Perform KABI checks in parallel

Reduce the time required for ./configure to perform the needed KABI checks by allowing kbuild to compile multiple test cases in parallel. This was accomplished by splitting each test's source code from the logic handling whether that code could be compiled or not. By introducing this split it's possible to minimize the number of times kbuild needs to be invoked. As importantly, it means all of the tests can be built in parallel. This does require a little extra care since we expect some tests to fail, so the --keep-going (-k) option must be provided otherwise some tests may not get compiled. Furthermore, since a failure during the kbuild modpost phase will result in an early exit; the final linking phase is limited to tests which passed the initial compilation and produced an object file. Once everything has been built the configure script proceeds as previously. The only significant difference is that it now merely needs to test for the existence of a .ko file to determine the result of a given test. This vastly speeds up the entire process. New test cases should use ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC to declare their test source code and ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT to check the result. All of the existing kernel-*.m4 files have been updated accordingly, see config/kernel-current-time.m4 for a basic example. The legacy ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE macro has been kept to handle special cases but it's use is not encouraged. master (secs) patched (secs) ------------- ---------------- autogen.sh 61 68 configure 137 24 (~17% of current run time) make -j $(nproc) 44 44 make rpms 287 150 Reviewed-by: Tony Hutter <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]> Closes #8547 Closes #9132 Closes #9341 Conflicts: Makefile.am config/kernel-fpu.m4
author: Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]> 2019-10-01 12:50:34 -0700
committer: Tony Hutter <[email protected]> 2020-01-22 13:49:01 -0800
commit: ff3e2e3c7096200c4d4771f724762b15e1484259 (patch)
tree: c701aecaf2a780d79e72026661e1b32486a772b3
parent: 35155c013240ce14860b43ebc4803c2a5eea78f8 (diff)
118 files changed, 3256 insertions, 2160 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae9e22dfa..19377a7b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Makefile.in
 # Top level generated files specific to this top level dir
 #
 /bin
+/build
 /configure
 /config.log
 /config.status
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index da4f6407d..70d9fd7fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ gitrev:
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gitrev
 
-distclean-local:
-	-$(RM) -R autom4te*.cache
+# Double-colon rules are allowed; there are multiple independent definitions.
+distclean-local::
+	-$(RM) -R autom4te*.cache build
 	-find . \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o -name CVS \
 		-o -name .pc -o -name .hg -o -name .git \) -prune -o \
 		\( -name '*.orig' -o -name '*.rej' -o -name '*~' \
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ commitcheck:
 	fi
 
 cstyle:
-	@find ${top_srcdir} -name '*.[hc]' ! -name 'zfs_config.*' \
-		! -name '*.mod.c' -type f \
+	@find ${top_srcdir} -name build -prune -o -name '*.[hc]' \
+		! -name 'zfs_config.*' ! -name '*.mod.c' -type f \
 		-exec ${top_srcdir}/scripts/cstyle.pl -cpP {} \+
 
 shellcheck:
diff --git a/config/iconv.m4 b/config/iconv.m4
index a285e9daa..fc915fde6 100644
--- a/config/iconv.m4
+++ b/config/iconv.m4
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ size_t iconv();
         [am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1="const"])
       am_cv_proto_iconv="extern size_t iconv (iconv_t cd, $am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1 char * *inbuf, size_t *inbytesleft, char * *outbuf, size_t *outbytesleft);"])
     am_cv_proto_iconv=`echo "[$]am_cv_proto_iconv" | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/( /(/'`
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([
-         $am_cv_proto_iconv])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$am_cv_proto_iconv])
   else
     dnl When compiling GNU libiconv on a system that does not have iconv yet,
     dnl pick the POSIX compliant declaration without 'const'.
diff --git a/config/kernel-access-ok-type.m4 b/config/kernel-access-ok-type.m4
index 3b2878a55..dc9433458 100644
--- a/config/kernel-access-ok-type.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-access-ok-type.m4
@@ -4,17 +4,23 @@ dnl #
 dnl # - access_ok(type, addr, size)
 dnl # + access_ok(addr, size)
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACCESS_OK_TYPE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether access_ok() has 'type' parameter])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACCESS_OK_TYPE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([access_ok_type], [
 		#include <linux/uaccess.h>
 	],[
-		const void __user __attribute__((unused)) *addr = (void *) 0xdeadbeef;
+		const void __user __attribute__((unused)) *addr =
+		    (void *) 0xdeadbeef;
 		unsigned long __attribute__((unused)) size = 1;
 		int error __attribute__((unused)) = access_ok(0, addr, size);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACCESS_OK_TYPE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether access_ok() has 'type' parameter])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([access_ok_type], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ACCESS_OK_TYPE, 1, [kernel has access_ok with 'type' parameter])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ACCESS_OK_TYPE, 1,
+		    [kernel has access_ok with 'type' parameter])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-acl.m4 b/config/kernel-acl.m4
index 02cc020e5..68a72872d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-acl.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-acl.m4
@@ -3,32 +3,26 @@ dnl # Check if posix_acl_release can be used from a ZFS_META_LICENSED
 dnl # module.  The is_owner_or_cap macro was replaced by
 dnl # inode_owner_or_capable
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_release() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([posix_acl_release], [
 		#include <linux/cred.h>
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
-	],[
-		struct posix_acl* tmp = posix_acl_alloc(1, 0);
+	], [
+		struct posix_acl *tmp = posix_acl_alloc(1, 0);
 		posix_acl_release(tmp);
-	],[
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_release() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_release], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE, 1,
 		    [posix_acl_release() is available])
 
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_release() is GPL-only])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/module.h>
-			#include <linux/cred.h>
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-			#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
-
-			MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-		],[
-			struct posix_acl* tmp = posix_acl_alloc(1, 0);
-			posix_acl_release(tmp);
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_release_license], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
@@ -46,24 +40,25 @@ dnl # set_cached_acl() and forget_cached_acl() changed from inline to
 dnl # EXPORT_SYMBOL. In the former case, they may not be usable because of
 dnl # posix_acl_release. In the latter case, we can always use them.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether set_cached_acl() is usable])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([set_cached_acl], [
 		#include <linux/cred.h>
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
-
-		MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct inode *ip = NULL;
 		struct posix_acl *acl = posix_acl_alloc(1, 0);
 		set_cached_acl(ip, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
 		forget_cached_acl(ip, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-	],[
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether set_cached_acl() is usable])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([set_cached_acl_license], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE, 1,
-		    [posix_acl_release() is usable])
+		    [set_cached_acl() is usable])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -77,14 +72,25 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.14 API change,
 dnl # posix_acl_chmod() is changed to __posix_acl_chmod()
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_chmod exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([posix_acl_chmod], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 	],[
 		posix_acl_chmod(NULL, 0, 0)
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([__posix_acl_chmod], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 	],[
+		__posix_acl_chmod(NULL, 0, 0)
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_chmod exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_chmod], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD, 1, [posix_acl_chmod() exists])
 	],[
@@ -92,14 +98,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD], [
 	])
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether __posix_acl_chmod exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
-	],[
-		__posix_acl_chmod(NULL, 0, 0)
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([__posix_acl_chmod], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE___POSIX_ACL_CHMOD, 1, [__posix_acl_chmod() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE___POSIX_ACL_CHMOD, 1,
+		    [__posix_acl_chmod() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -109,18 +111,22 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.1 API change,
 dnl # posix_acl_equiv_mode now wants an umode_t* instead of a mode_t*
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_equiv_mode() wants umode_t])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([posix_acl_equiv_mode], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 	],[
 		umode_t tmp;
 		posix_acl_equiv_mode(NULL,&tmp);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_equiv_mode() wants umode_t])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_equiv_mode], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_UMODE_T, 1,
-		    [ posix_acl_equiv_mode wants umode_t*])
+		    [posix_acl_equiv_mode wants umode_t*])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -130,9 +136,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.8 API change,
 dnl # The function posix_acl_valid now must be passed a namespace.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_valid() wants user namespace])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([posix_acl_valid_with_ns], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 	],[
@@ -141,7 +146,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS], [
 		int error;
 
