diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 95624bed87ef6f..0d8b459cd46902 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -715,23 +715,8 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
 	(void) (&_max1 == &_max2);		\
 	_max1 > _max2 ? _max1 : _max2; })
 
-#define min3(x, y, z) ({			\
-	typeof(x) _min1 = (x);			\
-	typeof(y) _min2 = (y);			\
-	typeof(z) _min3 = (z);			\
-	(void) (&_min1 == &_min2);		\
-	(void) (&_min1 == &_min3);		\
-	_min1 < _min2 ? (_min1 < _min3 ? _min1 : _min3) : \
-		(_min2 < _min3 ? _min2 : _min3); })
-
-#define max3(x, y, z) ({			\
-	typeof(x) _max1 = (x);			\
-	typeof(y) _max2 = (y);			\
-	typeof(z) _max3 = (z);			\
-	(void) (&_max1 == &_max2);		\
-	(void) (&_max1 == &_max3);		\
-	_max1 > _max2 ? (_max1 > _max3 ? _max1 : _max3) : \
-		(_max2 > _max3 ? _max2 : _max3); })
+#define min3(x, y, z) min(min(x, y), z)
+#define max3(x, y, z) max(max(x, y), z)
 
 /**
  * min_not_zero - return the minimum that is _not_ zero, unless both are zero
@@ -746,20 +731,13 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
 /**
  * clamp - return a value clamped to a given range with strict typechecking
  * @val: current value
- * @min: minimum allowable value
- * @max: maximum allowable value
+ * @lo: lowest allowable value
+ * @hi: highest allowable value
  *
  * This macro does strict typechecking of min/max to make sure they are of the
  * same type as val.  See the unnecessary pointer comparisons.
  */
-#define clamp(val, min, max) ({			\
-	typeof(val) __val = (val);		\
-	typeof(min) __min = (min);		\
-	typeof(max) __max = (max);		\
-	(void) (&__val == &__min);		\
-	(void) (&__val == &__max);		\
-	__val = __val < __min ? __min: __val;	\
-	__val > __max ? __max: __val; })
+#define clamp(val, lo, hi) min(max(val, lo), hi)
 
 /*
  * ..and if you can't take the strict