diff --git a/fs/proc/kmsg.c b/fs/proc/kmsg.c
index 6a3d843a10883430f1463ee23f7488d4b61bdf31..cfe90a48a6e81df983eb50fa700f22463ad6e4bc 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kmsg.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kmsg.c
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ extern wait_queue_head_t log_wait;
 
 static int kmsg_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
-	return do_syslog(1, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
+	return do_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
 }
 
 static int kmsg_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 {
-	(void) do_syslog(0, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
+	(void) do_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ static ssize_t kmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) &&
-	    !do_syslog(9, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
+	    !do_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
 		return -EAGAIN;
-	return do_syslog(2, buf, count, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
+	return do_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_READ, buf, count, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
 }
 
 static unsigned int kmsg_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	poll_wait(file, &log_wait, wait);
-	if (do_syslog(9, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
+	if (do_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
 		return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/syslog.h b/include/linux/syslog.h
index 5f02b1817be1563ca6d0b198ac7b0ce50366a62b..38911391a139a37376e2053008d6e7bb49559cd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/syslog.h
+++ b/include/linux/syslog.h
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
 #define _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
 
+/* Close the log.  Currently a NOP. */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE          0
+/* Open the log. Currently a NOP. */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN           1
+/* Read from the log. */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ           2
+/* Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer. */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL       3
+/* Read and clear all messages remaining in the ring buffer */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR     4
+/* Clear ring buffer. */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR          5
+/* Disable printk's to console */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF    6
+/* Enable printk's to console */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON     7
+/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL  8
+/* Return number of unread characters in the log buffer */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD    9
+/* Return size of the log buffer */
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER   10
+
 #define SYSLOG_FROM_CALL 0
 #define SYSLOG_FROM_FILE 1
 
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 809cf9a258a091258169bfc1c9c7a04fc9e8f034..3e162d8670987236f134fc2b287eb655f553ded7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -259,21 +259,6 @@ static inline void boot_delay_msec(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Commands to do_syslog:
- *
- * 	0 -- Close the log.  Currently a NOP.
- * 	1 -- Open the log. Currently a NOP.
- * 	2 -- Read from the log.
- * 	3 -- Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer.
- * 	4 -- Read and clear all messages remaining in the ring buffer
- * 	5 -- Clear ring buffer.
- * 	6 -- Disable printk's to console
- * 	7 -- Enable printk's to console
- *	8 -- Set level of messages printed to console
- *	9 -- Return number of unread characters in the log buffer
- *     10 -- Return size of the log buffer
- */
 int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 {
 	unsigned i, j, limit, count;
@@ -286,11 +271,11 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 		return error;
 
 	switch (type) {
-	case 0:		/* Close log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE:	/* Close log */
 		break;
-	case 1:		/* Open log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN:	/* Open log */
 		break;
-	case 2:		/* Read from log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ:	/* Read from log */
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (!buf || len < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -321,10 +306,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 		if (!error)
 			error = i;
 		break;
-	case 4:		/* Read/clear last kernel messages */
+	/* Read/clear last kernel messages */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR:
 		do_clear = 1;
 		/* FALL THRU */
-	case 3:		/* Read last kernel messages */
+	/* Read last kernel messages */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL:
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (!buf || len < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -377,21 +364,25 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 			}
 		}
 		break;
-	case 5:		/* Clear ring buffer */
+	/* Clear ring buffer */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR:
 		logged_chars = 0;
 		break;
-	case 6:		/* Disable logging to console */
+	/* Disable logging to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF:
 		if (saved_console_loglevel == -1)
 			saved_console_loglevel = console_loglevel;
 		console_loglevel = minimum_console_loglevel;
 		break;
-	case 7:		/* Enable logging to console */
+	/* Enable logging to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON:
 		if (saved_console_loglevel != -1) {
 			console_loglevel = saved_console_loglevel;
 			saved_console_loglevel = -1;
 		}
 		break;
-	case 8:		/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+	/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL:
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (len < 1 || len > 8)
 			goto out;
@@ -402,10 +393,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 		saved_console_loglevel = -1;
 		error = 0;
 		break;
-	case 9:		/* Number of chars in the log buffer */
+	/* Number of chars in the log buffer */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD:
 		error = log_end - log_start;
 		break;
-	case 10:	/* Size of the log buffer */
+	/* Size of the log buffer */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER:
 		error = log_buf_len;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 677fad9d5cba2866054b3aca2c9237f052d9695a..cf01b2eebb60629fd261b858a99a74a632c445a6 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -897,9 +897,10 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 int cap_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
 {
 	/* /proc/kmsg can open be opened by CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
-	if (type != 1 && from_file)
+	if (type != SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN && from_file)
 		return 0;
-	if ((type != 3 && type != 10) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL &&
+	     type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index a4862a0730fa52690afbae320c72f0409d3c1acd..6b36ce2eef2ef2c8bbd91ee76879704dc6c05e6a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2059,20 +2059,21 @@ static int selinux_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
 		return rc;
 
 	switch (type) {
-	case 3:		/* Read last kernel messages */
-	case 10:	/* Return size of the log buffer */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL:	/* Read last kernel messages */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER:	/* Return size of the log buffer */
 		rc = task_has_system(current, SYSTEM__SYSLOG_READ);
 		break;
-	case 6:		/* Disable logging to console */
-	case 7:		/* Enable logging to console */
-	case 8:		/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF:	/* Disable logging to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON:	/* Enable logging to console */
+	/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL:
 		rc = task_has_system(current, SYSTEM__SYSLOG_CONSOLE);
 		break;
-	case 0:		/* Close log */
-	case 1:		/* Open log */
-	case 2:		/* Read from log */
-	case 4:		/* Read/clear last kernel messages */
-	case 5:		/* Clear ring buffer */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE:	/* Close log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN:	/* Open log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ:	/* Read from log */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR:	/* Read/clear last kernel messages */
+	case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR:	/* Clear ring buffer */
 	default:
 		rc = task_has_system(current, SYSTEM__SYSLOG_MOD);
 		break;