.load_tls = native_load_tls,
        .write_ldt_entry = write_dt_entry,
        .write_gdt_entry = write_dt_entry,
-       .write_idt_entry = write_dt_entry,
+       .write_idt_entry = native_write_idt_entry,
        .load_sp0 = native_load_sp0,
 
        .irq_enable_syscall_ret = native_irq_enable_syscall_ret,
 
        void (*cpuid)(void /* non-c */);
        void (*_set_ldt)(u32 selector);
        void (*set_tr)(u32 selector);
+       void (*write_idt_entry)(struct desc_struct *, int, u32, u32);
        void (*set_kernel_stack)(u32 selector, u32 sp0);
        void (*allocate_page)(u32, u32, u32, u32, u32);
        void (*release_page)(u32, u32);
        vmi_ops.set_tr(GDT_ENTRY_TSS*sizeof(struct desc_struct));
 }
 
+static void vmi_write_idt_entry(gate_desc *dt, int entry, const gate_desc *g)
+{
+       u32 *idt_entry = (u32 *)g;
+       vmi_ops.write_idt_entry(dt, entry, idt_entry[0], idt_entry[2]);
+}
+
 static void vmi_load_sp0(struct tss_struct *tss,
                                   struct thread_struct *thread)
 {
        pv_cpu_ops.load_tls = vmi_load_tls;
        para_fill(pv_cpu_ops.write_ldt_entry, WriteLDTEntry);
        para_fill(pv_cpu_ops.write_gdt_entry, WriteGDTEntry);
-       para_fill(pv_cpu_ops.write_idt_entry, WriteIDTEntry);
+       para_wrap(pv_cpu_ops.write_idt_entry, vmi_write_idt_entry,
+                 write_idt_entry, WriteIDTEntry);
        para_wrap(pv_cpu_ops.load_sp0, vmi_load_sp0, set_kernel_stack, UpdateKernelStack);
        para_fill(pv_cpu_ops.set_iopl_mask, SetIOPLMask);
        para_fill(pv_cpu_ops.io_delay, IODelay);
 
  * address of the handler, and... well, who cares?  The Guest just asks the
  * Host to make the change anyway, because the Host controls the real IDT.
  */
-static void lguest_write_idt_entry(struct desc_struct *dt,
-                                  int entrynum, u32 low, u32 high)
+static void lguest_write_idt_entry(gate_desc *dt,
+                                  int entrynum, const gate_desc *g)
 {
+       u32 *desc = (u32 *)g;
        /* Keep the local copy up to date. */
-       write_dt_entry(dt, entrynum, low, high);
+       native_write_idt_entry(dt, entrynum, g);
        /* Tell Host about this new entry. */
-       hcall(LHCALL_LOAD_IDT_ENTRY, entrynum, low, high);
+       hcall(LHCALL_LOAD_IDT_ENTRY, entrynum, desc[0], desc[1]);
 }
 
 /* Changing to a different IDT is very rare: we keep the IDT up-to-date every
 
 
 /* Set an IDT entry.  If the entry is part of the current IDT, then
    also update Xen. */
-static void xen_write_idt_entry(struct desc_struct *dt, int entrynum,
-                               u32 low, u32 high)
+static void xen_write_idt_entry(gate_desc *dt, int entrynum, const gate_desc *g)
 {
        unsigned long p = (unsigned long)&dt[entrynum];
        unsigned long start, end;
 
        xen_mc_flush();
 
-       write_dt_entry(dt, entrynum, low, high);
+       native_write_idt_entry(dt, entrynum, g);
 
        if (p >= start && (p + 8) <= end) {
                struct trap_info info[2];
+               u32 *desc = (u32 *)g;
 
                info[1].address = 0;
 
-               if (cvt_gate_to_trap(entrynum, low, high, &info[0]))
+               if (cvt_gate_to_trap(entrynum, desc[0], desc[1], &info[0]))
                        if (HYPERVISOR_set_trap_table(info))
                                BUG();
        }
 
 
 #define write_ldt_entry(dt, entry, a, b) write_dt_entry(dt, entry, a, b)
 #define write_gdt_entry(dt, entry, a, b) write_dt_entry(dt, entry, a, b)
-#define write_idt_entry(dt, entry, a, b) write_dt_entry(dt, entry, a, b)
+#define write_idt_entry(dt, entry, g) native_write_idt_entry(dt, entry, g)
 #endif
 
+static inline void native_write_idt_entry(gate_desc *idt, int entry,
+                                         const gate_desc *gate)
+{
+       memcpy(&idt[entry], gate, sizeof(*gate));
+}
+
 static inline void write_dt_entry(struct desc_struct *dt,
                                  int entry, u32 entry_low, u32 entry_high)
 {
 {
        gate_desc g;
        pack_gate(&g, (unsigned long)addr, seg, type, 0);
-       write_idt_entry(idt_table, gate, g.a, g.b);
+       write_idt_entry(idt_table, gate, &g);
 }
 
 static inline void __set_tss_desc(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int entry, const void *addr)
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <asm/kmap_types.h>
+#include <asm/desc_defs.h>
 
 struct page;
 struct thread_struct;
                                int entrynum, u32 low, u32 high);
        void (*write_gdt_entry)(struct desc_struct *,
                                int entrynum, u32 low, u32 high);
-       void (*write_idt_entry)(struct desc_struct *,
-                               int entrynum, u32 low, u32 high);
+       void (*write_idt_entry)(gate_desc *,
+                               int entrynum, const gate_desc *gate);
        void (*load_sp0)(struct tss_struct *tss, struct thread_struct *t);
 
        void (*set_iopl_mask)(unsigned mask);
 {
        PVOP_VCALL4(pv_cpu_ops.write_gdt_entry, dt, entry, low, high);
 }
-static inline void write_idt_entry(void *dt, int entry, u32 low, u32 high)
+static inline void write_idt_entry(gate_desc *dt, int entry, const gate_desc *g)
 {
-       PVOP_VCALL4(pv_cpu_ops.write_idt_entry, dt, entry, low, high);
+       PVOP_VCALL3(pv_cpu_ops.write_idt_entry, dt, entry, g);
 }
 static inline void set_iopl_mask(unsigned mask)
 {