 		error = posix_acl_valid(user_ns, acl);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_valid() wants user namespace])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_valid_with_ns], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS, 1,
 		    [posix_acl_valid() wants user namespace])
@@ -155,9 +165,8 @@ dnl # 2.6.27 API change,
 dnl # Check if inode_operations contains the function permission
 dnl # and expects the nameidata structure to have been removed.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->permission() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_permission], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int permission_fn(struct inode *inode, int mask) { return 0; }
@@ -166,8 +175,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.permission = permission_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->permission() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_permission], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PERMISSION, 1, [iops->permission() exists])
 	],[
@@ -180,9 +193,8 @@ dnl # 2.6.26 API change,
 dnl # Check if inode_operations contains the function permission
 dnl # and expects the nameidata structure to be passed.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->permission() wants nameidata])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_permission_with_nameidata], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 
@@ -193,8 +205,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.permission = permission_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->permission() wants nameidata])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_permission_with_nameidata], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PERMISSION, 1, [iops->permission() exists])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA, 1,
@@ -208,9 +224,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.32 API change,
 dnl # Check if inode_operations contains the function check_acl
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->check_acl() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_check_acl], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int check_acl_fn(struct inode *inode, int mask) { return 0; }
@@ -219,8 +234,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.check_acl = check_acl_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->check_acl() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_check_acl], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHECK_ACL, 1, [iops->check_acl() exists])
 	],[
@@ -232,9 +251,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.38 API change,
 dnl # The function check_acl gained a new parameter: flags
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->check_acl() wants flags])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_check_acl_with_flags], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int check_acl_fn(struct inode *inode, int mask,
@@ -244,8 +262,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.check_acl = check_acl_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->check_acl() wants flags])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_check_acl_with_flags], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHECK_ACL, 1, [iops->check_acl() exists])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS, 1,
@@ -259,9 +281,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.1 API change,
 dnl # Check if inode_operations contains the function get_acl
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->get_acl() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_get_acl], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		struct posix_acl *get_acl_fn(struct inode *inode, int type)
@@ -271,8 +292,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.get_acl = get_acl_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->get_acl() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_get_acl], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_ACL, 1, [iops->get_acl() exists])
 	],[
@@ -284,20 +309,23 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.14 API change,
 dnl # Check if inode_operations contains the function set_acl
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->set_acl() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_set_acl], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
-		int set_acl_fn(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
-		    { return 0; }
+		int set_acl_fn(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
+		    int type) { return 0; }
 
