diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_exit_with_stack_teardown.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_exit_with_stack_teardown.S
index 89f6c90..c2d7758 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_exit_with_stack_teardown.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_exit_with_stack_teardown.S
@@ -26,15 +26,10 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
-
-.text
-.type _exit_with_stack_teardown, #function
-.globl _exit_with_stack_teardown
-.align 4
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 @ void _exit_with_stack_teardown(void * stackBase, int stackSize, int retCode)
-
-_exit_with_stack_teardown:
+ENTRY(_exit_with_stack_teardown)
 
 #if __ARM_EABI__
     mov     lr, r2
@@ -53,3 +48,4 @@
     @ exit() should never return, cause a crash if it does
     mov		r0, #0
     ldr		r0, [r0]
+END(_exit_with_stack_teardown)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_setjmp.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_setjmp.S
index 5626219..6b8aa50 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_setjmp.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/_setjmp.S
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
         mov	r0, #0x00000000
         bx      lr
+END(_setjmp)
 
 .L_setjmp_magic:
 	.word	_JB_MAGIC__SETJMP
@@ -109,3 +110,4 @@
 	bl	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(longjmperror), PLT)
 	bl	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(abort), PLT)
 	b	. - 8		/* Cannot get here */
+END(_longjmp)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/atomics_arm.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/atomics_arm.S
index d94f6b1..4d9cbcf 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/atomics_arm.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/atomics_arm.S
@@ -26,17 +26,9 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 #include <machine/cpu-features.h>
 
-.global __atomic_cmpxchg
-.type __atomic_cmpxchg, %function
-.global __atomic_swap
-.type __atomic_swap, %function
-.global __atomic_dec
-.type __atomic_dec, %function
-.global __atomic_inc
-.type __atomic_inc, %function
-
 #define FUTEX_WAIT 0
 #define FUTEX_WAKE 1
 
@@ -48,8 +40,7 @@
  */
 
 /* r0(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_dec:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_dec)
     mov     r1, r0                      @ copy addr so we don't clobber it
 1:  ldrex   r0, [r1]                    @ load current value into r0
     sub     r2, r0, #1                  @ generate new value into r2
@@ -57,11 +48,10 @@
     cmp     r3, #0                      @ success?
     bxeq    lr                          @ yes, return
     b       1b                          @ no, retry
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_dec)
 
 /* r0(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_inc:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_inc)
     mov     r1, r0
 1:  ldrex   r0, [r1]
     add     r2, r0, #1
@@ -69,11 +59,10 @@
     cmp     r3, #0
     bxeq    lr
     b       1b
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_inc)
 
 /* r0(old) r1(new) r2(addr) -> r0(zero_if_succeeded) */
-__atomic_cmpxchg:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_cmpxchg)
 1:  mov     ip, #2                      @ ip=2 means "new != old"
     ldrex   r3, [r2]                    @ load current value into r3
     teq     r0, r3                      @ new == old?
@@ -82,18 +71,17 @@
     beq     1b                          @ yes, retry
     mov     r0, ip                      @ return 0 on success, 2 on failure
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_cmpxchg)
 
 /* r0(new) r1(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_swap:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_swap)
 1:  ldrex   r2, [r1]
     strex   r3, r0, [r1]
     teq     r3, #0
     bne     1b
     mov     r0, r2
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_swap)
 
 #else /*not defined __ARM_HAVE_LDREX_STREX*/
 /*
@@ -107,8 +95,7 @@
     .equ    kernel_atomic_base, 0xFFFF0FFF
 
 /* r0(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_dec:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_dec)
     .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
@@ -122,11 +109,10 @@
     add     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_dec)
 
 /* r0(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_inc:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_inc)
     .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
@@ -140,11 +126,10 @@
     sub     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_inc)
 
 /* r0(old) r1(new) r2(addr) -> r0(zero_if_succeeded) */
-__atomic_cmpxchg:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_cmpxchg)
     .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r4, r0          /* r4 = save oldvalue */
@@ -160,14 +145,13 @@
 2: @ atomic_cmpxchg
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_cmpxchg)
 
