diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
index 4ab008074a..d1aaa5fc78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
@@ -80,34 +80,34 @@
 #define memcpy_fromio(a,b,c)	memcpy((a),(b),(c))
 #define memcpy_toio(a,b,c)	memcpy((a),(b),(c))
 
-#define write_arch(type, endian, a, v) __raw_write##type(cpu_to_##endian(v), a)
-#define read_arch(type, endian, a) endian##_to_cpu(__raw_read##type(a))
+#define out_arch(type, endian, a, v)	__raw_write##type(cpu_to_##endian(v), a)
+#define in_arch(type, endian, a)	endian##_to_cpu(__raw_read##type(a))
 
-#define write_le64(a, v)	write_arch(q, le64, a, v)
-#define write_le32(a, v)	write_arch(l, le32, a, v)
-#define write_le16(a, v)	write_arch(w, le16, a, v)
+#define out_le64(a, v)	out_arch(q, le64, a, v)
+#define out_le32(a, v)	out_arch(l, le32, a, v)
+#define out_le16(a, v)	out_arch(w, le16, a, v)
 
-#define read_le64(a)	read_arch(q, le64, a)
-#define read_le32(a)	read_arch(l, le32, a)
-#define read_le16(a)	read_arch(w, le16, a)
+#define in_le64(a)	in_arch(q, le64, a)
+#define in_le32(a)	in_arch(l, le32, a)
+#define in_le16(a)	in_arch(w, le16, a)
 
-#define write_be32(a, v)	write_arch(l, be32, a, v)
-#define write_be16(a, v)	write_arch(w, be16, a, v)
+#define out_be32(a, v)	out_arch(l, be32, a, v)
+#define out_be16(a, v)	out_arch(w, be16, a, v)
 
-#define read_be32(a)	read_arch(l, be32, a)
-#define read_be16(a)	read_arch(w, be16, a)
+#define in_be32(a)	in_arch(l, be32, a)
+#define in_be16(a)	in_arch(w, be16, a)
 
-#define write_8(a, v)	__raw_writeb(v, a)
-#define read_8(a)	__raw_readb(a)
+#define out_8(a, v)	__raw_writeb(v, a)
+#define in_8(a)		__raw_readb(a)
 
 #define clrbits(type, addr, clear) \
-	write_##type((addr), read_##type(addr) & ~(clear))
+	out_##type((addr), in_##type(addr) & ~(clear))
 
 #define setbits(type, addr, set) \
-	write_##type((addr), read_##type(addr) | (set))
+	out_##type((addr), in_##type(addr) | (set))
 
 #define clrsetbits(type, addr, clear, set) \
-	write_##type((addr), (read_##type(addr) & ~(clear)) | (set))
+	out_##type((addr), (in_##type(addr) & ~(clear)) | (set))
 
 #define clrbits_be32(addr, clear) clrbits(be32, addr, clear)
 #define setbits_be32(addr, set) setbits(be32, addr, set)