEXEC || !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-	  if (__have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-# endif
-	    {
-	      /* We have to make sure the file is  `closed on exec'.  */
-	      int result;
-	      int flags;
-
-	      result = flags = fcntl (fileno (*stream), F_GETFD, 0);
-	      if (result >= 0)
-		{
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-		  if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-		    __have_o_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) == 0 ? -1 : 1;
-		  if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-# endif
-		    {
-		      flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-		      result = fcntl (fileno (*stream), F_SETFD, flags);
-		    }
-		}
-	      if (result < 0)
-		{
-		  /* Something went wrong.  Close the stream and return a
-		     failure.  */
-		  fclose (*stream);
-		  stream = NULL;
-		  status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-		}
-	    }
-#endif
-	}
     }
   else
     rewind (*stream);
diff --git a/nss/nss_files/files-have_o_cloexec.c b/nss/nss_files/files-have_o_cloexec.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 295eccc..0000000
--- a/nss/nss_files/files-have_o_cloexec.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <kernel-features.h>
-
-#if defined O_CLOEXEC && !defined __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-int __have_o_cloexec;
-#endif
diff --git a/posix/wordexp.c b/posix/wordexp.c
index 639d73e..ee83838 100644
--- a/posix/wordexp.c
+++ b/posix/wordexp.c
@@ -833,12 +833,8 @@ exec_comm_child (char *comm, int *fildes, int showerr, int noexec)
       __close (fildes[1]);
     }
   else
-    {
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-      /* Reset the close-on-exec flag (if necessary).  */
-      __fcntl (fildes[1], F_SETFD, 0);
-#endif
-    }
+    /* Reset the close-on-exec flag (if necessary).  */
+    __fcntl (fildes[1], F_SETFD, 0);
 
   /* Redirect stderr to /dev/null if we have to.  */
   if (showerr == 0)
@@ -902,14 +898,12 @@ exec_comm (char *comm, char **word, size_t *word_length, size_t *max_length,
   if (!comm || !*comm)
     return 0;
 
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
   {
     int r = __pipe2 (fildes, O_CLOEXEC);
     if (r < 0)
       /* Bad */
       return WRDE_NOSPACE;
   }
-#endif
 
  again:
   if ((pid = __fork ()) < 0)
diff --git a/shadow/lckpwdf.c b/shadow/lckpwdf.c
index 5e9a976..09427eb 100644
--- a/shadow/lckpwdf.c
+++ b/shadow/lckpwdf.c
@@ -96,39 +96,12 @@ __lckpwdf (void)
   /* Prevent problems caused by multiple threads.  */
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  int oflags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  oflags |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
+  int oflags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_CLOEXEC;
   lock_fd = __open (PWD_LOCKFILE, oflags, 0600);
   if (lock_fd == -1)
     /* Cannot create lock file.  */
     RETURN_CLOSE_FD (-1);
 
-#ifndef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  if (__have_o_cloexec <= 0)
-# endif
-    {
-      /* Make sure file gets correctly closed when process finished.  */
-      int flags = __fcntl (lock_fd, F_GETFD, 0);
-      if (flags == -1)
-	/* Cannot get file flags.  */
-	RETURN_CLOSE_FD (-1);
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-      if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-	__have_o_cloexec = (flags & FD_CLOEXEC) == 0 ? -1 : 1;
-      if (__have_o_cloexec < 0)
-# endif
-	{
-	  flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;		/* Close on exit.  */
-	  if (__fcntl (lock_fd, F_SETFD, flags) < 0)
-	    /* Cannot set new flags.  */
-	    RETURN_CLOSE_FD (-1);
-	}
-    }
-#endif
-
   /* Now we have to get exclusive write access.  Since multiple
      process could try this we won't stop when it first fails.
      Instead we set a timeout for the system call.  Once the timer
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/kernel-features.h b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/kernel-features.h
index 60c5bca..20cb3ba 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/kernel-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/kernel-features.h
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@
    Almost none of these are used outside of sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux code.
    But those referring to POSIX-level features like O_* flags can be.  */
 
-#define __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC	1
 #define __ASSUME_ACCEPT4	1
diff --git a/sysdeps/nacl/kernel-features.h b/sysdeps/nacl/kernel-features.h
index 4a5808b..32834fd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/nacl/kernel-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/nacl/kernel-features.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
    Almost none of these are used outside of sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux code.
    But those referring to POSIX-level features like O_* flags can be.  */
 