 /* r0(new) r1(addr) -> r0(old) */
-__atomic_swap:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__atomic_swap)
     swp     r0, r0, [r1]
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__atomic_swap)
 
 #endif /*not defined __ARM_HAVE_LDREX_STREX*/
 
@@ -191,18 +175,16 @@
 
 #if __ARM_EABI__
 
-__futex_syscall3:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__futex_syscall3)
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r7}
     .save   {r4, r7}
     ldr     r7, =__NR_futex
     swi     #0
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r7}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__futex_syscall3)
 
-__futex_wait:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__futex_wait)
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r7}
     .save   {r4, r7}
     mov     r3, r2
@@ -212,10 +194,9 @@
     swi     #0
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r7}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__futex_wait)
 
-__futex_wake:
-    .fnstart
+ENTRY(__futex_wake)
     .save   {r4, r7}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r7}
     mov     r2, r1
@@ -224,28 +205,32 @@
     swi     #0
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r7}
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__futex_wake)
 
 #else
 
-__futex_syscall3:
+ENTRY(__futex_syscall3)
     swi     #__NR_futex
     bx      lr
+END(__futex_syscall3)
 
-__futex_wait:
+ENTRY(__futex_wait)
     mov     r3, r2
     mov     r2, r1
     mov     r1, #FUTEX_WAIT
     swi     #__NR_futex
     bx      lr
+END(__futex_wait)
 
-__futex_wake:
+ENTRY(__futex_wake)
     mov     r2, r1
     mov     r1, #FUTEX_WAKE
     swi     #__NR_futex
     bx      lr
+END(__futex_wake)
 
 #endif
 
-__futex_syscall4:
+ENTRY(__futex_syscall4)
     b __futex_syscall3
+END(__futex_syscall4)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
index 9c25053..a95d2d6 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/clone.S
@@ -26,14 +26,9 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
-    .text
-    .type __pthread_clone, #function
-    .global __pthread_clone
-    .align 4
-    .fnstart
-
-__pthread_clone:
+ENTRY(__pthread_clone)
     @ insert the args onto the new stack
     str     r0, [r1, #-4]
     str     r3, [r1, #-8]
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@
 __error:
     mov     r0, #-1
     bx      lr
-    .fnend
+END(__pthread_clone)
 
 
     #
@@ -88,12 +83,8 @@
     #       at the end of the parameter list makes the
     #       implementation much simpler.
     #
-    .type __bionic_clone, #function
-    .globl __bionic_clone
-    .align 4
-    .fnstart
 
-__bionic_clone:
+ENTRY(__bionic_clone)
     mov     ip, sp
     .save   {r4, r5, r6, r7}
 
@@ -124,5 +115,4 @@
     ldr    r0, [sp, #-4]
     ldr    r1, [sp, #-8]
     b      __bionic_clone_entry
-
-    .fnend
+END(__bionic_clone)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/ffs.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/ffs.S
index 13bd169..103ddd1 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/ffs.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/ffs.S
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	ldrneb  r0, [ r2, r0, lsr #26 ]
 
 	bx		lr
+END(ffs)
 
 .text;
 .type .L_ffs_table, _ASM_TYPE_OBJECT;
@@ -78,5 +79,6 @@
 	clzne	r0, r0
 	rsbne	r0, r0, #32
 	bx		lr
+END(ffs)
 #endif /* !defined(__ARM_HAVE_CLZ) */
 
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/kill.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/kill.S
index 2954091..33dfc2b 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/kill.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/kill.S
@@ -33,17 +33,13 @@
    of a corrupted malloc heap).
 */
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 #ifndef __NR_kill
 #define __NR_kill   37
 #endif
 
