diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 361f2e7..46ce9b2 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@
 	memcpy(thread->tls_array, &per_cpu(cpu_gdt_table, cpu),
 		GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES * 8);
 
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lgdt %0" : : "m" (cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]));
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lidt %0" : : "m" (idt_descr));
+	load_gdt(&cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]);
+	load_idt(&idt_descr);
 
 	/*
 	 * Delete NT
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/doublefault.c b/arch/i386/kernel/doublefault.c
index 789af3e..5edb1d3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/doublefault.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/doublefault.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	struct Xgt_desc_struct gdt_desc = {0, 0};
 	unsigned long gdt, tss;
 
-	__asm__ __volatile__("sgdt %0": "=m" (gdt_desc): :"memory");
+	store_gdt(&gdt_desc);
 	gdt = gdt_desc.address;
 
 	printk("double fault, gdt at %08lx [%d bytes]\n", gdt, gdt_desc.size);
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/efi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/efi.c
index 921fdb1..ecad519 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/efi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/efi.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
 	local_flush_tlb();
 
 	cpu_gdt_descr[0].address = __pa(cpu_gdt_descr[0].address);
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lgdt %0":"=m"
-			    (*(struct Xgt_desc_struct *) __pa(&cpu_gdt_descr[0])));
+	load_gdt((struct Xgt_desc_struct *) __pa(&cpu_gdt_descr[0]));
 }
 
 static void efi_call_phys_epilog(void)
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
 
 	cpu_gdt_descr[0].address =
 		(unsigned long) __va(cpu_gdt_descr[0].address);
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lgdt %0":"=m"(cpu_gdt_descr));
+	load_gdt(&cpu_gdt_descr[0]);
 	cr4 = read_cr4();
 
 	if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PSE) {
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/i386/kernel/reboot.c
index c71fef3..1cbb9c0 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
+#include <asm/desc.h>
 #include "mach_reboot.h"
 #include <linux/reboot_fixups.h>
 
@@ -242,13 +243,13 @@
 
 	/* Set up the IDT for real mode. */
 
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("lidt %0" : : "m" (real_mode_idt));
+	load_idt(&real_mode_idt);
 
 	/* Set up a GDT from which we can load segment descriptors for real
 	   mode.  The GDT is not used in real mode; it is just needed here to
 	   prepare the descriptors. */
 
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("lgdt %0" : : "m" (real_mode_gdt));
+	load_gdt(&real_mode_gdt);
 
 	/* Load the data segment registers, and thus the descriptors ready for
 	   real mode.  The base address of each segment is 0x100, 16 times the
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@
 	if (!reboot_thru_bios) {
 		if (efi_enabled) {
 			efi.reset_system(EFI_RESET_COLD, EFI_SUCCESS, 0, NULL);
-			__asm__ __volatile__("lidt %0": :"m" (no_idt));
+			load_idt(&no_idt);
 			__asm__ __volatile__("int3");
 		}
 		/* rebooting needs to touch the page at absolute addr 0 */
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@
 			mach_reboot_fixups(); /* for board specific fixups */
 			mach_reboot();
 			/* That didn't work - force a triple fault.. */
-			__asm__ __volatile__("lidt %0": :"m" (no_idt));
+			load_idt(&no_idt);
 			__asm__ __volatile__("int3");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
index 140e340..7bcda6d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@
 	int tmp, err = 0;
 
 	tmp = 0;
-	__asm__("movl %%gs,%0" : "=r"(tmp): "0"(tmp));
+	savesegment(gs, tmp);
 	err |= __put_user(tmp, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->gs);
-	__asm__("movl %%fs,%0" : "=r"(tmp): "0"(tmp));
+	savesegment(fs, tmp);
 	err |= __put_user(tmp, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->fs);
 
 	err |= __put_user(regs->xes, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->es);
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index cd2d5d5..1144df0 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@
 	 * it uses the read-only mapped virtual address.
 	 */
 	idt_descr.address = fix_to_virt(FIX_F00F_IDT);
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lidt %0" : : "m" (idt_descr));
+	load_idt(&idt_descr);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c b/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c
index 2daa06f..16b4850 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@
  */
 	info->regs32->eax = 0;
 	tsk->thread.saved_esp0 = tsk->thread.esp0;
-	asm volatile("mov %%fs,%0":"=m" (tsk->thread.saved_fs));
-	asm volatile("mov %%gs,%0":"=m" (tsk->thread.saved_gs));
+	savesegment(fs, tsk->thread.saved_fs);
+	savesegment(gs, tsk->thread.saved_gs);
 
 	tss = &per_cpu(init_tss, get_cpu());
 	tsk->thread.esp0 = (unsigned long) &info->VM86_TSS_ESP0;
diff --git a/arch/i386/math-emu/get_address.c b/arch/i386/math-emu/get_address.c
index 9117573..9819b70 100644
--- a/arch/i386/math-emu/get_address.c
+++ b/arch/i386/math-emu/get_address.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 { 
   struct desc_struct descriptor;
   unsigned long base_address, limit, address, seg_top;
-  unsigned short selector;
 
   segment--;
 
@@ -173,17 +172,11 @@
       /* fs and gs aren't used by the kernel, so they still have their
 	 user-space values. */
     case PREFIX_FS_-1:
-      /* The cast is needed here to get gcc 2.8.0 to use a 16 bit register
-	 in the assembler statement. */
-
-      __asm__("mov %%fs,%0":"=r" (selector));
-      addr->selector = selector;
+      /* N.B. - movl %seg, mem is a 2 byte write regardless of prefix */
+      savesegment(fs, addr->selector);
       break;
     case PREFIX_GS_-1:
-      /* The cast is needed here to get gcc 2.8.0 to use a 16 bit register
-	 in the assembler statement. */
-      __asm__("mov %%gs,%0":"=r" (selector));
-      addr->selector = selector;
+      savesegment(gs, addr->selector);
       break;
     default:
       addr->selector = PM_REG_(segment);
diff --git a/arch/i386/power/cpu.c b/arch/i386/power/cpu.c
index 4e19c43..c7a6436 100644
--- a/arch/i386/power/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/i386/power/cpu.c
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@
 	/*
 	 * descriptor tables
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("sgdt %0" : "=m" (ctxt->gdt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("sidt %0" : "=m" (ctxt->idt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("str %0"  : "=m" (ctxt->tr));
+ 	store_gdt(&ctxt->gdt_limit);
+ 	store_idt(&ctxt->idt_limit);
+ 	store_tr(ctxt->tr);
 
 	/*
 	 * segment registers
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("movw %%es, %0" : "=m" (ctxt->es));
-	asm volatile ("movw %%fs, %0" : "=m" (ctxt->fs));
-	asm volatile ("movw %%gs, %0" : "=m" (ctxt->gs));
-	asm volatile ("movw %%ss, %0" : "=m" (ctxt->ss));
+ 	savesegment(es, ctxt->es);
+ 	savesegment(fs, ctxt->fs);
+ 	savesegment(gs, ctxt->gs);
+ 	savesegment(ss, ctxt->ss);
 
 	/*
 	 * control registers 
@@ -118,16 +118,16 @@
 	 * now restore the descriptor tables to their proper values
 	 * ltr is done i fix_processor_context().
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("lgdt %0" :: "m" (ctxt->gdt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("lidt %0" :: "m" (ctxt->idt_limit));
+ 	load_gdt(&ctxt->gdt_limit);
+ 	load_idt(&ctxt->idt_limit);
 
 	/*
 	 * segment registers
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("movw %0, %%es" :: "r" (ctxt->es));
-	asm volatile ("movw %0, %%fs" :: "r" (ctxt->fs));
-	asm volatile ("movw %0, %%gs" :: "r" (ctxt->gs));
-	asm volatile ("movw %0, %%ss" :: "r" (ctxt->ss));
+ 	loadsegment(es, ctxt->es);
+ 	loadsegment(fs, ctxt->fs);
+ 	loadsegment(gs, ctxt->gs);
+ 	loadsegment(ss, ctxt->ss);
 
 	/*
 	 * sysenter MSRs