 		static const struct inode_operations
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.set_acl = set_acl_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->set_acl() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_set_acl], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SET_ACL, 1, [iops->set_acl() exists])
 	],[
@@ -311,16 +339,79 @@ dnl # The kernel get_acl will now check cache before calling i_op->get_acl and
 dnl # do set_cached_acl after that, so i_op->get_acl don't need to do that
 dnl # anymore.
 dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([get_acl_handle_cache], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	],[
+		void *sentinel __attribute__ ((unused)) =
+		    uncached_acl_sentinel(NULL);
+	])
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether uncached_acl_sentinel() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([get_acl_handle_cache], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE, 1,
+		    [uncached_acl_sentinel() exists])
 	],[
-		void *sentinel __attribute__ ((unused)) = uncached_acl_sentinel(NULL);
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.16 kernel: check if struct posix_acl acl.a_refcount is a refcount_t.
+dnl # It's an atomic_t on older kernels.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACL_HAS_REFCOUNT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([acl_refcount], [
+		#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+		#include <linux/refcount.h>
+		#include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 	],[
+		struct posix_acl acl;
+		refcount_t *r __attribute__ ((unused)) = &acl.a_refcount;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACL_HAS_REFCOUNT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl has refcount_t])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([acl_refcount], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE, 1, [uncached_acl_sentinel() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ACL_REFCOUNT, 1, [posix_acl has refcount_t])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACL], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACL_HAS_REFCOUNT
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACL], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACL_HAS_REFCOUNT
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-aio-fsync.m4 b/config/kernel-aio-fsync.m4
index 41b7a98a6..b4dbf29ba 100644
--- a/config/kernel-aio-fsync.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-aio-fsync.m4
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # Linux 4.9-rc5+ ABI, removal of the .aio_fsync field
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_AIO_FSYNC], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->aio_fsync() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_AIO_FSYNC], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([aio_fsync], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		static const struct file_operations
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.aio_fsync = NULL,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_AIO_FSYNC], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->aio_fsync() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([aio_fsync], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_AIO_FSYNC, 1, [fops->aio_fsync() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
-
diff --git a/config/kernel-automount.m4 b/config/kernel-automount.m4
index 1ee4c168d..93e14fa8d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-automount.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-automount.m4
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ dnl # solution to handling automounts.  Prior to this cifs/nfs clients
 dnl # which required automount support would abuse the follow_link()
 dnl # operation on directories for this purpose.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_AUTOMOUNT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dops->d_automount() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_AUTOMOUNT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([dentry_operations_d_automount], [
 		#include <linux/dcache.h>
 		struct vfsmount *d_automount(struct path *p) { return NULL; }
 		struct dentry_operations dops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.d_automount = d_automount,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_AUTOMOUNT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dops->d_automount() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([dentry_operations_d_automount], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_AUTOMOUNT, 1, [dops->automount() exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-bdev-logical-size.m4 b/config/kernel-bdev-logical-size.m4
index a6194577a..0de9afd88 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bdev-logical-size.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bdev-logical-size.m4
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ dnl # it has been true for a while that there was no strict 1:1 mapping
 dnl # between physical sector size and logical block size this change makes
 dnl # it explicit.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bdev_logical_block_size() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bdev_logical_block_size], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
 		bdev_logical_block_size(bdev);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bdev_logical_block_size() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bdev_logical_block_size], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE, 1,
-		          [bdev_logical_block_size() is available])
+		    [bdev_logical_block_size() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bdev-physical-size.m4 b/config/kernel-bdev-physical-size.m4
index 77746ee91..94d8172d3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bdev-physical-size.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bdev-physical-size.m4
@@ -19,21 +19,22 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Unfortunately, this interface isn't entirely reliable because
 dnl # drives are sometimes known to misreport this value.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bdev_physical_block_size() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bdev_physical_block_size], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
 		bdev_physical_block_size(bdev);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bdev_physical_block_size() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bdev_physical_block_size], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE, 1,
-		          [bdev_physical_block_size() is available])
+		    [bdev_physical_block_size() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bdi.m4 b/config/kernel-bdi.m4
index cb7479ee9..51516332a 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bdi.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bdi.m4
@@ -1,55 +1,81 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.32 - 2.6.33, bdi_setup_and_register() is not exported.
-dnl # 2.6.34 - 3.19, bdi_setup_and_register() takes 3 arguments.
-dnl # 4.0 - 4.11, bdi_setup_and_register() takes 2 arguments.
-dnl # 4.12 - x.y, super_setup_bdi_name() new interface.
+dnl # Check available BDI interfaces.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDI], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_setup_bdi_name() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDI], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_setup_bdi_name], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		struct super_block sb;
 	], [
 		char *name = "bdi";
 		atomic_long_t zfs_bdi_seq;
 		int error __attribute__((unused)) =
-		    super_setup_bdi_name(&sb, "%.28s-%ld", name, atomic_long_inc_return(&zfs_bdi_seq));
-	], [super_setup_bdi_name], [fs/super.c], [
+		    super_setup_bdi_name(&sb, "%.28s-%ld", name,
+		    atomic_long_inc_return(&zfs_bdi_seq));
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bdi_setup_and_register], [
+		#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+		struct backing_dev_info bdi;
+	], [
+		char *name = "bdi";
+		int error __attribute__((unused)) =
+		    bdi_setup_and_register(&bdi, name);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bdi_setup_and_register_3args], [
+		#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+		struct backing_dev_info bdi;
+	], [
+		char *name = "bdi";
+		unsigned int cap = BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY;
+		int error __attribute__((unused)) =
+		    bdi_setup_and_register(&bdi, name, cap);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDI], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 4.12, super_setup_bdi_name() introduced.
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_setup_bdi_name() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([super_setup_bdi_name],
+	    [super_setup_bdi_name], [fs/super.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SUPER_SETUP_BDI_NAME, 1,
                     [super_setup_bdi_name() exits])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+		dnl #
+		dnl # 4.0 - 4.11, bdi_setup_and_register() takes 2 arguments.
+		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 		    [whether bdi_setup_and_register() wants 2 args])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-			#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
-			struct backing_dev_info bdi;
-		], [
-			char *name = "bdi";
-			int error __attribute__((unused)) =
-			    bdi_setup_and_register(&bdi, name);
-		], [bdi_setup_and_register], [mm/backing-dev.c], [
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([bdi_setup_and_register],
+		    [bdi_setup_and_register], [mm/backing-dev.c], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_BDI_SETUP_AND_REGISTER, 1,
 			    [bdi_setup_and_register() wants 2 args])
 		], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+			dnl #
+			dnl # 2.6.34 - 3.19, bdi_setup_and_register()
+			dnl # takes 3 arguments.
+			dnl #
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 			    [whether bdi_setup_and_register() wants 3 args])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-				#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
-				struct backing_dev_info bdi;
-			], [
-				char *name = "bdi";
-				unsigned int cap = BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY;
-				int error __attribute__((unused)) =
-				    bdi_setup_and_register(&bdi, name, cap);
-			], [bdi_setup_and_register], [mm/backing-dev.c], [
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL(
+			    [bdi_setup_and_register_3args],
+			    [bdi_setup_and_register], [mm/backing-dev.c], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_3ARGS_BDI_SETUP_AND_REGISTER, 1,
 				    [bdi_setup_and_register() wants 3 args])
 			], [
+				dnl #
+				dnl # 2.6.32 - 2.6.33, bdi_setup_and_register()
+				dnl # is not exported.
+				dnl #
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 			])
 		])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-bvec-iter.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-bvec-iter.m4
index 64c989386..f9a99cee6 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-bvec-iter.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-bvec-iter.m4
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@ dnl # 3.14 API change,
 dnl # Immutable biovecs. A number of fields of struct bio are moved to
 dnl # struct bvec_iter.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BVEC_ITER], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio has bi_iter])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_BVEC_ITER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_bvec_iter], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		struct bio bio;
 		bio.bi_iter.bi_sector = 0;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BVEC_ITER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio has bi_iter])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_bvec_iter], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_BVEC_ITER, 1, [bio has bi_iter])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
-
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-end-io-t-args.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-end-io-t-args.m4
index 3c420cc0c..80a1fbeda 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-end-io-t-args.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-end-io-t-args.m4
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ dnl # bio->bi_error. This also replaces bio->bi_flags value BIO_UPTODATE.
 dnl # Introduced by torvalds/linux@4246a0b63bd8f56a1469b12eafeb875b1041a451
 dnl # ("block: add a bi_error field to struct bio").
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_end_io_t wants 1 arg])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_end_io_t_args], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
-
 		void wanted_end_io(struct bio *bio) { return; }
-
 		bio_end_io_t *end_io __attribute__ ((unused)) = wanted_end_io;
-	],[
-	],[
+	], [])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_end_io_t wants 1 arg])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_end_io_t_args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_BIO_END_IO_T, 1,
-			  [bio_end_io_t wants 1 arg])
-	],[
+		    [bio_end_io_t wants 1 arg])
+	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
@@ -28,16 +29,19 @@ dnl # 4.13 API change
 dnl # The bio->bi_error field was replaced with bio->bi_status which is an
 dnl # enum which describes all possible error types.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_STATUS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio->bi_status exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_BI_STATUS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_bi_status], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct bio bio __attribute__ ((unused));
 		blk_status_t status __attribute__ ((unused)) = BLK_STS_OK;
-
 		bio.bi_status = status;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_STATUS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio->bi_status exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_bi_status], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_BI_STATUS, 1, [bio->bi_status exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-failfast.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-failfast.m4
index cfbec0523..0c636f08c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-failfast.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-failfast.m4
@@ -3,37 +3,54 @@ dnl # Preferred interface for setting FAILFAST on a bio:
 dnl #   2.6.28-2.6.35: BIO_RW_FAILFAST_{DEV|TRANSPORT|DRIVER}
 dnl #       >= 2.6.36: REQ_FAILFAST_{DEV|TRANSPORT|DRIVER}
 dnl #
-
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_FAILFAST_* are defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_failfast_dtd], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
 		flags = ((1 << BIO_RW_FAILFAST_DEV) |
 			 (1 << BIO_RW_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT) |
 			 (1 << BIO_RW_FAILFAST_DRIVER));
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_FAILFAST_* are defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_failfast_dtd], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_RW_FAILFAST_DTD, 1,
-		          [BIO_RW_FAILFAST_* are defined])
+		    [BIO_RW_FAILFAST_* are defined])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_FAILFAST_MASK is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_failfast_mask], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
 		flags = REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_FAILFAST_MASK is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_failfast_mask], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK, 1,
-		          [REQ_FAILFAST_MASK is defined])
+		    [REQ_FAILFAST_MASK is defined])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_FAILFAST], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-op.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-op.m4
index 8299e490c..1f2d23791 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-op.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-op.m4
@@ -5,13 +5,43 @@ dnl # The bio_op() helper was introduced as a replacement for explicitly
 dnl # checking the bio->bi_rw flags.  The following checks are used to
 dnl # detect if a specific operation is supported.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_DISCARD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_OP_DISCARD is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_OPS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([req_op_discard], [
 		#include <linux/blk_types.h>
 	],[
 		int op __attribute__ ((unused)) = REQ_OP_DISCARD;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([req_op_secure_erase], [
+		#include <linux/blk_types.h>
 	],[
+		int op __attribute__ ((unused)) = REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([req_op_flush], [
+		#include <linux/blk_types.h>
+	],[
+		int op __attribute__ ((unused)) = REQ_OP_FLUSH;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_bi_opf], [
+		#include <linux/bio.h>
+	],[
+		struct bio bio __attribute__ ((unused));
+		bio.bi_opf = 0;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_set_op_attrs], [
+		#include <linux/bio.h>
+	],[
+		struct bio *bio __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
+		bio_set_op_attrs(bio, 0, 0);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_DISCARD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_OP_DISCARD is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([req_op_discard], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REQ_OP_DISCARD, 1,
 		    [REQ_OP_DISCARD is defined])
@@ -22,11 +52,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_DISCARD], [
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blk_types.h>
-	],[
-		int op __attribute__ ((unused)) = REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE;
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([req_op_secure_erase], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE, 1,
 		    [REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE is defined])
@@ -38,14 +64,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE], [
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_FLUSH], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether REQ_OP_FLUSH is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blk_types.h>
-	],[
-		int op __attribute__ ((unused)) = REQ_OP_FLUSH;
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([req_op_flush], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REQ_OP_FLUSH, 1,
-		    [REQ_OP_FLUSH is defined])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REQ_OP_FLUSH, 1, [REQ_OP_FLUSH is defined])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -53,12 +74,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_FLUSH], [
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_OPF], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio->bi_opf is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/bio.h>
-	],[
-		struct bio bio __attribute__ ((unused));
-		bio.bi_opf = 0;
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_bi_opf], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_BI_OPF, 1, [bio->bi_opf is defined])
 	],[
@@ -68,13 +84,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_OPF], [
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_BIO_SET_OP_ATTRS], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_set_op_attrs is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/bio.h>
-	],[
-		struct bio *bio __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
-
-		bio_set_op_attrs(bio, 0, 0);
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_set_op_attrs], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_SET_OP_ATTRS, 1,
 		    [bio_set_op_attrs is available])
@@ -82,3 +92,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_BIO_SET_OP_ATTRS], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_OPS], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_DISCARD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_FLUSH
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_OPF
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_BIO_SET_OP_ATTRS
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4
index bcf0f7ea0..f667d4884 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-rw-barrier.m4
@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@ dnl # Interface for issuing a discard bio:
 dnl # 2.6.28-2.6.35: BIO_RW_BARRIER
 dnl # 2.6.36-3.x:    REQ_BARRIER
 dnl #
-
+dnl #
 dnl # Since REQ_BARRIER is a preprocessor definition, there is no need for an
 dnl # autotools check for it. Also, REQ_BARRIER existed in the request layer
 dnl # until torvalds/linux@7b6d91daee5cac6402186ff224c3af39d79f4a0e unified the
 dnl # request layer and bio layer flags, so it would be wrong to assume that
 dnl # the APIs are mutually exclusive contrary to the typical case.
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_BARRIER], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_BARRIER is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_BARRIER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_rw_barrier], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
 		flags = BIO_RW_BARRIER;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_BARRIER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_BARRIER is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_rw_barrier], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_RW_BARRIER, 1, [BIO_RW_BARRIER is defined])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4 b/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4
index 0554b9a9d..34a89279c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio-rw-discard.m4
@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@ dnl # Interface for issuing a discard bio:
 dnl # 2.6.28-2.6.35: BIO_RW_DISCARD
 dnl # 2.6.36-3.x:    REQ_DISCARD
 dnl #
-
+dnl #
 dnl # Since REQ_DISCARD is a preprocessor definition, there is no need for an
 dnl # autotools check for it. Also, REQ_DISCARD existed in the request layer
 dnl # until torvalds/linux@7b6d91daee5cac6402186ff224c3af39d79f4a0e unified the
 dnl # request layer and bio layer flags, so it would be wrong to assume that
 dnl # the APIs are mutually exclusive contrary to the typical case.
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_DISCARD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_DISCARD is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_DISCARD], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_rw_discard], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		int flags __attribute__ ((unused));
 		flags = BIO_RW_DISCARD;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_DISCARD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether BIO_RW_DISCARD is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_rw_discard], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_RW_DISCARD, 1, [BIO_RW_DISCARD is defined])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-bio_set_dev.m4 b/config/kernel-bio_set_dev.m4
index 71d47a893..b8e13f35a 100644
--- a/config/kernel-bio_set_dev.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-bio_set_dev.m4
@@ -4,50 +4,37 @@ dnl #
 dnl # The bio_set_dev() helper macro was introduced as part of the transition
 dnl # to have struct gendisk in struct bio. 
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV_MACRO], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_set_dev() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/bio.h>
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-	],[
-		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
-		struct bio *bio = NULL;
-		bio_set_dev(bio, bdev);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_SET_DEV, 1, [bio_set_dev() exists])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
-
-dnl #
 dnl # Linux 5.0 API,
 dnl #
 dnl # The bio_set_dev() helper macro was updated to internally depend on
 dnl # bio_associate_blkg() symbol which is exported GPL-only.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV_GPL_ONLY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_set_dev() is GPL-only])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_SET_DEV], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([bio_set_dev], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
-		MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
 	],[
 		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
 		struct bio *bio = NULL;
 		bio_set_dev(bio, bdev);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_SET_DEV_GPL_ONLY, 1,
-		    [bio_set_dev() GPL-only])
-	])
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV], [
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV_MACRO
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV_GPL_ONLY
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_set_dev() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_set_dev], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_SET_DEV, 1, [bio_set_dev() is available])
+
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bio_set_dev() is GPL-only])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([bio_set_dev_license], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BIO_SET_DEV_GPL_ONLY, 1,
+			    [bio_set_dev() GPL-only])
+		])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-bdi.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-bdi.m4
index 816471166..28241c494 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-bdi.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-bdi.m4
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.32 - 4.11, statically allocated bdi in request_queue
 dnl # 4.12 - x.y, dynamically allocated bdi in request_queue
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_BDI], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue bdi is dynamic])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_BDI], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_bdi], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct request_queue q;
 		struct backing_dev_info bdi;
 		q.backing_dev_info = &bdi;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_BDI], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue bdi is dynamic])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_bdi], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_BDI_DYNAMIC, 1,
 		    [blk queue backing_dev_info is dynamic])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-discard.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-discard.m4
index addbba814..85a29356d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-discard.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-discard.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.32 - 4.x API,
 dnl #   blk_queue_discard()
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_discard() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_discard], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct request_queue *q __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
 		int value __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		value = blk_queue_discard(q);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_discard() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_discard], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD, 1,
 		    [blk_queue_discard() is available])
@@ -30,16 +33,27 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.x - 2.6.35 API,
 dnl #   Unsupported by kernel
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_secure_erase() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_secure_erase], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct request_queue *q __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
 		int value __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		value = blk_queue_secure_erase(q);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_secdiscard], [
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
+		struct request_queue *q __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
+		int value __attribute__ ((unused));
+		value = blk_queue_secdiscard(q);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_secure_erase() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_secure_erase], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE, 1,
 		    [blk_queue_secure_erase() is available])
@@ -47,14 +61,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_secdiscard() is available])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-		],[
-			struct request_queue *q __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
-			int value __attribute__ ((unused));
-
-			value = blk_queue_secdiscard(q);
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_secdiscard], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_SECDISCARD, 1,
 			    [blk_queue_secdiscard() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-flags.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-flags.m4
index b570245c7..9d4dfc159 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-flags.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-flags.m4
@@ -3,36 +3,54 @@ dnl # API change
 dnl # https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8814ce8
 dnl # Introduction of blk_queue_flag_set and blk_queue_flag_clear
 dnl #
-
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flag_set() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_flag_set], [
 		#include <linux/kernel.h>
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		blk_queue_flag_set(0, q);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flag_set() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_flag_set], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET, 1, [blk_queue_flag_set() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET, 1,
+		    [blk_queue_flag_set() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flag_clear() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_flag_clear], [
 		#include <linux/kernel.h>
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(0, q);
-	],[
+	])
+])
 
