diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 75d81f1..e971c55 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -235,9 +235,10 @@
 extern int panic_timeout;
 extern int panic_on_oops;
 extern int panic_on_unrecovered_nmi;
-extern int tainted;
 extern const char *print_tainted(void);
-extern void add_taint(unsigned);
+extern void add_taint(unsigned flag);
+extern int test_taint(unsigned flag);
+extern unsigned long get_taint(void);
 extern int root_mountflags;
 
 /* Values used for system_state */
@@ -250,16 +251,16 @@
 	SYSTEM_SUSPEND_DISK,
 } system_state;
 
-#define TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE	(1<<0)
-#define TAINT_FORCED_MODULE		(1<<1)
-#define TAINT_UNSAFE_SMP		(1<<2)
-#define TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD		(1<<3)
-#define TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK		(1<<4)
-#define TAINT_BAD_PAGE			(1<<5)
-#define TAINT_USER			(1<<6)
-#define TAINT_DIE			(1<<7)
-#define TAINT_OVERRIDDEN_ACPI_TABLE	(1<<8)
-#define TAINT_WARN			(1<<9)
+#define TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE	0
+#define TAINT_FORCED_MODULE		1
+#define TAINT_UNSAFE_SMP		2
+#define TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD		3
+#define TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK		4
+#define TAINT_BAD_PAGE			5
+#define TAINT_USER			6
+#define TAINT_DIE			7
+#define TAINT_OVERRIDDEN_ACPI_TABLE	8
+#define TAINT_WARN			9
 
 extern void dump_stack(void) __cold;