diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
index 93e4266cd5a3..ad8f9f433a1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
@@ -80,7 +80,35 @@ static inline int text_opcode_size(u8 opcode)
 	return size;
 }
 
-extern void *text_gen_insn(u8 opcode, const void *addr, const void *dest);
+union text_poke_insn {
+	u8 text[POKE_MAX_OPCODE_SIZE];
+	struct {
+		u8 opcode;
+		s32 disp;
+	} __attribute__((packed));
+};
+
+static __always_inline
+void *text_gen_insn(u8 opcode, const void *addr, const void *dest)
+{
+	static union text_poke_insn insn; /* per instance */
+	int size = text_opcode_size(opcode);
+
+	insn.opcode = opcode;
+
+	if (size > 1) {
+		insn.disp = (long)dest - (long)(addr + size);
+		if (size == 2) {
+			/*
+			 * Ensure that for JMP9 the displacement
+			 * actually fits the signed byte.
+			 */
+			BUG_ON((insn.disp >> 31) != (insn.disp >> 7));
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &insn.text;
+}
 
 extern int after_bootmem;
 extern __ro_after_init struct mm_struct *poking_mm;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index f8f34f94d13d..cfcfadf5cc80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -1247,29 +1247,3 @@ void __ref text_poke_bp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len, const void *
 	text_poke_loc_init(&tp, addr, opcode, len, emulate);
 	text_poke_bp_batch(&tp, 1);
 }
-
-union text_poke_insn {
-	u8 text[POKE_MAX_OPCODE_SIZE];
-	struct {
-		u8 opcode;
-		s32 disp;
-	} __attribute__((packed));
-};
-
-void *text_gen_insn(u8 opcode, const void *addr, const void *dest)
-{
-	static union text_poke_insn insn; /* text_mutex */
-	int size = text_opcode_size(opcode);
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
-
-	insn.opcode = opcode;
-
-	if (size > 1) {
-		insn.disp = (long)dest - (long)(addr + size);
-		if (size == 2)
-			BUG_ON((insn.disp >> 31) != (insn.disp >> 7));
-	}
-
-	return &insn.text;
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 3d8adeba2651..2a179fb35cd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -63,24 +63,6 @@ int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-union ftrace_code_union {
-	char code[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
-	struct {
-		char op;
-		int offset;
-	} __attribute__((packed));
-};
-
-static const char *ftrace_text_replace(char op, unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	static union ftrace_code_union calc;
-
-	calc.op = op;
-	calc.offset = (int)(addr - (ip + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE));
-
-	return calc.code;
-}
-
 static const char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
 {
 	return ideal_nops[NOP_ATOMIC5];
@@ -88,7 +70,7 @@ static const char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
 
 static const char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	return ftrace_text_replace(CALL_INSN_OPCODE, ip, addr);
+	return text_gen_insn(CALL_INSN_OPCODE, (void *)ip, (void *)addr);
 }
 
 static int ftrace_verify_code(unsigned long ip, const char *old_code)
@@ -480,20 +462,20 @@ void arch_ftrace_update_trampoline(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 /* Return the address of the function the trampoline calls */
 static void *addr_from_call(void *ptr)
 {
-	union ftrace_code_union calc;
+	union text_poke_insn call;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = probe_kernel_read(&calc, ptr, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE);
+	ret = probe_kernel_read(&call, ptr, CALL_INSN_SIZE);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret < 0))
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Make sure this is a call */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(calc.op != 0xe8)) {
-		pr_warn("Expected e8, got %x\n", calc.op);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(call.opcode != CALL_INSN_OPCODE)) {
+		pr_warn("Expected E8, got %x\n", call.opcode);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return ptr + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE + calc.offset;
+	return ptr + CALL_INSN_SIZE + call.disp;
 }
 
 void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long self_addr, unsigned long *parent,
@@ -562,7 +544,7 @@ extern void ftrace_graph_call(void);
 
 static const char *ftrace_jmp_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	return ftrace_text_replace(JMP32_INSN_OPCODE, ip, addr);
+	return text_gen_insn(JMP32_INSN_OPCODE, (void *)ip, (void *)addr);
 }
 
 static int ftrace_mod_jmp(unsigned long ip, void *func)