7 files changed, 7 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/csource/csource.go b/pkg/csource/csource.go
index c9ebce62f..bcb40472a 100644
--- a/pkg/csource/csource.go
+++ b/pkg/csource/csource.go
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ func (ctx *context) postProcess(result []byte) []byte {
 	result = regexp.MustCompile(`\t*debug_dump_data\((.*\n)*?.*\);\n`).ReplaceAll(result, nil)
 	result = regexp.MustCompile(`\t*exitf\((.*\n)*?.*\);\n`).ReplaceAll(result, []byte("\texit(1);\n"))
 	result = regexp.MustCompile(`\t*fail\((.*\n)*?.*\);\n`).ReplaceAll(result, []byte("\texit(1);\n"))
-	result = regexp.MustCompile(`\t*error\((.*\n)*?.*\);\n`).ReplaceAll(result, []byte("\texit(1);\n"))
 
 	result = ctx.hoistIncludes(result)
 	result = ctx.removeEmptyLines(result)
diff --git a/pkg/csource/generated.go b/pkg/csource/generated.go
index b8ba20bc2..5a402b66f 100644
--- a/pkg/csource/generated.go
+++ b/pkg/csource/generated.go
@@ -4666,8 +4666,6 @@ static void loop(void)
 		status = WEXITSTATUS(status);
 		if (status == kFailStatus)
 			fail("child failed");
-		if (status == kErrorStatus)
-			error("child errored");
 		reply_execute(0);
 #endif
 #if SYZ_EXECUTOR || SYZ_USE_TMP_DIR
diff --git a/pkg/ipc/ipc.go b/pkg/ipc/ipc.go
index ca0f5ac32..877fe5c06 100644
--- a/pkg/ipc/ipc.go
+++ b/pkg/ipc/ipc.go
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ const (
 	outputSize = 16 << 20
 
 	statusFail  = 67
-	statusError = 68
 	statusRetry = 69
 
 	// Comparison types masks taken from KCOV headers.
@@ -248,10 +247,9 @@ var rateLimit = time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 // Exec starts executor binary to execute program p and returns information about the execution:
 // output: process output
 // info: per-call info
-// failed: true if executor has detected a kernel bug
 // hanged: program hanged and was killed
-// err0: failed to start process, or executor has detected a logical error
-func (env *Env) Exec(opts *ExecOpts, p *prog.Prog) (output []byte, info *ProgInfo, failed, hanged bool, err0 error) {
+// err0: failed to start the process or bug in executor itself
+func (env *Env) Exec(opts *ExecOpts, p *prog.Prog) (output []byte, info *ProgInfo, hanged bool, err0 error) {
 	// Copy-in serialized program.
 	progSize, err := p.SerializeForExec(env.in)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ func (env *Env) Exec(opts *ExecOpts, p *prog.Prog) (output []byte, info *ProgInf
 		}
 	}
 	var restart bool
-	output, failed, hanged, restart, err0 = env.cmd.exec(opts, progData)
+	output, hanged, restart, err0 = env.cmd.exec(opts, progData)
 	if err0 != nil {
 		env.cmd.close()
 		env.cmd = nil
@@ -717,8 +715,7 @@ func (c *command) wait() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *command) exec(opts *ExecOpts, progData []byte) (output []byte, failed, hanged,
-	restart bool, err0 error) {
+func (c *command) exec(opts *ExecOpts, progData []byte) (output []byte, hanged, restart bool, err0 error) {
 	req := &executeReq{
 		magic:     inMagic,
 		envFlags:  uint64(c.config.Flags),
@@ -812,9 +809,6 @@ func (c *command) exec(opts *ExecOpts, progData []byte) (output []byte, failed,
 	switch exitStatus {
 	case statusFail:
 		err0 = ExecutorFailure(fmt.Sprintf("executor %v: failed: %s", c.pid, output))
-	case statusError:
-		err0 = fmt.Errorf("executor %v: detected kernel bug", c.pid)
-		failed = true
 	case statusRetry:
 		// This is a temporal error (ENOMEM) or an unfortunate
 		// program that messes with testing setup (e.g. kills executor
diff --git a/pkg/ipc/ipc_test.go b/pkg/ipc/ipc_test.go
index d168a2535..8d0ca7ff5 100644
--- a/pkg/ipc/ipc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ipc/ipc_test.go
@@ -96,16 +96,13 @@ func TestExecute(t *testing.T) {
 			opts := &ExecOpts{
 				Flags: flag,
 			}
-			output, info, failed, hanged, err := env.Exec(opts, p)
+			output, info, hanged, err := env.Exec(opts, p)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to run executor: %v", err)
 			}
 			if hanged {
 				t.Fatalf("program hanged:\n%s", output)
 			}
-			if failed {
-				t.Fatalf("program failed:\n%s", output)
-			}
 			if len(info.Calls) == 0 {
 				t.Fatalf("no calls executed:\n%s", output)
 			}
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ func TestParallel(t *testing.T) {
 			}()
 			p := target.GenerateSimpleProg()
 			opts := &ExecOpts{}
-			output, info, failed, hanged, err := env.Exec(opts, p)
+			output, info, hanged, err := env.Exec(opts, p)
 			if err != nil {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("failed to run executor: %v", err)
 				return
@@ -151,10 +148,6 @@ func TestParallel(t *testing.T) {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("program hanged:\n%s", output)
 				return
 			}
-			if failed {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("program failed:\n%s", output)
-				return
-			}
 			if len(info.Calls) == 0 {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("no calls executed:\n%s", output)
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/report/linux.go b/pkg/report/linux.go
index c35f689bf..fcf75d488 100644
--- a/pkg/report/linux.go
+++ b/pkg/report/linux.go
@@ -944,11 +944,6 @@ var linuxOopses = []*oops{
 				noStackTrace: true,
 			},
 			{
-				title:        compile("BUG: executor-detected bug"),
-				fmt:          "BUG: executor-detected bug",
-				noStackTrace: true,
-			},
-			{
 				title: compile("BUG: memory leak"),
 				fmt:   MemoryLeakPrefix + "%[1]v",
 				stack: &stackFmt{
diff --git a/pkg/report/testdata/linux/report/128 b/pkg/report/testdata/linux/report/128
deleted file mode 100644
index bc9f2c9b6..000000000
--- a/pkg/report/testdata/linux/report/128
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-TITLE: BUG: executor-detected bug
-
-BUG: executor-detected bug
-\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/runtest/run.go b/pkg/runtest/run.go
index 043019d81..de5061539 100644
--- a/pkg/runtest/run.go
+++ b/pkg/runtest/run.go
@@ -511,17 +511,12 @@ func RunTest(req *RunRequest, executor string) {
 	}
 	defer env.Close()
 	for run := 0; run < req.Repeat; run++ {
-		output, info, failed, hanged, err := env.Exec(req.Opts, req.P)
+		output, info, hanged, err := env.Exec(req.Opts, req.P)
 		req.Output = append(req.Output, output...)
 		if err != nil {
 			req.Err = fmt.Errorf("run %v: failed to run: %v", run, err)
 			return
 		}
-		if failed {
-			req.Err = fmt.Errorf("run %v: failed", run)
-			return
-		}
-
 		if hanged {
 			req.Err = fmt.Errorf("run %v: hanged", run)
 			return