diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tls.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tls.c
index 022bcaa..ab6bf37 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tls.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tls.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 asmlinkage int sys_set_thread_area(struct user_desc __user *u_info)
 {
 	int ret = do_set_thread_area(current, -1, u_info, 1);
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, u_info);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 asmlinkage int sys_get_thread_area(struct user_desc __user *u_info)
 {
 	int ret = do_get_thread_area(current, -1, u_info);
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, u_info);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index a4b1202..3fa4e4f 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = do_sys_ftruncate(fd, length, 1);
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, fd, length);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = do_sys_ftruncate(fd, length, 0);
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, fd, length);
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@
 
 	ret = do_sys_open(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags, mode);
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, filename, flags, mode);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
 
 	ret = do_sys_open(dfd, filename, flags, mode);
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(4, ret, dfd, filename, flags, mode);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/linkage.h b/include/asm-x86/linkage.h
index 31739c7..d605eeb 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/linkage.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/linkage.h
@@ -8,12 +8,34 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 #define asmlinkage CPP_ASMLINKAGE __attribute__((regparm(0)))
-#define prevent_tail_call(ret) __asm__ ("" : "=r" (ret) : "0" (ret))
 /*
  * For 32-bit UML - mark functions implemented in assembly that use
  * regparm input parameters:
  */
 #define asmregparm __attribute__((regparm(3)))
+
+#define asmlinkage_protect(n, ret, args...) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect##n(ret, ##args)
+#define __asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, args...) \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("" : "=r" (ret) : "0" (ret), ##args)
+#define __asmlinkage_protect0(ret) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret)
+#define __asmlinkage_protect1(ret, arg1) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1))
+#define __asmlinkage_protect2(ret, arg1, arg2) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1), "g" (arg2))
+#define __asmlinkage_protect3(ret, arg1, arg2, arg3) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1), "g" (arg2), "g" (arg3))
+#define __asmlinkage_protect4(ret, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1), "g" (arg2), "g" (arg3), \
+			      "g" (arg4))
+#define __asmlinkage_protect5(ret, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1), "g" (arg2), "g" (arg3), \
+			      "g" (arg4), "g" (arg5))
+#define __asmlinkage_protect6(ret, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, arg6) \
+	__asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, "g" (arg1), "g" (arg2), "g" (arg3), \
+			      "g" (arg4), "g" (arg5), "g" (arg6))
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 0592936..fe2a39c 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # define asmregparm
 #endif
 
-#ifndef prevent_tail_call
-# define prevent_tail_call(ret) do { } while (0)
+#ifndef asmlinkage_protect
+# define asmlinkage_protect(n, ret, args...)	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __ALIGN
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 53872bf..073005b 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@
 	put_pid(pid);
 
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(5, ret, which, upid, infop, options, ru);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@
 	put_pid(pid);
 
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(4, ret, upid, stat_addr, options, ru);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/uid16.c b/kernel/uid16.c
index dd308ba..3e41c16 100644
--- a/kernel/uid16.c
+++ b/kernel/uid16.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_chown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, filename, user, group);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_lchown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, filename, user, group);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_fchown(fd, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, fd, user, group);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setregid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, rgid, egid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setgid(low2highgid(gid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, gid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setreuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, ruid, euid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setuid(low2highuid(uid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, uid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 	long ret = sys_setresuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid),
 				 low2highuid(suid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, ruid, euid, suid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	long ret = sys_setresgid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid),
 				 low2highgid(sgid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, rgid, egid, sgid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setfsuid(low2highuid(uid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, uid);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 {
 	long ret = sys_setfsgid(low2highgid(gid));
 	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	prevent_tail_call(ret);
+	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, gid);
 	return ret;
 }