diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index f6aa18eadf71717d9e86c53ac3719776fa035969..1a37bcdc8606c0ccefaa73026c2188a8235b1a24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 
 /*
@@ -74,6 +75,22 @@ static inline void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp) {}
 
 const unsigned char *const *find_nop_table(void);
 
+/* alternative assembly primitive: */
+#define ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature)			\
+									\
+      "661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"					\
+      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"				\
+      _ASM_ALIGN "\n"							\
+      _ASM_PTR "661b\n"				/* label           */	\
+      _ASM_PTR "663f\n"				/* new instruction */	\
+      "	 .byte " __stringify(feature) "\n"	/* feature bit     */	\
+      "	 .byte 662b-661b\n"			/* sourcelen       */	\
+      "	 .byte 664f-663f\n"			/* replacementlen  */	\
+      ".previous\n"							\
+      ".section .altinstr_replacement, \"ax\"\n"			\
+      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"		/* replacement     */	\
+      ".previous"
+
 /*
  * Alternative instructions for different CPU types or capabilities.
  *
@@ -87,18 +104,7 @@ const unsigned char *const *find_nop_table(void);
  * without volatile and memory clobber.
  */
 #define alternative(oldinstr, newinstr, feature)			\
-	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\
-		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"		\
-		      _ASM_ALIGN "\n"					\
-		      _ASM_PTR "661b\n"		/* label */		\
-		      _ASM_PTR "663f\n"		/* new instruction */	\
-		      "	 .byte %c0\n"		/* feature bit */	\
-		      "	 .byte 662b-661b\n"	/* sourcelen */		\
-		      "	 .byte 664f-663f\n"	/* replacementlen */	\
-		      ".previous\n"					\
-		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
-		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"  /* replacement */	\
-		      ".previous" :: "i" (feature) : "memory")
+	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature) : : : "memory")
 
 /*
  * Alternative inline assembly with input.
@@ -109,35 +115,16 @@ const unsigned char *const *find_nop_table(void);
  * Best is to use constraints that are fixed size (like (%1) ... "r")
  * If you use variable sized constraints like "m" or "g" in the
  * replacement make sure to pad to the worst case length.
+ * Leaving an unused argument 0 to keep API compatibility.
  */
 #define alternative_input(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, input...)	\
-	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\
-		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"		\
-		      _ASM_ALIGN "\n"					\
-		      _ASM_PTR "661b\n"		/* label */		\
-		      _ASM_PTR "663f\n"		/* new instruction */	\
-		      "	 .byte %c0\n"		/* feature bit */	\
-		      "	 .byte 662b-661b\n"	/* sourcelen */		\
-		      "	 .byte 664f-663f\n"	/* replacementlen */	\
-		      ".previous\n"					\
-		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
-		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"  /* replacement */	\
-		      ".previous" :: "i" (feature), ##input)
+	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature)		\
+		: : "i" (0), ## input)
 
 /* Like alternative_input, but with a single output argument */
 #define alternative_io(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, output, input...)	\
-	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\
-		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"		\
-		      _ASM_ALIGN "\n"					\
-		      _ASM_PTR "661b\n"		/* label */		\
-		      _ASM_PTR "663f\n"		/* new instruction */	\
-		      "	 .byte %c[feat]\n"	/* feature bit */	\
-		      "	 .byte 662b-661b\n"	/* sourcelen */		\
-		      "	 .byte 664f-663f\n"	/* replacementlen */	\
-		      ".previous\n"					\
-		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
-		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"  /* replacement */ \
-		      ".previous" : output : [feat] "i" (feature), ##input)
+	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature)		\
+		: output : "i" (0), ## input)
 
 /*
  * use this macro(s) if you need more than one output parameter
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 6469866a7410f4100eb63b0ce7a84359fefb80a5..b0431a4f066f581ffc1a09aaf1f9cbd5dc317526 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -428,8 +428,12 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	unsigned short		fsindex;
 	unsigned short		gsindex;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	unsigned long		ip;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	unsigned long		fs;
+#endif
 	unsigned long		gs;
 	/* Hardware debugging registers: */
 	unsigned long		debugreg0;
@@ -876,7 +880,6 @@ static inline void spin_lock_prefetch(const void *x)
 	.vm86_info		= NULL,					  \
 	.sysenter_cs		= __KERNEL_CS,				  \
 	.io_bitmap_ptr		= NULL,					  \
-	.fs			= __KERNEL_PERCPU,			  \
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index b1f4dffb919e8c708421cb8c29af80ad50d6a7c9..8d82a77a3f3b96ea3c0dc37e91551dddc7e10b51 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void sleeping_thread_to_gdb_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct task_struct *p)
 	gdb_regs32[GDB_PS]	= *(unsigned long *)(p->thread.sp + 8);
 	gdb_regs32[GDB_CS]	= __KERNEL_CS;
 	gdb_regs32[GDB_SS]	= __KERNEL_DS;
-	gdb_regs[GDB_PC]	= p->thread.ip;
+	gdb_regs[GDB_PC]	= 0;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_R8]	= 0;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_R9]	= 0;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_R10]	= 0;