-    .text
-    .type kill, #function
-    .globl kill
-    .align 4
-
-kill:
+ENTRY(kill)
     stmfd   sp!, {r4-r7, ip, lr}
     ldr     r7, =__NR_kill
     swi     #0
@@ -51,3 +47,4 @@
     movs    r0, r0
     bxpl    lr
     b       __set_syscall_errno
+END(kill)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp.S
index 67dcddc..c872a51 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp.S
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <machine/cpu-features.h>
-
-    .text
-
-    .global memcmp
-    .type memcmp, %function
-    .align 4
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 /*
  * Optimized memcmp() for ARM9.
@@ -43,8 +38,7 @@
  * (2) The loads are scheduled in a way they won't stall
  */
 
-memcmp:
-        .fnstart
+ENTRY(memcmp)
         PLD         (r0, #0)
         PLD         (r1, #0)
 
@@ -176,7 +170,7 @@
 9:      /* restore registers and return */
         ldmfd       sp!, {r4, lr}
         bx          lr
-        .fnend
+END(memcmp)
 
 
 
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp16.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp16.S
index f398588..99c9b88 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp16.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcmp16.S
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <machine/cpu-features.h>
-
-    .text
-
-    .global __memcmp16
-    .type __memcmp16, %function
-    .align 4
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 /*
  * Optimized memcmp16() for ARM9.
@@ -43,8 +38,7 @@
  * (2) The loads are scheduled in a way they won't stall
  */
 
-__memcmp16:
-        .fnstart
+ENTRY(__memcmp16)
         PLD         (r0, #0)
         PLD         (r1, #0)
 
@@ -95,8 +89,6 @@
         /* restore registers and return */
         ldmnefd     sp!, {r4, lr}
         bxne        lr
-        .fnend
-
 
 
 0:      /* here the first pointer is aligned, and we have at least 3 words
@@ -237,3 +229,4 @@
 7:      /* fix up the 2 pointers and fallthrough... */
         sub         r1, r1, #2
         b           2b
+END(__memcmp16)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcpy.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcpy.S
index ba55996..04ba848 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcpy.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memcpy.S
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <machine/cpu-features.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 #if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
 
@@ -143,18 +144,12 @@
 
         ldmfd       sp!, {r0, lr}
         bx          lr
-        .fnend
+END(memcpy)
 
 
 #else   /* __ARM_ARCH__ < 7 */
 
 
-	.text
-
-    .global memcpy
-    .type memcpy, %function
-    .align 4
-
 		/*
 		 * Optimized memcpy() for ARM.
          *
@@ -162,12 +157,11 @@
 		 * so we have to preserve R0.
 		 */
 
-memcpy:
+ENTRY(memcpy)
 		/* The stack must always be 64-bits aligned to be compliant with the
 		 * ARM ABI. Since we have to save R0, we might as well save R4
 		 * which we can use for better pipelining of the reads below
 		 */
-        .fnstart
         .save       {r0, r4, lr}
         stmfd       sp!, {r0, r4, lr}
         /* Making room for r5-r11 which will be spilled later */
@@ -504,7 +498,7 @@
         add         sp,  sp, #28
 		ldmfd		sp!, {r0, r4, lr}
 		bx			lr
-        .fnend
+END(memcpy)
 
 
 #endif    /* __ARM_ARCH__ < 7 */
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memset.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memset.S
index 93abe15..273b9e3 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memset.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/memset.S
@@ -25,15 +25,8 @@
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
-	.text
 
-    .global memset
-    .type memset, %function
-
-    .global bzero
-    .type bzero, %function
-
-    .align
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 	
 		/*
 		 * Optimized memset() for ARM.
@@ -41,15 +34,15 @@
          * memset() returns its first argument.
 		 */
 	
-bzero:
+ENTRY(bzero)
         mov     r2, r1
         mov     r1, #0
+END(bzero)
 
-memset:	
+ENTRY(memset)
 		/* compute the offset to align the destination
 		 * offset = (4-(src&3))&3 = -src & 3
 		 */
-        .fnstart
         .save       {r0, r4-r7, lr}
 		stmfd		sp!, {r0, r4-r7, lr}
 		rsb			r3, r0, #0
@@ -113,5 +106,4 @@
 		strcsb		r1, [r0]
         ldmfd		sp!, {r0, r4-r7, lr}
         bx          lr
-        .fnend
-    
+END(memset)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/setjmp.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/setjmp.S
index 59aff66..996e55e 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/setjmp.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/setjmp.S
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 
 	mov	r0, #0x00000000
 	bx      lr
+END(setjmp)
 
