diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index c1ff4d1f1bfde..04d3082a7b948 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ int main(void)
   DEFINE(VM_EXEC,	       	VM_EXEC);
   BLANK();
   DEFINE(PAGE_SZ,	       	PAGE_SIZE);
-  DEFINE(VIRT_OFFSET,		PAGE_OFFSET);
   BLANK();
   DEFINE(SYS_ERROR0,		0x9f0000);
   BLANK();
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 93b5e8e5292ef..be439cab92c62 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/config.h>
 
+#include <asm/memory.h>
 #include <asm/glue.h>
 #include <asm/vfpmacros.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>		/* should be moved into entry-macro.S */
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ __pabt_svc:
 
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ < 6 && !defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG)
 	@ make sure our user space atomic helper is aborted
-	cmp	r2, #VIRT_OFFSET
+	cmp	r2, #TASK_SIZE
 	bichs	r3, r3, #PSR_Z_BIT
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
index 5396263513486..dd5d0f07d3589 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/head.S
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/procinfo.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <asm/memory.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 	.equ	swapper_pg_dir, DATAADDR - 0x4000
 
 	.macro	pgtbl, rd, phys
-	ldr	\rd, =((DATAADDR - 0x4000) - VIRT_OFFSET)
+	ldr	\rd, =((DATAADDR - 0x4000) - PAGE_OFFSET)
 	add	\rd, \rd, \phys
 	.endm
 #endif
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ __create_page_tables:
 	/*
 	 * Then map first 1MB of ram in case it contains our boot params.
 	 */
-	add	r0, r4, #VIRT_OFFSET >> 18
+	add	r0, r4, #PAGE_OFFSET >> 18
 	orr	r6, r5, r7
 	str	r6, [r0]
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/memory.h
index 79c90813bc3e6..d8209f8911d63 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/memory.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
 
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xf0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xf0000000)
 
 #define __virt_to_bus(x)	__virt_to_phys(x)
 #define __bus_to_virt(x)	__phys_to_virt(x)
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-cl7500/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-cl7500/memory.h
index 9776bba8e5850..34f40a6cec304 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-cl7500/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-cl7500/memory.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x10000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x10000000)
 
 /*
  * These are exactly the same on the RiscPC as the
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-clps711x/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-clps711x/memory.h
index bd978947db42f..61d8717406ce2 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-clps711x/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-clps711x/memory.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xc0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xc0000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa110/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa110/memory.h
index 5a9493e12275a..02f144520c10f 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa110/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa110/memory.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 
 /*
  * We keep this 1:1 so that we don't interfere
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa285/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa285/memory.h
index d0466f9987d3a..09e335cd687d8 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa285/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ebsa285/memory.h
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ extern unsigned long __bus_to_virt(unsigned long);
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_FOOTBRIDGE)
 
 /* Task size and page offset at 3GB */
-#define TASK_SIZE		(0xbf000000UL)
-#define PAGE_OFFSET		(0xc0000000UL)
+#define TASK_SIZE		UL(0xbf000000)
+#define PAGE_OFFSET		UL(0xc0000000)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_CO285)
 
 /* Task size and page offset at 1.5GB */
-#define TASK_SIZE		(0x5f000000UL)
-#define PAGE_OFFSET		(0x60000000UL)
+#define TASK_SIZE		UL(0x5f000000)
+#define PAGE_OFFSET		UL(0x60000000)
 
 #else
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern unsigned long __bus_to_virt(unsigned long);
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET		(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET		UL(0x00000000)
 
 /*
  * This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-epxa10db/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-epxa10db/memory.h
index 3f86bf7f67f01..999541b6a9f5d 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-epxa10db/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-epxa10db/memory.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-h720x/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-h720x/memory.h
index 5633447af2680..4a1bfd78a0fe1 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-h720x/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-h720x/memory.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Page offset:
  *    ( 0xc0000000UL )
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x40000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x40000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/memory.h
index 116a91fa14f19..d09ae32cd2f4c 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/memory.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MMU_H
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MMU_H
 
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x08000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x08000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-integrator/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-integrator/memory.h
index 2087ea7d28a9e..1ab56d783e7c4 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-integrator/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-integrator/memory.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
-#define BUS_OFFSET	(0x80000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
+#define BUS_OFFSET	UL(0x80000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-iop3xx/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-iop3xx/memory.h
index 45351f5cd904e..bc62f4b132359 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-iop3xx/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-iop3xx/memory.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_IOP331
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xa0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xa0000000)
 #else
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/memory.h
index d0f415c6dae95..21e1de51e3f67 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/memory.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MEMORY_H
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MEMORY_H
 
