diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 3672353a0acda884be51fd3debba26ea50f43b09..188ed9f65517453d5bb97f2466167c069a7c0ae2 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -88,17 +88,22 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 
 /* Unreachable code */
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION
+/*
+ * These macros help objtool understand GCC code flow for unreachable code.
+ * The __COUNTER__ based labels are a hack to make each instance of the macros
+ * unique, to convince GCC not to merge duplicate inline asm statements.
+ */
 #define annotate_reachable() ({						\
-	asm("%c0:\n\t"							\
-	    ".pushsection .discard.reachable\n\t"			\
-	    ".long %c0b - .\n\t"					\
-	    ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__COUNTER__));			\
+	asm volatile("%c0:\n\t"						\
+		     ".pushsection .discard.reachable\n\t"		\
+		     ".long %c0b - .\n\t"				\
+		     ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__COUNTER__));		\
 })
 #define annotate_unreachable() ({					\
-	asm("%c0:\n\t"							\
-	    ".pushsection .discard.unreachable\n\t"			\
-	    ".long %c0b - .\n\t"					\
-	    ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__COUNTER__));			\
+	asm volatile("%c0:\n\t"						\
+		     ".pushsection .discard.unreachable\n\t"		\
+		     ".long %c0b - .\n\t"				\
+		     ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__COUNTER__));		\
 })
 #define ASM_UNREACHABLE							\
 	"999:\n\t"							\
diff --git a/tools/objtool/.gitignore b/tools/objtool/.gitignore
index d3102c865a95e0ea82c6979c9acb72c50a61fce1..914cff12899b655f760b0c5d79d3e029a3d09168 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/objtool/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-arch/x86/insn/inat-tables.c
+arch/x86/lib/inat-tables.c
 objtool
 fixdep
diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index 424b1965d06f2f95d701d19284cc0f3f7e6e82ea..0f94af3ccaaa25a20325db643d4d79cbaff17688 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ OBJTOOL_IN := $(OBJTOOL)-in.o
 
 all: $(OBJTOOL)
 
-INCLUDES := -I$(srctree)/tools/include -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(HOSTARCH)/include/uapi
+INCLUDES := -I$(srctree)/tools/include \
+	    -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(HOSTARCH)/include/uapi \
+	    -I$(srctree)/tools/objtool/arch/$(ARCH)/include
 WARNINGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-packed
 CFLAGS   += -Wall -Werror $(WARNINGS) -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -g $(INCLUDES)
 LDFLAGS  += -lelf $(LIBSUBCMD)
@@ -41,22 +43,8 @@ include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
 $(OBJTOOL_IN): fixdep FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) $(build)=objtool
 
-# Busybox's diff doesn't have -I, avoid warning in that case
-#
 $(OBJTOOL): $(LIBSUBCMD) $(OBJTOOL_IN)
-	@(diff -I 2>&1 | grep -q 'option requires an argument' && \
-	test -d ../../kernel -a -d ../../tools -a -d ../objtool && (( \
-	diff -I'^#include' arch/x86/insn/insn.c ../../arch/x86/lib/insn.c >/dev/null && \
-	diff -I'^#include' arch/x86/insn/inat.c ../../arch/x86/lib/inat.c >/dev/null && \
-	diff arch/x86/insn/x86-opcode-map.txt ../../arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt >/dev/null && \
-	diff arch/x86/insn/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk ../../arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk >/dev/null && \
-	diff -I'^#include' arch/x86/insn/insn.h ../../arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h >/dev/null && \
-	diff -I'^#include' arch/x86/insn/inat.h ../../arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h >/dev/null && \
-	diff -I'^#include' arch/x86/insn/inat_types.h ../../arch/x86/include/asm/inat_types.h >/dev/null) \
-	|| echo "warning: objtool: x86 instruction decoder differs from kernel" >&2 )) || true
-	@(test -d ../../kernel -a -d ../../tools -a -d ../objtool && (( \
-	diff ../../arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h orc_types.h >/dev/null) \
-	|| echo "warning: objtool: orc_types.h differs from kernel" >&2 )) || true
+	@./sync-check.sh
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(OBJTOOL_IN) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 
@@ -66,7 +54,7 @@ $(LIBSUBCMD): fixdep FORCE
 clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, objtool) $(RM) $(OBJTOOL)
 	$(Q)find $(OUTPUT) -name '*.o' -delete -o -name '\.*.cmd' -delete -o -name '\.*.d' -delete
-	$(Q)$(RM) $(OUTPUT)arch/x86/insn/inat-tables.c $(OUTPUT)fixdep
+	$(Q)$(RM) $(OUTPUT)arch/x86/lib/inat-tables.c $(OUTPUT)fixdep
 