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flag_clear() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_flag_clear], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR, 1, [blk_queue_flag_clear() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR, 1,
+		    [blk_queue_flag_clear() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAGS], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAGS], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-flush.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-flush.m4
index 1baab83a4..b546d9400 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-flush.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-flush.m4
@@ -9,35 +9,37 @@ dnl # there we implement our own compatibility function, otherwise
 dnl # we use the function.  The hope is that long term this function
 dnl # will be opened up.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flush() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_flush], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		(void) blk_queue_flush(q, REQ_FLUSH);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_write_cache], [
+		#include <linux/kernel.h>
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+	], [
+		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
+		blk_queue_write_cache(q, true, true);
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flush() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_flush], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH, 1,
-		          [blk_queue_flush() is available])
+		    [blk_queue_flush() is available])
 
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_flush() is GPL-only])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/module.h>
-			#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-			MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-		],[
-			struct request_queue *q = NULL;
-			(void) blk_queue_flush(q, REQ_FLUSH);
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_flush_license], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH_GPL_ONLY, 1,
-				  [blk_queue_flush() is GPL-only])
+			    [blk_queue_flush() is GPL-only])
 		])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
@@ -48,38 +50,20 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH], [
 	dnl # Replace blk_queue_flush with blk_queue_write_cache
 	dnl #
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_write_cache() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/kernel.h>
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-	],[
-		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
-		blk_queue_write_cache(q, true, true);
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_write_cache], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_WRITE_CACHE, 1,
-			[blk_queue_write_cache() exists])
+		    [blk_queue_write_cache() exists])
 
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_write_cache() is GPL-only])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/kernel.h>
-			#include <linux/module.h>
-			#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-			MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-		],[
-			struct request_queue *q = NULL;
-			blk_queue_write_cache(q, true, true);
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_write_cache_license], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_WRITE_CACHE_GPL_ONLY, 1,
-				  [blk_queue_write_cache() is GPL-only])
+			    [blk_queue_write_cache() is GPL-only])
 		])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-hw-sectors.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-hw-sectors.m4
index 2f5515dc6..7387f84de 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-hw-sectors.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-hw-sectors.m4
@@ -2,21 +2,22 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.34 API change
 dnl # blk_queue_max_hw_sectors() replaces blk_queue_max_sectors().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_max_hw_sectors() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_max_hw_sectors], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		(void) blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, BLK_SAFE_MAX_SECTORS);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_max_hw_sectors() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_max_hw_sectors], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS, 1,
-		          [blk_queue_max_hw_sectors() is available])
+		    [blk_queue_max_hw_sectors() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-segments.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-segments.m4
index b2a40423a..1e4092df9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-segments.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-max-segments.m4
@@ -3,21 +3,22 @@ dnl # 2.6.34 API change
 dnl # blk_queue_max_segments() consolidates blk_queue_max_hw_segments()
 dnl # and blk_queue_max_phys_segments().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_max_segments() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_max_segments], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		(void) blk_queue_max_segments(q, BLK_MAX_SEGMENTS);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_max_segments() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_max_segments], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS, 1,
-		          [blk_queue_max_segments() is available])
-	],[
+		    [blk_queue_max_segments() is available])
+	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-unplug.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-unplug.m4
index 075fbccd1..f5d1814b8 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-unplug.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blk-queue-unplug.m4
@@ -2,43 +2,53 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.32-2.6.35 API - The BIO_RW_UNPLUG enum can be used as a hint
 dnl # to unplug the queue.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BIO_RW_UNPLUG], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the BIO_RW_UNPLUG enum is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_UNPLUG], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_queue_bio_rw_unplug], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
-		extern enum bio_rw_flags rw;
+		enum bio_rw_flags rw __attribute__ ((unused)) = BIO_RW_UNPLUG;
+	])
+])
 
