diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
index eca2028..7f66985 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 genhdr-y += unistd_x32.h
 
 generic-y += clkdev.h
-generic-y += preempt.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1309942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_PREEMPT_H
+#define __ASM_PREEMPT_H
+
+#include <asm/rmwcc.h>
+#include <asm/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/thread_info.h>
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, __preempt_count);
+
+/*
+ * We mask the PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED bit so as not to confuse all current users
+ * that think a non-zero value indicates we cannot preempt.
+ */
+static __always_inline int preempt_count(void)
+{
+	return __this_cpu_read_4(__preempt_count) & ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED;
+}
+
+static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
+{
+	__this_cpu_write_4(__preempt_count, pc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * must be macros to avoid header recursion hell
+ */
+#define task_preempt_count(p) \
+	(task_thread_info(p)->saved_preempt_count & ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED)
+
+#define init_task_preempt_count(p) do { \
+	task_thread_info(p)->saved_preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
+} while (0)
+
+#define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
+	task_thread_info(p)->saved_preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	per_cpu(__preempt_count, (cpu)) = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+} while (0)
+
+/*
+ * We fold the NEED_RESCHED bit into the preempt count such that
+ * preempt_enable() can decrement and test for needing to reschedule with a
+ * single instruction.
+ *
+ * We invert the actual bit, so that when the decrement hits 0 we know we both
+ * need to resched (the bit is cleared) and can resched (no preempt count).
+ */
+
+static __always_inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
+{
+	__this_cpu_and_4(__preempt_count, ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED);
+}
+
+static __always_inline void clear_preempt_need_resched(void)
+{
+	__this_cpu_or_4(__preempt_count, PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED);
+}
+
+static __always_inline bool test_preempt_need_resched(void)
+{
+	return !(__this_cpu_read_4(__preempt_count) & PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED);
+}
+
+/*
+ * The various preempt_count add/sub methods
+ */
+
+static __always_inline void __preempt_count_add(int val)
+{
+	__this_cpu_add_4(__preempt_count, val);
+}
+
+static __always_inline void __preempt_count_sub(int val)
+{
+	__this_cpu_add_4(__preempt_count, -val);
+}
+
+static __always_inline bool __preempt_count_dec_and_test(void)
+{
+	GEN_UNARY_RMWcc("decl", __preempt_count, __percpu_arg(0), "e");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true when we need to resched -- even if we can not.
+ */
+static __always_inline bool need_resched(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(test_preempt_need_resched());
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true when we need to resched and can (barring IRQ state).
+ */
+static __always_inline bool should_resched(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(!__this_cpu_read_4(__preempt_count));
+}
+
+#endif /* __ASM_PREEMPT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 2781119..c46a46b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 	__u32			flags;		/* low level flags */
 	__u32			status;		/* thread synchronous flags */
 	__u32			cpu;		/* current CPU */
-	int			preempt_count;	/* 0 => preemptable,
-						   <0 => BUG */
+	int			saved_preempt_count;
 	mm_segment_t		addr_limit;
 	struct restart_block    restart_block;
 	void __user		*sysenter_return;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@
 	.exec_domain	= &default_exec_domain,	\
 	.flags		= 0,			\
 	.cpu		= 0,			\
-	.preempt_count	= INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,	\
+	.saved_preempt_count = INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,	\
 	.addr_limit	= KERNEL_DS,		\
 	.restart_block = {			\
 		.fn = do_no_restart_syscall,	\
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 2861082..9f6b934 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 	OFFSET(TI_flags, thread_info, flags);
 	OFFSET(TI_status, thread_info, status);
 	OFFSET(TI_addr_limit, thread_info, addr_limit);
-	OFFSET(TI_preempt_count, thread_info, preempt_count);
 
 	BLANK();
 	OFFSET(crypto_tfm_ctx_offset, crypto_tfm, __crt_ctx);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 2793d1f..5223fe6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1095,6 +1095,9 @@
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, irq_count) __visible = -1;
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, __preempt_count) = INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(__preempt_count);
+
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, fpu_owner_task);
 
 /*
@@ -1169,6 +1172,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) = &init_task;
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, __preempt_count) = INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(__preempt_count);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, fpu_owner_task);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index f0dcb0c..fd1bc1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -362,12 +362,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 ENTRY(resume_kernel)
 	DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_ANY)
-	cmpl $0,TI_preempt_count(%ebp)	# non-zero preempt_count ?
-	jnz restore_all
 need_resched:
-	movl TI_flags(%ebp), %ecx	# need_resched set ?
-	testb $_TIF_NEED_RESCHED, %cl
-	jz restore_all
+	cmpl $0,PER_CPU_VAR(__preempt_count)
+	jnz restore_all
 	testl $X86_EFLAGS_IF,PT_EFLAGS(%esp)	# interrupts off (exception path) ?
 	jz restore_all
 	call preempt_schedule_irq
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 1b69951..6a43e7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1118,10 +1118,8 @@
 	/* Returning to kernel space. Check if we need preemption */
 	/* rcx:	 threadinfo. interrupts off. */
 ENTRY(retint_kernel)
-	cmpl $0,TI_preempt_count(%rcx)
+	cmpl $0,PER_CPU_VAR(__preempt_count)
 	jnz  retint_restore_args
-	bt  $TIF_NEED_RESCHED,TI_flags(%rcx)
-	jnc  retint_restore_args
 	bt   $9,EFLAGS-ARGOFFSET(%rsp)	/* interrupts off? */
 	jnc  retint_restore_args
 	call preempt_schedule_irq
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
index 4186755..3fe0663 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@
 	irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->tinfo.task;
 	irqctx->tinfo.previous_esp = current_stack_pointer;
 
-	/* Copy the preempt_count so that the [soft]irq checks work. */
-	irqctx->tinfo.preempt_count = curctx->tinfo.preempt_count;
-
 	if (unlikely(overflow))
 		call_on_stack(print_stack_overflow, isp);
 
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@
 					       THREAD_SIZE_ORDER));
 	memset(&irqctx->tinfo, 0, sizeof(struct thread_info));
 	irqctx->tinfo.cpu		= cpu;
-	irqctx->tinfo.preempt_count	= HARDIRQ_OFFSET;
 	irqctx->tinfo.addr_limit	= MAKE_MM_SEG(0);
 
 	per_cpu(hardirq_ctx, cpu) = irqctx;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 884f98f..c2ec1aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@
 		set_iopl_mask(next->iopl);
 
 	/*
+	 * If it were not for PREEMPT_ACTIVE we could guarantee that the
+	 * preempt_count of all tasks was equal here and this would not be
+	 * needed.
+	 */
+	task_thread_info(prev_p)->saved_preempt_count = this_cpu_read(__preempt_count);
+	this_cpu_write(__preempt_count, task_thread_info(next_p)->saved_preempt_count);
+
+	/*
 	 * Now maybe handle debug registers and/or IO bitmaps
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(task_thread_info(prev_p)->flags & _TIF_WORK_CTXSW_PREV ||
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index bb1dc51..45ab4d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@
 	this_cpu_write(old_rsp, next->usersp);
 	this_cpu_write(current_task, next_p);
 
+	/*
+	 * If it were not for PREEMPT_ACTIVE we could guarantee that the
+	 * preempt_count of all tasks was equal here and this would not be
+	 * needed.
+	 */
+	task_thread_info(prev_p)->saved_preempt_count = this_cpu_read(__preempt_count);
+	this_cpu_write(__preempt_count, task_thread_info(next_p)->saved_preempt_count);
+
 	this_cpu_write(kernel_stack,
 		  (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
 		  THREAD_SIZE - KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET);