diff --git a/include/asm-i386/bitops.h b/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
index b768e20..ac6285a 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static __inline__ int ffs(int x)
 		"1:" : "=r" (r) : "g" (x));
 	return r+1;
 }
+#define ffs
 
 /**
  * hweightN - returns the hamming weight of a N-bit word
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/bitops.h b/include/asm-m68k/bitops.h
index 0f9e8ab..e0c35fa 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/bitops.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ extern __inline__ int ffs(int x)
 	return r;
 }
 #define __ffs(x) (ffs(x) - 1)
+#define ffs
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-nios/bitops.h b/include/asm-nios/bitops.h
index 7744212..8315fb7 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios/bitops.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ extern int test_and_set_bit(int nr, volatile void * a);
 extern int test_and_change_bit(int nr, volatile void * addr);
 extern int test_bit(int nr, volatile void * a);
 extern int ffs(int i);
+#define ffs
 
 #endif /* _ASM_NIOS_BITOPS_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-nios2/bitops.h b/include/asm-nios2/bitops.h
index e6c1a85..b01a89d 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios2/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios2/bitops.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ extern int test_and_set_bit(int nr, volatile void * a);
 extern int test_and_change_bit(int nr, volatile void * addr);
 extern int test_bit(int nr, volatile void * a);
 extern int ffs(int i);
+#define ffs
 
 #endif /* __ASM_NIOS2_BITOPS_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/bitops.h b/include/asm-ppc/bitops.h
index daa66cf..9ed2f5d 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/bitops.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static __inline__ int fls(unsigned int x)
 {
 	return __ilog2(x) + 1;
 }
+#define fls
 
 /**
  * fls64 - find last set bit in a 64-bit word
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ extern __inline__ int ffs(int x)
 {
 	return __ilog2(x & -x) + 1;
 }
+#define ffs
 
 /*
  * hweightN: returns the hamming weight (i.e. the number
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/bitops.h b/include/asm-sh/bitops.h
index 410fba4..95167bd 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/bitops.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ static inline int ffs (int x)
 	}
 	return r;
 }
+#define ffs
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* __ASM_SH_BITOPS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 387a818..e14e6c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -38,6 +38,43 @@ static inline int generic_ffs(int x)
 	return r;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fls - find last (most-significant) bit set
+ * @x: the word to search
+ *
+ * This is defined the same way as ffs.
+ * Note fls(0) = 0, fls(1) = 1, fls(0x80000000) = 32.
+ */
+static inline int generic_fls(int x)
+{
+	int r = 32;
+
+	if (!x)
+		return 0;
+	if (!(x & 0xffff0000u)) {
+		x <<= 16;
+		r -= 16;
+	}
+	if (!(x & 0xff000000u)) {
+		x <<= 8;
+		r -= 8;
+	}
+	if (!(x & 0xf0000000u)) {
+		x <<= 4;
+		r -= 4;
+	}
+	if (!(x & 0xc0000000u)) {
+		x <<= 2;
+		r -= 2;
+	}
+	if (!(x & 0x80000000u)) {
+		x <<= 1;
+		r -= 1;
+	}
+	return r;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * hweightN: returns the hamming weight (i.e. the number
  * of bits set) of a N-bit word
@@ -82,6 +119,14 @@ static inline unsigned int generic_hweight8(unsigned int w)
 # define __clear_bit generic_clear_bit
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ffs
+# define ffs generic_ffs
+#endif
+
+#ifndef fls
+# define fls generic_fls
+#endif
+
 /**
  * __set_bit - Set a bit in memory
  * @nr: the bit to set