-		rw = BIO_RW_UNPLUG;
-	],[
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_UNPLUG], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the BIO_RW_UNPLUG enum is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_queue_bio_rw_unplug], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BIO_RW_UNPLUG, 1,
-		          [BIO_RW_UNPLUG is available])
+		    [BIO_RW_UNPLUG is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BLK_PLUG], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct blk_plug is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_PLUG], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blk_plug], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
-		struct blk_plug plug;
+		struct blk_plug plug __attribute__ ((unused));
 
 		blk_start_plug(&plug);
 		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_PLUG], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct blk_plug is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blk_plug], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BLK_PLUG, 1,
-		          [struct blk_plug is available])
+		    [struct blk_plug is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_PLUG], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_UNPLUG
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_PLUG
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_PLUG], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_UNPLUG
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_PLUG
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blkdev-get-by-path.m4 b/config/kernel-blkdev-get-by-path.m4
index 40ecc06b6..fb0cea6af 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blkdev-get-by-path.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blkdev-get-by-path.m4
@@ -3,16 +3,21 @@ dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # open_bdev_exclusive() changed to blkdev_get_by_path()
 dnl # close_bdev_exclusive() changed to blkdev_put()
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blkdev_get_by_path() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blkdev_get_by_path], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		blkdev_get_by_path(NULL, 0, NULL);
-	], [blkdev_get_by_path], [fs/block_dev.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blkdev_get_by_path() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([blkdev_get_by_path],
+	    [blkdev_get_by_path], [fs/block_dev.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH, 1,
-		          [blkdev_get_by_path() is available])
+		    [blkdev_get_by_path() is available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blkdev-reread-part.m4 b/config/kernel-blkdev-reread-part.m4
index 5664769a3..1bf1e7c3a 100644
--- a/config/kernel-blkdev-reread-part.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-blkdev-reread-part.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.1 API, exported blkdev_reread_part() symbol, backported to the
 dnl # 3.10.0 CentOS 7.x enterprise kernels.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blkdev_reread_part() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([blkdev_reread_part], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
 		int error;
 
 		error = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
-	], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blkdev_reread_part() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([blkdev_reread_part], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART, 1,
 		    [blkdev_reread_part() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-block-device-operations.m4 b/config/kernel-block-device-operations.m4
index 5f2811c15..c3d5eec52 100644
--- a/config/kernel-block-device-operations.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-block-device-operations.m4
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bops->check_events() exists])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([block_device_operations_check_events], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 
 		unsigned int blk_check_events(struct gendisk *disk,
@@ -15,25 +12,25 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS], [
 		    bops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.check_events	= blk_check_events,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	], [], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bops->check_events() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([block_device_operations_check_events], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS, 1,
 		    [bops->check_events() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
 dnl #
 dnl # 3.10.x API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bops->release() is void])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([block_device_operations_release_void], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 
 		void blk_release(struct gendisk *g, fmode_t mode) { return; }
@@ -45,13 +42,26 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID], [
 			.ioctl		= NULL,
 			.compat_ioctl	= NULL,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(void)
+	], [], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether bops->release() is void])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([block_device_operations_release_void], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID, 1,
 		          [bops->release() returns void])
 	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(int)
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-clear-inode.m4 b/config/kernel-clear-inode.m4
index 8d880fcd8..3f454d7ec 100644
--- a/config/kernel-clear-inode.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-clear-inode.m4
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ dnl # Therefore, to ensure we have the correct API we only allow the
 dnl # clear_inode() compatibility code to be defined iff the evict_inode()
 dnl # functionality is also detected.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CLEAR_INODE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether clear_inode() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CLEAR_INODE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([clear_inode], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		clear_inode(NULL);
-	], [clear_inode], [fs/inode.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CLEAR_INODE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether clear_inode() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([clear_inode],
+	    [clear_inode], [fs/inode.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CLEAR_INODE, 1, [clear_inode() is available])
 	], [
diff --git a/config/kernel-commit-metadata.m4 b/config/kernel-commit-metadata.m4
index b66a16fd2..9bc3b6622 100644
--- a/config/kernel-commit-metadata.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-commit-metadata.m4
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@ dnl # Added eops->commit_metadata() callback to allow the underlying
 dnl # filesystem to determine the most efficient way to commit the inode.
 dnl # Prior to this the nfs server would issue an explicit fsync().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_COMMIT_METADATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether eops->commit_metadata() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_COMMIT_METADATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([export_operations_commit_metadata], [
 		#include <linux/exportfs.h>
 		int commit_metadata(struct inode *inode) { return 0; }
 		static struct export_operations eops __attribute__ ((unused))={
 			.commit_metadata = commit_metadata,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_COMMIT_METADATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether eops->commit_metadata() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([export_operations_commit_metadata], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_COMMIT_METADATA, 1,
-		          [eops->commit_metadata() exists])
+		    [eops->commit_metadata() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-config-defined.m4 b/config/kernel-config-defined.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ee4231cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-config-defined.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Certain kernel build options are not supported.  These must be
+dnl # detected at configure time and cause a build failure.  Otherwise
+dnl # modules may be successfully built that behave incorrectly.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEFINED], [
+	AS_IF([test "x$cross_compiling" != xyes], [
+		AC_RUN_IFELSE([
+			AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
+				#include "$LINUX/include/linux/license.h"
+			], [
+				return !license_is_gpl_compatible(
+				    "$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
+			])
+		], [
+			AC_DEFINE([ZFS_IS_GPL_COMPATIBLE], [1],
+			    [Define to 1 if GPL-only symbols can be used])
+		], [
+		])
+	])
+
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE
+
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for kernel config option compatibility])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE_ALL([config])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([done])
+
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check configured THREAD_SIZE
+dnl #
+dnl # The stack size will vary by architecture, but as of Linux 3.15 on x86_64
+dnl # the default thread stack size was increased to 16K from 8K.  Therefore,
+dnl # on newer kernels and some architectures stack usage optimizations can be
+dnl # conditionally applied to improve performance without negatively impacting
+dnl # stability.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([config_thread_size], [
+		#include <linux/module.h>
+	],[
+		#if (THREAD_SIZE < 16384)
+		#error "THREAD_SIZE is less than 16K"
+		#endif
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel was built with 16K or larger stacks])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([config_thread_size], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LARGE_STACKS, 1, [kernel has large stacks])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+dnl #
+dnl # This is typically only set for debug kernels because it comes with
+dnl # a performance penalty.  However, when it is set it maps the non-GPL
+dnl # symbol mutex_lock() to the GPL-only mutex_lock_nested() symbol.
+dnl # This will cause a failure at link time which we'd rather know about
+dnl # at compile time.
+dnl #
+dnl # Since we plan to pursue making mutex_lock_nested() a non-GPL symbol
+dnl # with the upstream community we add a check to detect this case.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([config_debug_lock_alloc], [
+		#include <linux/mutex.h>
+	],[
+		struct mutex lock;
+
+		mutex_init(&lock);
+		mutex_lock(&lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&lock);
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether mutex_lock() is GPL-only])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([config_debug_lock_alloc], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** Kernel built with CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC which is incompatible
+	*** with the CDDL license and will prevent the module linking stage
+	*** from succeeding.  You must rebuild your kernel without this
+	*** option enabled.])
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+dnl #
+dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS disabled.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([config_trim_unusued_ksyms], [
+		#if defined(CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS)
+		#error CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS not defined
+		#endif
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYM is disabled])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([config_trim_unusued_ksyms], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		AS_IF([test "x$enable_linux_builtin" != xyes], [
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** This kernel has unused symbols trimming enabled, please disable.
+	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS=n set.])
+		])
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE
+dnl #
+dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE support enabled.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([config_zlib_inflate], [
+		#if !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE) && \
+		    !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE_MODULE)
+		#error CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE not defined
+		#endif
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([config_zlib_inflate], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** This kernel does not include the required zlib inflate support.
+	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE=y|m set.])
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE
+dnl #
+dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE support enabled.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([config_zlib_deflate], [
+		#if !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE) && \
+		    !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE_MODULE)
+		#error CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE not defined
+		#endif
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE is defined])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([config_zlib_deflate], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** This kernel does not include the required zlib deflate support.
+	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE=y|m set.])
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-create-nameidata.m4 b/config/kernel-create-nameidata.m4
index d4c155c57..c43ca5b85 100644
--- a/config/kernel-create-nameidata.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-create-nameidata.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 3.6 API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CREATE_NAMEIDATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->create() passes nameidata])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CREATE_NAMEIDATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([create_nameidata], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 
@@ -19,11 +18,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CREATE_NAMEIDATA], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.create		= inode_create,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CREATE_NAMEIDATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->create() passes nameidata])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([create_nameidata], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CREATE_NAMEIDATA, 1,
-		          [iops->create() passes nameidata])
+		    [iops->create() passes nameidata])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-ctl-table-name.m4 b/config/kernel-ctl-table-name.m4
index 3ce499968..16f2ad544 100644
--- a/config/kernel-ctl-table-name.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-ctl-table-name.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.33 API change,
 dnl # Removed .ctl_name from struct ctl_table.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CTL_NAME], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct ctl_table has ctl_name])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CTL_NAME], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([ctl_name], [
 		#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 	],[
 		struct ctl_table ctl __attribute__ ((unused));
 		ctl.ctl_name = 0;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CTL_NAME], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct ctl_table has ctl_name])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([ctl_name], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CTL_NAME, 1, [struct ctl_table has ctl_name])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-current-time.m4 b/config/kernel-current-time.m4
index c7d5c9b52..3ceb5f63e 100644
--- a/config/kernel-current-time.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-current-time.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.9, current_time() added
 dnl # 4.18, return type changed from timespec to timespec64
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_TIME],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current_time() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CURRENT_TIME], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([current_time], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		struct inode ip __attribute__ ((unused));
 		ip.i_atime = current_time(&ip);
-	], [current_time], [fs/inode.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_TIME], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current_time() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([current_time],
+	    [current_time], [fs/inode.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CURRENT_TIME, 1, [current_time() exists])
 	], [
diff --git a/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4 b/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4
index b72f21e8a..9dfc3e6e0 100644
--- a/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-current_bio_tail.m4
@@ -4,30 +4,36 @@ dnl # current->bio_tail and current->bio_list were struct bio pointers prior to
 dnl # Linux 2.6.34. They were refactored into a struct bio_list pointer called
 dnl # current->bio_list in Linux 2.6.34.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current->bio_tail exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([current_bio_tail], [
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		current->bio_tail = (struct bio **) NULL;
-	],[
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([current_bio_list], [
+		#include <linux/sched.h>
+	], [
+		current->bio_list = (struct bio_list *) NULL;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current->bio_tail exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([current_bio_tail], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL, 1,
 		    [current->bio_tail exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether current->bio_list exists])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/sched.h>
-		],[
-			current->bio_list = (struct bio_list *) NULL;
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([current_bio_list], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CURRENT_BIO_LIST, 1,
 			    [current->bio_list exists])
 		],[
-			AC_MSG_ERROR(no - Please file a bug report at
-			    https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new)
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([bio_list])
 		])
 	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-d-make-root.m4 b/config/kernel-d-make-root.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c2b73dcb..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-d-make-root.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 3.4.0 API change
-dnl # Added d_make_root() to replace previous d_alloc_root() function.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_MAKE_ROOT],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_make_root() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-		#include <linux/dcache.h>
-	], [
-		d_make_root(NULL);
-	], [d_make_root], [fs/dcache.c], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_MAKE_ROOT, 1, [d_make_root() is available])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-d-obtain-alias.m4 b/config/kernel-d-obtain-alias.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b4b11ecc..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-d-obtain-alias.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.28 API change
-dnl # Added d_obtain_alias() helper function.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_obtain_alias() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-		#include <linux/dcache.h>
-	], [
-		d_obtain_alias(NULL);
-	], [d_obtain_alias], [fs/dcache.c], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS, 1,
-		          [d_obtain_alias() is available])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-d-prune-aliases.m4 b/config/kernel-d-prune-aliases.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index d9c521b1d..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-d-prune-aliases.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.12 API change
-dnl # d_prune_aliases() helper function available.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_PRUNE_ALIASES],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_prune_aliases() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-		#include <linux/dcache.h>
-	], [
-		struct inode *ip = NULL;
-		d_prune_aliases(ip);
-	], [d_prune_aliases], [fs/dcache.c], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_PRUNE_ALIASES, 1,
-		          [d_prune_aliases() is available])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-declare-event-class.m4 b/config/kernel-declare-event-class.m4
index 7867d7517..6c78ee858 100644
--- a/config/kernel-declare-event-class.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-declare-event-class.m4
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Ensure the DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS macro is available to non-GPL modules.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS], [
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-I\$(src)"
-
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS() is available])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_HEADER([
 		#include <linux/module.h>
-		MODULE_LICENSE(ZFS_META_LICENSE);
+		MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
 