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/memory.h
index d348548b592b7..e024d0a1a669d 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/memory.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-l7200/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-l7200/memory.h
index c5b9608cb1370..9e50a171f78ac 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-l7200/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-l7200/memory.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset on the L7200 SDB.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET     (0xf0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET     UL(0xf0000000)
 
 #define __virt_to_bus(x) __virt_to_phys(x)
 #define __bus_to_virt(x) __phys_to_virt(x)
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-lh7a40x/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-lh7a40x/memory.h
index c650e6feb9d5d..c92bcb8376295 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-lh7a40x/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-lh7a40x/memory.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xc0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xc0000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-omap/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-omap/memory.h
index ef32d61eec7a2..bf545b6e0a265 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-omap/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-omap/memory.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP1)
-#define PHYS_OFFSET		(0x10000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET		UL(0x10000000)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2)
-#define PHYS_OFFSET		(0x80000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET		UL(0x80000000)
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 /*
  * OMAP-1510 Local Bus address offset
  */
-#define OMAP1510_LB_OFFSET	(0x30000000UL)
+#define OMAP1510_LB_OFFSET	UL(0x30000000)
 
 #define virt_to_lbus(x)		((x) - PAGE_OFFSET + OMAP1510_LB_OFFSET)
 #define lbus_to_virt(x)		((x) - OMAP1510_LB_OFFSET + PAGE_OFFSET)
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/memory.h
index 58bad9748b5c4..eaf6d43939e9e 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/memory.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xa0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xa0000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-rpc/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-rpc/memory.h
index 33fc75cdead02..0592cb3f0c743 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-rpc/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-rpc/memory.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x10000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x10000000)
 
 /*
  * These are exactly the same on the RiscPC as the
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-s3c2410/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-s3c2410/memory.h
index 3380ab1d07494..6ab834a14c8e0 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-s3c2410/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-s3c2410/memory.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
  * and at 0x0C000000 for S3C2400
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_S3C2400
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x0C000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x0C000000)
 #else
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x30000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x30000000)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-sa1100/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-sa1100/memory.h
index 8743ff5c1b233..0fc555b4c912a 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-sa1100/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-sa1100/memory.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset is 0xc0000000 on the SA1100
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0xc0000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0xc0000000)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-shark/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-shark/memory.h
index 8ff956d254633..95a29b4bc5d07 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-shark/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-shark/memory.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET     (0x08000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET     UL(0x08000000)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-versatile/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-versatile/memory.h
index 7b8b7cc422fa7..a9370976cc5ef 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-versatile/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-versatile/memory.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /*
  * Physical DRAM offset.
  */
-#define PHYS_OFFSET	(0x00000000UL)
+#define PHYS_OFFSET	UL(0x00000000)
 
 /*
  * Virtual view <-> DMA view memory address translations
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/memory.h b/include/asm-arm/memory.h
index a8a933a775db4..bee10fcf7e836 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/memory.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/memory.h
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARM_MEMORY_H
 #define __ASM_ARM_MEMORY_H
 
+/*
+ * Allow for constants defined here to be used from assembly code
+ * by prepending the UL suffix only with actual C code compilation.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define UL(x) (x##UL)
+#else
+#define UL(x) (x)
+#endif
+
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/arch/memory.h>
@@ -21,20 +31,20 @@
  * TASK_SIZE - the maximum size of a user space task.
  * TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE - the lower boundary of the mmap VM area
  */
-#define TASK_SIZE		(0xbf000000UL)
-#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE	(0x40000000UL)
+#define TASK_SIZE		UL(0xbf000000)
+#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE	UL(0x40000000)
 #endif
 
 /*
  * The maximum size of a 26-bit user space task.
  */
-#define TASK_SIZE_26		(0x04000000UL)
+#define TASK_SIZE_26		UL(0x04000000)
 
 /*
  * Page offset: 3GB
  */
 #ifndef PAGE_OFFSET
-#define PAGE_OFFSET		(0xc0000000UL)
+#define PAGE_OFFSET		UL(0xc0000000)
 #endif
 
 /*