--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 	 * exist, overwrite the RSB with entries which capture
 	 * speculative execution to prevent attack.
 	 */
-	/* Clobbers %ebx */
-	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
+	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %ebx, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
 #endif
 
 	/* restore callee-saved registers */
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -364,8 +364,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 	 * exist, overwrite the RSB with entries which capture
 	 * speculative execution to prevent attack.
 	 */
-	/* Clobbers %rbx */
-	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
+	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %r12, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
 #endif
 
 	/* restore callee-saved registers */
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
@@ -38,7 +38,4 @@ INDIRECT_THUNK(dx)
 INDIRECT_THUNK(si)
 INDIRECT_THUNK(di)
 INDIRECT_THUNK(bp)
-asmlinkage void __fill_rsb(void);
-asmlinkage void __clear_rsb(void);
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_RETPOLINE */
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -8,6 +8,50 @@
 #include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
 #include <asm/msr-index.h>
 
+/*
+ * Fill the CPU return stack buffer.
+ *
+ * Each entry in the RSB, if used for a speculative 'ret', contains an
+ * infinite 'pause; lfence; jmp' loop to capture speculative execution.
+ *
+ * This is required in various cases for retpoline and IBRS-based
+ * mitigations for the Spectre variant 2 vulnerability. Sometimes to
+ * eliminate potentially bogus entries from the RSB, and sometimes
+ * purely to ensure that it doesn't get empty, which on some CPUs would
+ * allow predictions from other (unwanted!) sources to be used.
+ *
+ * We define a CPP macro such that it can be used from both .S files and
+ * inline assembly. It's possible to do a .macro and then include that
+ * from C via asm(".include <asm/nospec-branch.h>") but let's not go there.
+ */
+
+#define RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS		32	/* To forcibly overwrite all entries */
+#define RSB_FILL_LOOPS		16	/* To avoid underflow */
+
+/*
+ * Google experimented with loop-unrolling and this turned out to be
+ * the optimal version — two calls, each with their own speculation
+ * trap should their return address end up getting used, in a loop.
+ */
+#define __FILL_RETURN_BUFFER(reg, nr, sp)	\
+	mov	$(nr/2), reg;			\
+771:						\
+	call	772f;				\
+773:	/* speculation trap */			\
+	pause;					\
+	lfence;					\
+	jmp	773b;				\
+772:						\
+	call	774f;				\
+775:	/* speculation trap */			\
+	pause;					\
+	lfence;					\
+	jmp	775b;				\
+774:						\
+	dec	reg;				\
+	jnz	771b;				\
+	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * nr, sp;
+
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 /*
@@ -78,10 +122,17 @@
 #endif
 .endm
 
-/* This clobbers the BX register */
-.macro FILL_RETURN_BUFFER nr:req ftr:req
+ /*
+  * A simpler FILL_RETURN_BUFFER macro. Don't make people use the CPP
+  * monstrosity above, manually.
+  */
+.macro FILL_RETURN_BUFFER reg:req nr:req ftr:req
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
-	ALTERNATIVE "", "call __clear_rsb", \ftr
+	ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lskip_rsb_\@",				\
+		__stringify(__FILL_RETURN_BUFFER(\reg,\nr,%_ASM_SP))	\
+		\ftr
+.Lskip_rsb_\@:
 #endif
 .endm
 
@@ -156,10 +207,15 @@ extern char __indirect_thunk_end[];
 static inline void vmexit_fill_RSB(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
-	alternative_input("",
-			  "call __fill_rsb",
-			  X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE,
-			  ASM_NO_INPUT_CLOBBER(_ASM_BX, "memory"));
+	unsigned long loops;
+
+	asm volatile (ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE
+		      ALTERNATIVE("jmp 910f",
+				  __stringify(__FILL_RETURN_BUFFER(%0, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, %1)),
+				  X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE)
+		      "910:"
+		      : "=r" (loops), ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
+		      : : "memory" );
 #endif
 }
 
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM) +=
 lib-$(CONFIG_INSTRUCTION_DECODER) += insn.o inat.o insn-eval.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE) += kaslr.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_RETPOLINE) += retpoline.o
-OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_retpoline.o :=y
 
 obj-y += msr.o msr-reg.o msr-reg-export.o hweight.o
 
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <asm/alternative-asm.h>
 #include <asm/export.h>
 #include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
-#include <asm/bitsperlong.h>
 
 .macro THUNK reg
 	.section .text.__x86.indirect_thunk
@@ -47,58 +46,3 @@ GENERATE_THUNK(r13)
 GENERATE_THUNK(r14)
 GENERATE_THUNK(r15)
 #endif
-
-/*
- * Fill the CPU return stack buffer.
- *
- * Each entry in the RSB, if used for a speculative 'ret', contains an
- * infinite 'pause; lfence; jmp' loop to capture speculative execution.
- *
- * This is required in various cases for retpoline and IBRS-based
- * mitigations for the Spectre variant 2 vulnerability. Sometimes to
- * eliminate potentially bogus entries from the RSB, and sometimes
- * purely to ensure that it doesn't get empty, which on some CPUs would
- * allow predictions from other (unwanted!) sources to be used.
- *
- * Google experimented with loop-unrolling and this turned out to be
- * the optimal version - two calls, each with their own speculation
- * trap should their return address end up getting used, in a loop.
- */
-.macro STUFF_RSB nr:req sp:req
-	mov	$(\nr / 2), %_ASM_BX
-	.align 16
-771:
-	call	772f
-773:						/* speculation trap */
-	pause
-	lfence
-	jmp	773b
-	.align 16
-772:
-	call	774f
-775:						/* speculation trap */
-	pause
-	lfence
-	jmp	775b
-	.align 16
-774:
-	dec	%_ASM_BX
-	jnz	771b
-	add	$((BITS_PER_LONG/8) * \nr), \sp
-.endm
-
-#define RSB_FILL_LOOPS		16	/* To avoid underflow */
-
-ENTRY(__fill_rsb)
-	STUFF_RSB RSB_FILL_LOOPS, %_ASM_SP
-	ret
-END(__fill_rsb)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__fill_rsb)
-
-#define RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS		32	/* To forcibly overwrite all entries */
-
-ENTRY(__clear_rsb)
-	STUFF_RSB RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, %_ASM_SP
-	ret
-END(__clear_rsb)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__clear_rsb)
