#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
+static __always_inline int preempt_count(void)
+{
+       return current_thread_info()->preempt_count;
+}
+
+static __always_inline int *preempt_count_ptr(void)
+{
+       return ¤t_thread_info()->preempt_count;
+}
+
+static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
+{
+       *preempt_count_ptr() = pc;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT) || defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_TRACER)
   extern void add_preempt_count(int val);
   extern void sub_preempt_count(int val);
 #else
-# define add_preempt_count(val)        do { preempt_count() += (val); } while (0)
-# define sub_preempt_count(val)        do { preempt_count() -= (val); } while (0)
+# define add_preempt_count(val)        do { *preempt_count_ptr() += (val); } while (0)
+# define sub_preempt_count(val)        do { *preempt_count_ptr() -= (val); } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #define inc_preempt_count() add_preempt_count(1)
 #define dec_preempt_count() sub_preempt_count(1)
 
-#define preempt_count()        (current_thread_info()->preempt_count)
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 
 asmlinkage void preempt_schedule(void);
 
 /* For debugging and tracer internals only! */
 #define add_preempt_count_notrace(val)                 \
-       do { preempt_count() += (val); } while (0)
+       do { *preempt_count_ptr() += (val); } while (0)
 #define sub_preempt_count_notrace(val)                 \
-       do { preempt_count() -= (val); } while (0)
+       do { *preempt_count_ptr() -= (val); } while (0)
 #define inc_preempt_count_notrace() add_preempt_count_notrace(1)
 #define dec_preempt_count_notrace() sub_preempt_count_notrace(1)
 
 
 
        if (preempt_count() != count) {
                sprintf(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ");
-               preempt_count() = count;
+               preempt_count_set(count);
        }
        if (irqs_disabled()) {
                strlcat(msgbuf, "disabled interrupts ", sizeof(msgbuf));
 
        if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON((preempt_count() < 0)))
                return;
 #endif
-       preempt_count() += val;
+       add_preempt_count_notrace(val);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT
        /*
         * Spinlock count overflowing soon?
 
        if (preempt_count() == val)
                trace_preempt_on(CALLER_ADDR0, get_parent_ip(CALLER_ADDR1));
-       preempt_count() -= val;
+       sub_preempt_count_notrace(val);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sub_preempt_count);
 
 
         * We must manually increment preempt_count here and manually
         * call the trace_preempt_off later.
         */
-       preempt_count() += cnt;
+       add_preempt_count_notrace(cnt);
        /*
         * Were softirqs turned off above:
         */
                                       " exited with %08x?\n", vec_nr,
                                       softirq_to_name[vec_nr], h->action,
                                       prev_count, preempt_count());
-                               preempt_count() = prev_count;
+                               preempt_count_set(prev_count);
                        }
 
                        rcu_bh_qs(cpu);
 
 static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer, void (*fn)(unsigned long),
                          unsigned long data)
 {
-       int preempt_count = preempt_count();
+       int count = preempt_count();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
        /*
 
        lock_map_release(&lockdep_map);
 
-       if (preempt_count != preempt_count()) {
+       if (count != preempt_count()) {
                WARN_ONCE(1, "timer: %pF preempt leak: %08x -> %08x\n",
-                         fn, preempt_count, preempt_count());
+                         fn, count, preempt_count());
                /*
                 * Restore the preempt count. That gives us a decent
                 * chance to survive and extract information. If the
                 * callback kept a lock held, bad luck, but not worse
                 * than the BUG() we had.
                 */
-               preempt_count() = preempt_count;
+               preempt_count_set(count);
        }
 }
 
 
         * Some tests (e.g. double-unlock) might corrupt the preemption
         * count, so restore it:
         */
-       preempt_count() = saved_preempt_count;
+       preempt_count_set(saved_preempt_count);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
        if (softirq_count())
                current->softirqs_enabled = 0;
 
 
 notrace unsigned int debug_smp_processor_id(void)
 {
-       unsigned long preempt_count = preempt_count();
        int this_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
-       if (likely(preempt_count))
+       if (likely(preempt_count()))
                goto out;
 
        if (irqs_disabled())