 		#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 		#include "conftest.h"
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS], [
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS, 1,
-		          [DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS() is available])
+		    [DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	],[
@@ -55,5 +52,4 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS], [
 		#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE conftest
 		#include <trace/define_trace.h>
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4 b/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
index 2cd255301..2dfd2ac55 100644
--- a/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,103 @@
 dnl #
+dnl # 3.4.0 API change
+dnl # Added d_make_root() to replace previous d_alloc_root() function.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_MAKE_ROOT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([d_make_root], [
+		#include <linux/dcache.h>
+	], [
+		d_make_root(NULL);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_MAKE_ROOT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_make_root() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([d_make_root],
+	    [d_make_root], [fs/dcache.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_MAKE_ROOT, 1, [d_make_root() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.28 API change
+dnl # Added d_obtain_alias() helper function.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([d_obtain_alias], [
+		#include <linux/dcache.h>
+	], [
+		d_obtain_alias(NULL);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_obtain_alias() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([d_obtain_alias],
+	    [d_obtain_alias], [fs/dcache.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS, 1,
+		          [d_obtain_alias() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.12 API change
+dnl # d_prune_aliases() helper function available.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_PRUNE_ALIASES], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([d_prune_aliases], [
+		#include <linux/dcache.h>
+	], [
+		struct inode *ip = NULL;
+		d_prune_aliases(ip);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_PRUNE_ALIASES], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_prune_aliases() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([d_prune_aliases],
+	    [d_prune_aliases], [fs/dcache.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_PRUNE_ALIASES, 1,
+		    [d_prune_aliases() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.38 API change
+dnl # Added d_set_d_op() helper function.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_SET_D_OP], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([d_set_d_op], [
+		#include <linux/dcache.h>
+	], [
+		d_set_d_op(NULL, NULL);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_SET_D_OP], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_set_d_op() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([d_set_d_op],
+	    [d_set_d_op], [fs/dcache.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_SET_D_OP, 1, [d_set_d_op() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
 dnl # 3.6 API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dops->d_revalidate() takes struct nameidata])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([dentry_operations_revalidate], [
 		#include <linux/dcache.h>
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 
@@ -14,11 +108,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA], [
 		    dops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.d_revalidate	= revalidate,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dops->d_revalidate() takes struct nameidata])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([dentry_operations_revalidate], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA, 1,
-		          [dops->d_revalidate() operation takes nameidata])
+		    [dops->d_revalidate() operation takes nameidata])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -28,9 +126,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.30 API change
 dnl # The 'struct dentry_operations' was constified in the dentry structure.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dentry uses const struct dentry_operations])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([dentry_operations_const], [
 		#include <linux/dcache.h>
 
