2 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index 36145efc61b5..b2203e21acb3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -558,13 +558,6 @@ handle_io_bitmap(struct thread_struct *next, struct tss_struct *tss)
          */
         tss->io_bitmap_base = INVALID_IO_BITMAP_OFFSET_LAZY;
 }
-/*
- * This special macro can be used to load a debugging register
- */
-#define loaddebug(thread,register) \
-                __asm__("movl %0,%%db" #register  \
-                        : /* no output */ \
-                        :"r" (thread->debugreg[register]))
 
 /*
  *      switch_to(x,yn) should switch tasks from x to y.
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
index ef3602e1c052..ea46d028af08 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ int fastcall do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *oldset)
                  * inside the kernel.
                  */
                 if (unlikely(current->thread.debugreg[7])) {
-                        __asm__("movl %0,%%db7" : : "r" (current->thread.debugreg[7]));
+                        loaddebug(&current->thread, 7);
                 }
 
                 /* Whee!  Actually deliver the signal.  */