 .Lsetjmp_magic:
 	.word	_JB_MAGIC_SETJMP
@@ -138,3 +139,4 @@
 	bl	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(longjmperror), PLT)
 	bl	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(abort), PLT)
 	b	. - 8		/* Cannot get here */
+END(longjmp)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/sigsetjmp.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/sigsetjmp.S
index 50e6429..12311e5 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/sigsetjmp.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/sigsetjmp.S
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#define _ALIGN_TEXT .align 0
+
 #include <machine/asm.h>
 #include <machine/setjmp.h>
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 	teq	r1, #0
 	beq	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(_setjmp), PLT)
 	b	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(setjmp), PLT)
+END(sigsetjmp)
 
 .L_setjmp_magic:
 	.word	_JB_MAGIC__SETJMP
@@ -60,3 +63,4 @@
 	teq	r2, r3
 	beq	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(_longjmp), PLT)
 	b	PIC_SYM(_C_LABEL(longjmp), PLT)
+END(siglongjmp)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/strcpy.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/strcpy.S
index 70c353f..21dafda 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/strcpy.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/strcpy.S
@@ -30,15 +30,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <machine/cpu-features.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
-	.text
-
-	.global strcpy
-	.type strcpy, %function
-	.align 4
-
-strcpy:
-	.fnstart
+ENTRY(strcpy)
 	PLD(r1, #0)
 	eor	r2, r0, r1
 	mov	ip, r0
@@ -136,3 +130,4 @@
 	cmp	r2, #0
 	bne	4b
 	bx	lr
+END(strcpy)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/tkill.S b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/tkill.S
index 7b3301a..fdc5ed4 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/bionic/tkill.S
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/bionic/tkill.S
@@ -32,18 +32,15 @@
    abort due to a fatal runtime error (e.g. detection
    of a corrupted malloc heap).
 */
+
 #include <sys/linux-syscalls.h>
+#include <machine/asm.h>
 
 #ifndef __NR_tkill
 #define __NR_tkill  238
 #endif
 
-    .text
-    .type tkill, #function
-    .globl tkill
-    .align 4
-
-tkill:
+ENTRY(tkill)
     stmfd   sp!, {r4-r7, ip, lr}
     ldr     r7, =__NR_tkill
     swi     #0
@@ -51,3 +48,4 @@
     movs    r0, r0
     bxpl    lr
     b       __set_syscall_errno
+END(tkill)
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/asm.h b/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/asm.h
index c7bd017..7b8f053 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/asm.h
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/asm.h
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@
 #define _ASM_TYPE_FUNCTION	#function
 #define _ASM_TYPE_OBJECT	#object
 #define _ENTRY(x) \
-	.text; _ALIGN_TEXT; .globl x; .type x,_ASM_TYPE_FUNCTION; x:
+	.text; _ALIGN_TEXT; .globl x; .type x,_ASM_TYPE_FUNCTION; x: .fnstart
+
+#define _ASM_SIZE(x)	.size x, .-x;
+
+#define _END(x) \
+	.fnend; \
+	_ASM_SIZE(x)
 
 #ifdef GPROF
 # ifdef __ELF__
@@ -86,8 +92,10 @@
 
 #define	ENTRY(y)	_ENTRY(_C_LABEL(y)); _PROF_PROLOGUE
 #define	ENTRY_NP(y)	_ENTRY(_C_LABEL(y))
+#define	END(y)		_END(_C_LABEL(y))
 #define	ASENTRY(y)	_ENTRY(_ASM_LABEL(y)); _PROF_PROLOGUE
 #define	ASENTRY_NP(y)	_ENTRY(_ASM_LABEL(y))
+#define	ASEND(y)	_END(_ASM_LABEL(y))
 
 #define	ASMSTR		.asciz