 FORCE:
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/Build b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/Build
index debbdb0b5c430b3a74143bd216db464956522733..b998412c017d9173d27b10a760899fd0c9efa32f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/Build
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/Build
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 objtool-y += decode.o
 
-inat_tables_script = arch/x86/insn/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
-inat_tables_maps = arch/x86/insn/x86-opcode-map.txt
+inat_tables_script = arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
+inat_tables_maps = arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
 
-$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/insn/inat-tables.c: $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps)
+$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/lib/inat-tables.c: $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps)
 	$(call rule_mkdir)
 	$(Q)$(call echo-cmd,gen)$(AWK) -f $(inat_tables_script) $(inat_tables_maps) > $@
 
-$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/decode.o: $(OUTPUT)arch/x86/insn/inat-tables.c
+$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/decode.o: $(OUTPUT)arch/x86/lib/inat-tables.c
 
-CFLAGS_decode.o += -I$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/insn
+CFLAGS_decode.o += -I$(OUTPUT)arch/x86/lib
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index 34a579f806e390337bdee738ae507364c02e7ad7..8acfc47af70efde4c1a3bb3ad6aff809f0ad0308 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define unlikely(cond) (cond)
-#include "insn/insn.h"
-#include "insn/inat.c"
-#include "insn/insn.c"
+#include <asm/insn.h>
+#include "lib/inat.c"
+#include "lib/insn.c"
 
 #include "../../elf.h"
 #include "../../arch.h"
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.h b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h
similarity index 95%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.h
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h
index 125ecd2a300d78758d3968c9fcd5049dff88c457..1c78580e58bea3e83b79076409aaaab2343aa47f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  *
  */
-#include "inat_types.h"
+#include <asm/inat_types.h>
 
 /*
  * Internal bits. Don't use bitmasks directly, because these bits are
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@
 #define INAT_MAKE_GROUP(grp)	((grp << INAT_GRP_OFFS) | INAT_MODRM)
 #define INAT_MAKE_IMM(imm)	(imm << INAT_IMM_OFFS)
 
+/* Identifiers for segment registers */
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_IGNORE	0
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_DEFAULT	1
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_CS		2
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_SS		3
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_DS		4
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_ES		5
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_FS		6
+#define INAT_SEG_REG_GS		7
+
 /* Attribute search APIs */
 extern insn_attr_t inat_get_opcode_attribute(insn_byte_t opcode);
 extern int inat_get_last_prefix_id(insn_byte_t last_pfx);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat_types.h b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat_types.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat_types.h
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/inat_types.h
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.h b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.h
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
index e23578c7b1be9d56398ccd33a2b3ef28633b4939..b3e32b010ab194ed613034234c403c4067502776 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 /* insn_attr_t is defined in inat.h */
-#include "inat.h"
+#include <asm/inat.h>
 
 struct insn_field {
 	union {
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_types.h b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/objtool/orc_types.h
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/inat.c
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.c
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/inat.c
index e4bf28e6f4c7a5c851dd8a07052ea49255a24e22..c1f01a8e9f65ecd266b81a2806cf6ff56d3ed5ba 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/inat.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/inat.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  *
  */
-#include "insn.h"
+#include <asm/insn.h>
 
 /* Attribute tables are generated from opcode map */
 #include "inat-tables.c"
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.c
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
index ca983e2bea8b2d6c577b284b6f354017d5bd18ca..1088eb8f3a5fea12bcd06cc11f5184bbf8e46eb9 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/insn.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #else
 #include <string.h>
 #endif
-#include "inat.h"
-#include "insn.h"
+#include <asm/inat.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
 
 /* Verify next sizeof(t) bytes can be on the same instruction */
 #define validate_next(t, insn, n)	\
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/x86-opcode-map.txt b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/x86-opcode-map.txt
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
rename to tools/objtool/arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc.h b/tools/objtool/orc.h
index a4139e386ef37471e7c0f71e66b6df05739e2360..b0e92a6d0903b0b18b8e451194d3df73269d8162 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef _ORC_H
 #define _ORC_H
 
-#include "orc_types.h"
+#include <asm/orc_types.h>
 
 struct objtool_file;
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/sync-check.sh b/tools/objtool/sync-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1470e74e9d661184e967389f8fa09c6deeff560d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/objtool/sync-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+FILES='
+arch/x86/lib/insn.c
+arch/x86/lib/inat.c
+arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt
+arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk
+arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/inat.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/inat_types.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
+'
+
+check()
+{
+	local file=$1
+
+	diff $file ../../$file > /dev/null ||
+		echo "Warning: synced file at 'tools/objtool/$file' differs from latest kernel version at '$file'"
+}
+
+if [ ! -d ../../kernel ] || [ ! -d ../../tools ] || [ ! -d ../objtool ]; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+for i in $FILES; do
+  check $i
+done