diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/api.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/api.h
index 4c35c36c62d5..7d5dfc2f9e91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/api.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/e820/api.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern u64  e820__range_update(u64 start, u64 size, enum e820_type old_type, enu
 extern u64  e820__range_remove(u64 start, u64 size, enum e820_type old_type, int checktype);
 
 extern void e820__print_table(char *who);
-extern int  e820__update_table(struct e820_entry *biosmap, int max_nr_map, u32 *pnr_map);
+extern int  e820__update_table(struct e820_table *table);
 extern void e820__update_table_print(void);
 
 extern unsigned long e820_end_of_ram_pfn(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
index da69addf6c34..49823e0a7aea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int __init cpcompare(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return (ap->addr != ap->pbios->addr) - (bp->addr != bp->pbios->addr);
 }
 
-int __init e820__update_table(struct e820_entry *biosmap, int max_nr_map, u32 *pnr_map)
+static int __init __e820__update_table(struct e820_entry *biosmap, int max_nr_map, u32 *pnr_map)
 {
 	static struct change_member change_point_list[2*E820_MAX_ENTRIES] __initdata;
 	static struct change_member *change_point[2*E820_MAX_ENTRIES] __initdata;
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ int __init e820__update_table(struct e820_entry *biosmap, int max_nr_map, u32 *p
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int __init e820__update_table(struct e820_table *table)
+{
+	return __e820__update_table(table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(table->entries), &table->nr_entries);
+}
+
 static int __init __append_e820_table(struct e820_entry *biosmap, int nr_map)
 {
 	while (nr_map) {
@@ -548,7 +553,7 @@ u64 __init e820__range_remove(u64 start, u64 size, enum e820_type old_type, int
 
 void __init e820__update_table_print(void)
 {
-	if (e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries))
+	if (e820__update_table(e820_table))
 		return;
 
 	pr_info("e820: modified physical RAM map:\n");
@@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ void __init e820__update_table_print(void)
 
 static void __init e820__update_table_firmware(void)
 {
-	e820__update_table(e820_table_firmware->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table_firmware->entries), &e820_table_firmware->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table_firmware);
 }
 
 #define MAX_GAP_END 0x100000000ull
@@ -676,7 +681,7 @@ void __init e820__memory_setup_extended(u64 phys_addr, u32 data_len)
 	extmap = (struct e820_entry *)(sdata->data);
 
 	__append_e820_table(extmap, entries);
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 
 	early_memunmap(sdata, data_len);
 	pr_info("e820: extended physical RAM map:\n");
@@ -931,7 +936,7 @@ void __init e820_reserve_setup_data(void)
 		early_memunmap(data, sizeof(*data));
 	}
 
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 	memcpy(e820_table_firmware, e820_table, sizeof(*e820_table_firmware));
 	printk(KERN_INFO "extended physical RAM map:\n");
 	e820__print_table("reserve setup_data");
@@ -945,7 +950,7 @@ void __init e820_reserve_setup_data(void)
 void __init e820__finish_early_params(void)
 {
 	if (userdef) {
-		if (e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries) < 0)
+		if (e820__update_table(e820_table) < 0)
 			early_panic("Invalid user supplied memory map");
 
 		pr_info("e820: user-defined physical RAM map:\n");
@@ -1132,7 +1137,7 @@ char *__init e820__memory_setup_default(void)
 	 * the next section from 1mb->appropriate_mem_k
 	 */
 	new_nr = boot_params.e820_entries;
-	e820__update_table(boot_params.e820_table, ARRAY_SIZE(boot_params.e820_table), &new_nr);
+	__e820__update_table(boot_params.e820_table, ARRAY_SIZE(boot_params.e820_table), &new_nr);
 	boot_params.e820_entries = new_nr;
 
 	if (append_e820_table(boot_params.e820_table, boot_params.e820_entries) < 0) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
index 2220a4c03adf..ff7e4b3988ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ intel_graphics_stolen(int num, int slot, int func,
 
 	/* Mark this space as reserved */
 	e820__range_add(base, size, E820_TYPE_RESERVED);
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 }
 
 static void __init intel_graphics_quirks(int num, int slot, int func)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 074c86a0ee86..acb2db02ec81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void __init trim_bios_range(void)
 	 */
 	e820__range_remove(BIOS_BEGIN, BIOS_END - BIOS_BEGIN, E820_TYPE_RAM, 1);
 
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 }
 
 /* called before trim_bios_range() to spare extra sanitize */
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	if (ppro_with_ram_bug()) {
 		e820__range_update(0x70000000ULL, 0x40000ULL, E820_TYPE_RAM,
 				  E820_TYPE_RESERVED);
-		e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+		e820__update_table(e820_table);
 		printk(KERN_INFO "fixed physical RAM map:\n");
 		e820__print_table("bad_ppro");
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 14d0a6b1eee1..2f7f7605fee0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void __init do_add_efi_memmap(void)
 		}
 		e820__range_add(start, size, e820_type);
 	}
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 }
 
 int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/setup.c b/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
index cf29abfc392c..a5bf7c451435 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ char * __init xen_memory_setup(void)
 		xen_ignore_unusable();
 
 	/* Make sure the Xen-supplied memory map is well-ordered. */
-	e820__update_table(xen_e820_table.entries, ARRAY_SIZE(xen_e820_table.entries), &xen_e820_table.nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(&xen_e820_table);
 
 	max_pages = xen_get_max_pages();
 
@@ -856,10 +856,9 @@ char * __init xen_memory_setup(void)
 	 * reserve ISA memory anyway because too many things poke
 	 * about in there.
 	 */
-	e820__range_add(ISA_START_ADDRESS, ISA_END_ADDRESS - ISA_START_ADDRESS,
-			E820_TYPE_RESERVED);
+	e820__range_add(ISA_START_ADDRESS, ISA_END_ADDRESS - ISA_START_ADDRESS, E820_TYPE_RESERVED);
 
-	e820__update_table(e820_table->entries, ARRAY_SIZE(e820_table->entries), &e820_table->nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(e820_table);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check whether the kernel itself conflicts with the target E820 map.
@@ -930,7 +929,7 @@ char * __init xen_auto_xlated_memory_setup(void)
 
 	xen_e820_table.nr_entries = memmap.nr_entries;
 
-	e820__update_table(xen_e820_table.entries, ARRAY_SIZE(xen_e820_table.entries), &xen_e820_table.nr_entries);
+	e820__update_table(&xen_e820_table);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < xen_e820_table.nr_entries; i++)
 		e820__range_add(xen_e820_table.entries[i].addr, xen_e820_table.entries[i].size, xen_e820_table.entries[i].type);