-#define __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC	1
-
 /*
 #define __ASSUME_ACCEPT4	1
 */
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c b/sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c
index 0246e91..eb1706a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/getcwd.c
@@ -281,13 +281,7 @@ __getcwd (char *buf, size_t size)
   while (!(thisdev == rootdev && thisino == rootino))
     {
       if (__have_atfcts >= 0)
-	{
-	  int mode = O_RDONLY;
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-	  mode |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
-	  fd = openat64_not_cancel_3 (fd, "..", mode);
-	}
+	  fd = openat64_not_cancel_3 (fd, "..", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
       else
 	fd = -1;
       if (fd >= 0)
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c b/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
index 75d833a..909aa61 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ tryopen_o_directory (void)
 # define EXTRA_FLAGS 0
 #endif
 
+enum {
+  opendir_oflags = O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|EXTRA_FLAGS|O_LARGEFILE|O_CLOEXEC
+};
 
 static bool
 invalid_name (const char *name)
@@ -110,18 +113,6 @@ need_isdir_precheck (void)
   return true;
 }
 
-
-static int
-opendir_oflags (void)
-{
-  int flags = O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|EXTRA_FLAGS|O_LARGEFILE;
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  flags |= O_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
-  return flags;
-}
-
-
 static DIR *
 opendir_tail (int fd)
 {
@@ -170,7 +161,7 @@ __opendirat (int dfd, const char *name)
 	}
     }
 
-  return opendir_tail (openat_not_cancel_3 (dfd, name, opendir_oflags ()));
+  return opendir_tail (openat_not_cancel_3 (dfd, name, opendir_oflags));
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -197,39 +188,19 @@ __opendir (const char *name)
 	}
     }
 
-  return opendir_tail (open_not_cancel_2 (name, opendir_oflags ()));
+  return opendir_tail (open_not_cancel_2 (name, opendir_oflags));
 }
 weak_alias (__opendir, opendir)
 
-
-#ifdef __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC
-# define check_have_o_cloexec(fd) 1
-#else
-static int
-check_have_o_cloexec (int fd)
-{
-  if (__have_o_cloexec == 0)
-    __have_o_cloexec = (__fcntl (fd, F_GETFD, 0) & FD_CLOEXEC) == 0 ? -1 : 1;
-  return __have_o_cloexec > 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 DIR *
 internal_function
 __alloc_dir (int fd, bool close_fd, int flags, const struct stat64 *statp)
 {
-  /* We always have to set the close-on-exit flag if the user provided
-     the file descriptor.  Otherwise only if we have no working
-     O_CLOEXEC support.  */
-#ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  if ((! close_fd && (flags & O_CLOEXEC) == 0)
-      || ! check_have_o_cloexec (fd))
-#endif
-    {
-      if (__builtin_expect (__fcntl (fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC), 0) < 0)
+  /* We have to set the close-on-exit flag if the user provided the
+     file descriptor.  */
+  if (!close_fd
+      && __builtin_expect (__fcntl (fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC), 0) < 0)
 	goto lose;
-    }
 
   const size_t default_allocation = (4 * BUFSIZ < sizeof (struct dirent64)
 				     ? sizeof (struct dirent64) : 4 * BUFSIZ);
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/shm_open.c b/sysdeps/posix/shm_open.c
index 56a9965..64315de 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/shm_open.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/shm_open.c
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ shm_open (const char *name, int oflag, mode_t mode)
 {
   SHM_GET_NAME (EINVAL, -1, "");
 
-  oflag |= O_NOFOLLOW;
-# ifdef O_CLOEXEC
-  oflag |= O_CLOEXEC;
-# endif
+  oflag |= O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC;
 
   /* Disable asynchronous cancellation.  */
   int state;
@@ -50,29 +47,6 @@ shm_open (const char *name, int oflag, mode_t mode)
        object names and the standard does not mention EISDIR.  */
     __set_errno (EINVAL);
 
-# ifndef O_CLOEXEC
-  if (fd != -1)
-    {
-      /* We got a descriptor.  Now set the FD_CLOEXEC bit.  */
-      int flags = fcntl (fd, F_GETFD, 0);
-
-      if (__glibc_likely (flags != -1))
-	{
-	  flags |= FD_CLOEXEC;
-	  flags = fcntl (fd, F_SETFD, flags);
-	}
-
-      if (flags == -1)
-	{
-	  /* Something went wrong.  We cannot return the descriptor.  */
-	  int save_errno = errno;
-	  close (fd);
-	  fd = -1;
-	  __set_errno (save_errno);
-	}
-    }
-# endif
-
   pthread_setcancelstate (state, NULL);
 
   return fd;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
index e0eb4e2..fd936c5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@
 #define __ASSUME_PRIVATE_FUTEX	1
 
 /* Support for various CLOEXEC and NONBLOCK flags was added in
-   2.6.23.  */
-#define __ASSUME_O_CLOEXEC	1
-
-/* Support for various CLOEXEC and NONBLOCK flags was added in
    2.6.27.  */
 #define __ASSUME_IN_NONBLOCK	1
 