 		const struct dentry_operations test_d_op = {
@@ -38,32 +135,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS], [
 		};
 	],[
 		struct dentry d __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		d.d_op = &test_d_op;
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS, 1,
-		          [dentry uses const struct dentry_operations])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.38 API change
-dnl # Added d_set_d_op() helper function.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_SET_D_OP],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether d_set_d_op() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-		#include <linux/dcache.h>
-	], [
-		d_set_d_op(NULL, NULL);
-	], [d_set_d_op], [fs/dcache.c], [
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dentry uses const struct dentry_operations])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([dentry_operations_const], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_D_SET_D_OP, 1,
-		          [d_set_d_op() is available])
-	], [
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS, 1,
+		    [dentry uses const struct dentry_operations])
+	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
@@ -72,17 +154,41 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # Added sb->s_d_op default dentry_operations member
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_D_OP],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_d_op])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_S_D_OP], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_block_s_d_op], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct super_block sb __attribute__ ((unused));
 		sb.s_d_op = NULL;
-	], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_D_OP], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_d_op])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([super_block_s_d_op], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_S_D_OP, 1, [struct super_block has s_d_op])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DENTRY], [
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_MAKE_ROOT
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_PRUNE_ALIASES
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_SET_D_OP
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_S_D_OP
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DENTRY], [
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_MAKE_ROOT
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_PRUNE_ALIASES
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_SET_D_OP
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS
+        ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_D_OP
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-dirty-inode.m4 b/config/kernel-dirty-inode.m4
index ffd87bb14..dc7667fa4 100644
--- a/config/kernel-dirty-inode.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-dirty-inode.m4
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ dnl # The sops->dirty_inode() callbacks were updated to take a flags
 dnl # argument.  This allows the greater control over whether the
 dnl # filesystem needs to push out a transaction or not.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DIRTY_INODE_WITH_FLAGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->dirty_inode() wants flags])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DIRTY_INODE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([dirty_inode_with_flags], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		void dirty_inode(struct inode *a, int b) { return; }
@@ -15,11 +14,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DIRTY_INODE_WITH_FLAGS], [
 		    sops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.dirty_inode = dirty_inode,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DIRTY_INODE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->dirty_inode() wants flags])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([dirty_inode_with_flags], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DIRTY_INODE_WITH_FLAGS, 1,
-			[sops->dirty_inode() wants flags])
+		    [sops->dirty_inode() wants flags])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-discard-granularity.m4 b/config/kernel-discard-granularity.m4
index 2c677c909..c830d9aa9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-discard-granularity.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-discard-granularity.m4
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.33 API change
 dnl # Discard granularity and alignment restrictions may now be set.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DISCARD_GRANULARITY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ql->discard_granularity is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DISCARD_GRANULARITY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([discard_granularity], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct queue_limits ql __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		ql.discard_granularity = 0;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DISCARD_GRANULARITY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ql->discard_granularity is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([discard_granularity], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DISCARD_GRANULARITY, 1,
-		          [ql->discard_granularity is available])
+		    [ql->discard_granularity is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-elevator-change.m4 b/config/kernel-elevator-change.m4
index eba252579..3aa732040 100644
--- a/config/kernel-elevator-change.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-elevator-change.m4
@@ -2,24 +2,25 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.36 API, exported elevator_change() symbol
 dnl # 4.12 API, removed elevator_change() symbol
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ELEVATOR_CHANGE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether elevator_change() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ELEVATOR_CHANGE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([elevator_change], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 		#include <linux/elevator.h>
 	],[
-		int ret;
 		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
 		char *elevator = NULL;
-		ret = elevator_change(q, elevator);
-	],[
+		int error __attribute__ ((unused)) =
+		    elevator_change(q, elevator);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ELEVATOR_CHANGE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether elevator_change() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([elevator_change], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ELEVATOR_CHANGE, 1,
-			  [elevator_change() is available])
+		    [elevator_change() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-encode-fh-inode.m4 b/config/kernel-encode-fh-inode.m4
index 287f62a5e..9d4ba5f0f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-encode-fh-inode.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-encode-fh-inode.m4
@@ -4,20 +4,23 @@ dnl # torvalds/linux@b0b0382bb4904965a9e9fca77ad87514dfda0d1c changed the
 dnl # ->encode_fh() callback to pass the child inode and its parents inode
 dnl # rather than a dentry and a boolean saying whether we want the parent.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether eops->encode_fh() wants inode])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([export_operations_encode_fh], [
 		#include <linux/exportfs.h>
 		int encode_fh(struct inode *inode, __u32 *fh, int *max_len,
 		              struct inode *parent) { return 0; }
 		static struct export_operations eops __attribute__ ((unused))={
 			.encode_fh = encode_fh,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether eops->encode_fh() wants inode])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([export_operations_encode_fh], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE, 1,
-		          [eops->encode_fh() wants child and parent inodes])
+		    [eops->encode_fh() wants child and parent inodes])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-evict-inode.m4 b/config/kernel-evict-inode.m4
index 683cedb6d..cd91c6669 100644
--- a/config/kernel-evict-inode.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-evict-inode.m4
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ dnl # 2.6.36 API change
 dnl # The sops->delete_inode() and sops->clear_inode() callbacks have
 dnl # replaced by a single sops->evict_inode() callback.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_EVICT_INODE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->evict_inode() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_EVICT_INODE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([evict_inode], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		void evict_inode (struct inode * t) { return; }
 		static struct super_operations sops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.evict_inode = evict_inode,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_EVICT_INODE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->evict_inode() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([evict_inode], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EVICT_INODE, 1, [sops->evict_inode() exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-fallocate-pax.m4 b/config/kernel-fallocate-pax.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index e8948be17..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-fallocate-pax.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # PaX Linux 2.6.38 - 3.x API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_PAX_KERNEL_FILE_FALLOCATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fallocate() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-	],[
-		long (*fallocate) (struct file *, int, loff_t, loff_t) = NULL;
-		struct file_operations_no_const fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-			.fallocate = fallocate,
-		};
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_FALLOCATE, 1, [fops->fallocate() exists])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-fallocate.m4 b/config/kernel-fallocate.m4
index 550906472..302957a6c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fallocate.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fallocate.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # Linux 2.6.38 - 3.x API
+dnl # The fallocate callback was moved from the inode_operations
+dnl # structure to the file_operations structure.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_FALLOCATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fallocate() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FALLOCATE], [
+
+	dnl # Linux 2.6.38 - 3.x API
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_fallocate], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		long test_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode,
@@ -13,21 +15,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_FALLOCATE], [
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.fallocate = test_fallocate,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_FALLOCATE, 1, [fops->fallocate() exists])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
+	], [])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 2.6.x - 2.6.37 API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_FALLOCATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->fallocate() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	dnl # Linux 2.6.x - 2.6.37 API
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_fallocate], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		long test_fallocate(struct inode *inode, int mode,
@@ -37,20 +28,23 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_FALLOCATE], [
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.fallocate = test_fallocate,
 		};
+	], [])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FALLOCATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fallocate() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_fallocate], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_FALLOCATE, 1, [fops->fallocate() exists])
 	],[
-	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->fallocate() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_fallocate], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_FALLOCATE, 1, [fops->fallocate() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
-
-dnl #
-dnl # The fallocate callback was moved from the inode_operations
-dnl # structure to the file_operations structure.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FALLOCATE], [
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_FALLOCATE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_FALLOCATE
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-file-dentry.m4 b/config/kernel-file-dentry.m4
index daf742ee1..9cb5869c3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-file-dentry.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-file-dentry.m4
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ dnl # struct access file->f_path.dentry was replaced by accessor function
 dnl # since fix torvalds/linux@4bacc9c9234c ("overlayfs: Make f_path always
 dnl # point to the overlay and f_inode to the underlay").
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_DENTRY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file_dentry() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_DENTRY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_dentry], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct file *f = NULL;
 		file_dentry(f);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_DENTRY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file_dentry() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_dentry], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_DENTRY, 1, [file_dentry() is available])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-file-inode.m4 b/config/kernel-file-inode.m4
index 300188fa3..00a362165 100644
--- a/config/kernel-file-inode.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-file-inode.m4
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ dnl # 3.19 API change
 dnl # struct access f->f_dentry->d_inode was replaced by accessor function
 dnl # file_inode(f)
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_INODE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file_inode() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_INODE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_inode], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct file *f = NULL;
 		file_inode(f);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_INODE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file_inode() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_inode], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_INODE, 1, [file_inode() is available])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-fmode-t.m4 b/config/kernel-fmode-t.m4
index 4a23c391d..bc0001b9e 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fmode-t.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fmode-t.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.28 API change,
 dnl # check if fmode_t typedef is defined
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TYPE_FMODE_T],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel defines fmode_t])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FMODE_T], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([type_fmode_t], [
 		#include <linux/types.h>
 	],[
 		fmode_t *ptr __attribute__ ((unused));
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FMODE_T], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel defines fmode_t])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([type_fmode_t], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FMODE_T, 1,
-		          [kernel defines fmode_t])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FMODE_T, 1, [kernel defines fmode_t])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-follow-down-one.m4 b/config/kernel-follow-down-one.m4
index 63fa779d8..94e4aeb8d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-follow-down-one.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-follow-down-one.m4
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # follow_down() renamed follow_down_one().  The original follow_down()
 dnl # symbol still exists but will traverse down all the layers.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether follow_down_one() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([follow_down_one], [
 		#include <linux/namei.h>
 	],[
 		struct path *p = NULL;
 		follow_down_one(p);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether follow_down_one() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([follow_down_one], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE, 1,
 		    [follow_down_one() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-fpu.m4 b/config/kernel-fpu.m4
index 49316aab4..3c7933413 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fpu.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fpu.m4
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Pre-4.2:	Use kernel_fpu_{begin,end}()
 dnl #		HAVE_KERNEL_FPU & KERNEL_EXPORTS_X86_FPU
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU], [
-	dnl #
-	dnl # N.B. The header check is performed before all other checks since
-	dnl # it depends on HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER being set in confdefs.h.
-	dnl #
+dnl # N.B. The header check is performed before all other checks since it
+dnl # depends on HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER being set in confdefs.h.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU_HEADER], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fpu headers are available])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
 		#include <linux/module.h>
@@ -29,13 +28,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU], [
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(i387.h & xcr.h)
 	])
+])
 
