gas in binutils(2.16.91) could not parse parentheses within macro
parameters unless fully parenthesized, and this is a workaround to
make old gas work without generating below errors:
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S: Assembler messages:
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:387: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:389: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:390: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:391: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:392: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:393: Error: too many positional arguments
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:394: Error: too many positional arguments

Signed-off-by: Tao Guo <glorious...@gmail.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h |   48 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S     |   20 ++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
index a9e3a74..7f8422a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
@@ -49,38 +49,36 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is 
built with
 #include "dwarf2.h"
 
 /*
- * 64-bit system call stack frame layout defines and helpers, for
- * assembly code (note that the seemingly unnecessary parentheses
- * are to prevent cpp from inserting spaces in expressions that get
- * passed to macros):
+ * 64-bit system call stack frame layout defines and helpers,
+ * for assembly code:
  */
 
-#define R15              (0)
-#define R14              (8)
-#define R13             (16)
-#define R12             (24)
-#define RBP             (32)
-#define RBX             (40)
+#define R15              0
+#define R14              8
+#define R13             16
+#define R12             24
+#define RBP             32
+#define RBX             40
 
 /* arguments: interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save up to here: */
-#define R11             (48)
-#define R10             (56)
-#define R9              (64)
-#define R8              (72)
-#define RAX             (80)
-#define RCX             (88)
-#define RDX             (96)
-#define RSI            (104)
-#define RDI            (112)
-#define ORIG_RAX       (120)       /* + error_code */
+#define R11             48
+#define R10             56
+#define R9              64
+#define R8              72
+#define RAX             80
+#define RCX             88
+#define RDX             96
+#define RSI            104
+#define RDI            112
+#define ORIG_RAX       120       /* + error_code */
 /* end of arguments */
 
 /* cpu exception frame or undefined in case of fast syscall: */
-#define RIP            (128)
-#define CS             (136)
-#define EFLAGS         (144)
-#define RSP            (152)
-#define SS             (160)
+#define RIP            128
+#define CS             136
+#define EFLAGS         144
+#define RSP            152
+#define SS             160
 
 #define ARGOFFSET      R11
 #define SWFRAME                ORIG_RAX
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 69babd8..bf77e70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -342,15 +342,15 @@ ENDPROC(native_usergs_sysret64)
        .macro SAVE_ARGS_IRQ
        cld
        /* start from rbp in pt_regs and jump over */
-       movq_cfi rdi, RDI-RBP
-       movq_cfi rsi, RSI-RBP
-       movq_cfi rdx, RDX-RBP
-       movq_cfi rcx, RCX-RBP
-       movq_cfi rax, RAX-RBP
-       movq_cfi  r8,  R8-RBP
-       movq_cfi  r9,  R9-RBP
-       movq_cfi r10, R10-RBP
-       movq_cfi r11, R11-RBP
+       movq_cfi rdi, (RDI-RBP)
+       movq_cfi rsi, (RSI-RBP)
+       movq_cfi rdx, (RDX-RBP)
+       movq_cfi rcx, (RCX-RBP)
+       movq_cfi rax, (RAX-RBP)
+       movq_cfi  r8,  (R8-RBP)
+       movq_cfi  r9,  (R9-RBP)
+       movq_cfi r10, (R10-RBP)
+       movq_cfi r11, (R11-RBP)
 
        /* Save rbp so that we can unwind from get_irq_regs() */
        movq_cfi rbp, 0
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ ENDPROC(native_usergs_sysret64)
        .endm
 
 ENTRY(save_rest)
-       PARTIAL_FRAME 1 REST_SKIP+8
+       PARTIAL_FRAME 1 (REST_SKIP+8)
        movq 5*8+16(%rsp), %r11 /* save return address */
        movq_cfi rbx, RBX+16
        movq_cfi rbp, RBP+16
-- 
1.7.7.6

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