diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index a6253ec..0d5c279 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 	CFI_REL_OFFSET rsp,0
 	pushfq_cfi
 	/*CFI_REL_OFFSET rflags,0*/
-	movl	8*3-THREAD_SIZE+TI_sysenter_return(%rsp), %r10d
+	movl	TI_sysenter_return+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,3*8-KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET),%r10d
 	CFI_REGISTER rip,r10
 	pushq_cfi $__USER32_CS
 	/*CFI_REL_OFFSET cs,0*/
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@
  	.section __ex_table,"a"
  	.quad 1b,ia32_badarg
  	.previous	
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
-	orl    $TS_COMPAT,TI_status(%r10)
-	testl  $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags(%r10)
+	orl     $TS_COMPAT,TI_status+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
+	testl   $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
 	jnz  sysenter_tracesys
 	cmpq	$(IA32_NR_syscalls-1),%rax
@@ -162,13 +161,12 @@
 sysenter_dispatch:
 	call	*ia32_sys_call_table(,%rax,8)
 	movq	%rax,RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp)
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
 	DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
 	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
-	testl	$_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl	$_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jnz	sysexit_audit
 sysexit_from_sys_call:
-	andl    $~TS_COMPAT,TI_status(%r10)
+	andl    $~TS_COMPAT,TI_status+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	/* clear IF, that popfq doesn't enable interrupts early */
 	andl  $~0x200,EFLAGS-R11(%rsp) 
 	movl	RIP-R11(%rsp),%edx		/* User %eip */
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@
 	.endm
 
 	.macro auditsys_exit exit
-	testl $(_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl $(_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jnz ia32_ret_from_sys_call
 	TRACE_IRQS_ON
 	sti
@@ -215,12 +213,11 @@
 	movzbl %al,%edi		/* zero-extend that into %edi */
 	inc %edi /* first arg, 0->1(AUDITSC_SUCCESS), 1->2(AUDITSC_FAILURE) */
 	call audit_syscall_exit
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
 	movl RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp),%eax	/* reload syscall return value */
 	movl $(_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),%edi
 	cli
 	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
-	testl %edi,TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl %edi,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jz \exit
 	CLEAR_RREGS -ARGOFFSET
 	jmp int_with_check
@@ -238,7 +235,7 @@
 
 sysenter_tracesys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-	testl	$(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl	$(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jz	sysenter_auditsys
 #endif
 	SAVE_REST
@@ -309,9 +306,8 @@
 	.section __ex_table,"a"
 	.quad 1b,ia32_badarg
 	.previous	
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
-	orl   $TS_COMPAT,TI_status(%r10)
-	testl $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags(%r10)
+	orl     $TS_COMPAT,TI_status+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
+	testl   $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
 	jnz   cstar_tracesys
 	cmpq $IA32_NR_syscalls-1,%rax
@@ -321,13 +317,12 @@
 cstar_dispatch:
 	call *ia32_sys_call_table(,%rax,8)
 	movq %rax,RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp)
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
 	DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
 	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
-	testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jnz sysretl_audit
 sysretl_from_sys_call:
-	andl $~TS_COMPAT,TI_status(%r10)
+	andl $~TS_COMPAT,TI_status+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	RESTORE_ARGS 0,-ARG_SKIP,0,0,0
 	movl RIP-ARGOFFSET(%rsp),%ecx
 	CFI_REGISTER rip,rcx
@@ -355,7 +350,7 @@
 
 cstar_tracesys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-	testl $(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%r10)
+	testl $(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jz cstar_auditsys
 #endif
 	xchgl %r9d,%ebp
@@ -420,9 +415,8 @@
 	/* note the registers are not zero extended to the sf.
 	   this could be a problem. */
 	SAVE_ARGS 0,1,0
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%r10)
-	orl   $TS_COMPAT,TI_status(%r10)
-	testl $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags(%r10)
+	orl $TS_COMPAT,TI_status+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
+	testl $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jnz ia32_tracesys
 	cmpq $(IA32_NR_syscalls-1),%rax
 	ja ia32_badsys
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 25ebd79..185b719 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@
 	movq PER_CPU_VAR(kernel_stack),reg ; \
 	subq $(THREAD_SIZE-KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET),reg
 
+/*
+ * Same if PER_CPU_VAR(kernel_stack) is, perhaps with some offset, already in
+ * a certain register (to be used in assembler memory operands).
+ */
+#define THREAD_INFO(reg, off) KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET+(off)-THREAD_SIZE(reg)
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* !X86_32 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 1581f19..75f72a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@
 	movq  %rax,ORIG_RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp)
 	movq  %rcx,RIP-ARGOFFSET(%rsp)
 	CFI_REL_OFFSET rip,RIP-ARGOFFSET
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%rcx)
-	testl $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags(%rcx)
+	testl $_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jnz tracesys
 system_call_fastpath:
 	cmpq $__NR_syscall_max,%rax
@@ -496,10 +495,9 @@
 	/* edi:	flagmask */
 sysret_check:
 	LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
-	GET_THREAD_INFO(%rcx)
 	DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
 	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
-	movl TI_flags(%rcx),%edx
+	movl TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET),%edx
 	andl %edi,%edx
 	jnz  sysret_careful
 	CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
@@ -583,7 +581,7 @@
 	/* Do syscall tracing */
 tracesys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-	testl $(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%rcx)
+	testl $(_TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY & ~_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
 	jz auditsys
 #endif
 	SAVE_REST