-	dnl #
-	dnl # Legacy kernel
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel fpu is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FPU], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kernel_fpu], [
 		#include <linux/types.h>
 		#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER
 		#include <asm/fpu/api.h>
@@ -43,11 +39,68 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU], [
 		#include <asm/i387.h>
 		#include <asm/xcr.h>
 		#endif
-		MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-	],[
+	], [
 		kernel_fpu_begin();
 		kernel_fpu_end();
-	], [kernel_fpu_begin], [arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c], [
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([__kernel_fpu], [
+		#include <linux/types.h>
+		#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER
+		#include <asm/fpu/api.h>
+		#else
+		#include <asm/i387.h>
+		#include <asm/xcr.h>
+		#endif
+	], [
+		__kernel_fpu_begin();
+		__kernel_fpu_end();
+	], [], [$ZFS_META_LICENSE])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([fpu_internal], [
+		#if defined(__x86_64) || defined(__x86_64__) || \
+		    defined(__i386) || defined(__i386__)
+		#if !defined(__x86)
+		#define __x86
+		#endif
+		#endif
+
+		#if !defined(__x86)
+		#error Unsupported architecture
+		#endif
+
+		#include <linux/types.h>
+		#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER
+		#include <asm/fpu/api.h>
+		#include <asm/fpu/internal.h>
+		#else
+		#include <asm/i387.h>
+		#include <asm/xcr.h>
+		#endif
+
+		#if !defined(XSTATE_XSAVE)
+		#error XSTATE_XSAVE not defined
+		#endif
+
+		#if !defined(XSTATE_XRESTORE)
+		#error XSTATE_XRESTORE not defined
+		#endif
+	],[
+		struct fpu *fpu = &current->thread.fpu;
+		union fpregs_state *st = &fpu->state;
+		struct fregs_state *fr __attribute__ ((unused)) = &st->fsave;
+		struct fxregs_state *fxr __attribute__ ((unused)) = &st->fxsave;
+		struct xregs_state *xr __attribute__ ((unused)) = &st->xsave;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Legacy kernel
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel fpu is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([kernel_fpu_license],
+	    [kernel_fpu_begin], [arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(kernel_fpu_*)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_FPU, 1,
 		    [kernel has kernel_fpu_* functions])
@@ -57,67 +110,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU], [
 		dnl #
 		dnl # Linux 4.2 kernel
 		dnl #
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-			#include <linux/module.h>
-			#include <linux/types.h>
-			#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER
-			#include <asm/fpu/api.h>
-			#else
-			#include <asm/i387.h>
-			#include <asm/xcr.h>
-			#endif
-			MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-		],[
-			__kernel_fpu_begin();
-			__kernel_fpu_end();
-		], [__kernel_fpu_begin],
-		[arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c arch/x86/kernel/i387.c], [
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([__kernel_fpu_license],
+		    [__kernel_fpu_begin],
+		    [arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c arch/x86/kernel/i387.c], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(__kernel_fpu_*)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UNDERSCORE_KERNEL_FPU, 1,
 			    [kernel has __kernel_fpu_* functions])
 			AC_DEFINE(KERNEL_EXPORTS_X86_FPU, 1,
 			    [kernel exports FPU functions])
 		],[
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/module.h>
-
-				#if defined(__x86_64) || defined(__x86_64__) || \
-				    defined(__i386) || defined(__i386__)
-				#if !defined(__x86)
-				#define __x86
-				#endif
-				#endif
-
-				#if !defined(__x86)
-				#error Unsupported architecture
-				#endif
-
-				#include <linux/types.h>
-				#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_API_HEADER
-				#include <asm/fpu/api.h>
-				#include <asm/fpu/internal.h>
-				#else
-				#include <asm/i387.h>
-				#include <asm/xcr.h>
-				#endif
-
-				#if !defined(XSTATE_XSAVE)
-				#error XSTATE_XSAVE not defined
-				#endif
-
-				#if !defined(XSTATE_XRESTORE)
-				#error XSTATE_XRESTORE not defined
-				#endif
-			],[
-				struct fpu *fpu = &current->thread.fpu;
-				union fpregs_state *st = &fpu->state;
-				struct fregs_state *fr __attribute__ ((unused)) =
-				    &st->fsave;
-				struct fxregs_state *fxr __attribute__ ((unused)) =
-				    &st->fxsave;
-				struct xregs_state *xr __attribute__ ((unused)) =
-				    &st->xsave;
-			], [
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([fpu_internal], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(internal)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_FPU_INTERNAL, 1,
 				    [kernel fpu internal])
diff --git a/config/kernel-fst-mount.m4 b/config/kernel-fst-mount.m4
index a8ac50bdd..cec1ed4d6 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fst-mount.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fst-mount.m4
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # The .get_sb callback has been replaced by a .mount callback
 dnl # in the file_system_type structure.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FST_MOUNT], [
-        AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fst->mount() exists])
-        ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FST_MOUNT], [
+        ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_system_type_mount], [
                 #include <linux/fs.h>
 
                 static struct dentry *
@@ -18,8 +17,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FST_MOUNT], [
                 static struct file_system_type fst __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
                         .mount = mount,
                 };
-        ],[
-        ],[
+        ],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FST_MOUNT], [
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fst->mount() exists])
+        ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_system_type_mount], [
                 AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FST_MOUNT, 1, [fst->mount() exists])
         ],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-fsync.m4 b/config/kernel-fsync.m4
index e1f2d68b9..0494e31ad 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fsync.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fsync.m4
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # Linux 2.6.x - 2.6.34 API
+dnl # Check file_operations->fsync interface.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITH_DENTRY], [
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FSYNC], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([fsync_with_dentry], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int test_fsync(struct file *f, struct dentry *dentry, int x)
@@ -12,20 +12,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITH_DENTRY], [
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.fsync = test_fsync,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([dentry])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_WITH_DENTRY, 1,
-			[fops->fsync() with dentry])
-	],[
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 2.6.35 - Linux 3.0 API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITHOUT_DENTRY], [
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([fsync_without_dentry], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int test_fsync(struct file *f, int x) { return 0; }
@@ -34,20 +23,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITHOUT_DENTRY], [
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.fsync = test_fsync,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no dentry])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_WITHOUT_DENTRY, 1,
-			[fops->fsync() without dentry])
-	],[
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 3.1 - 3.x API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_RANGE], [
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([fsync_range], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int test_fsync(struct file *f, loff_t a, loff_t b, int c)
@@ -57,18 +35,43 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_RANGE], [
 		    fops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.fsync = test_fsync,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([range])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_RANGE, 1,
-			[fops->fsync() with range])
-	],[
-	])
+	],[])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fsync() wants])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITH_DENTRY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_WITHOUT_DENTRY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC_RANGE
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Linux 2.6.x - 2.6.34 API
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fsync() wants dentry])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([fsync_with_dentry], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_WITH_DENTRY, 1,
+		    [fops->fsync() with dentry])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
+		dnl #
+		dnl # Linux 2.6.35 - Linux 3.0 API
+		dnl #
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fsync() wants no dentry])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([fsync_without_dentry], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_WITHOUT_DENTRY, 1,
+			    [fops->fsync() without dentry])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
+			dnl #
+			dnl # Linux 3.1 - 3.x API
+			dnl #
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->fsync() wants range])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([fsync_range], [
+				AC_MSG_RESULT([range])
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FSYNC_RANGE, 1,
+				    [fops->fsync() with range])
+			],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([fops->fsync])
+			])
+		])
+	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-generic_io_acct.m4 b/config/kernel-generic_io_acct.m4
index 0aa762162..423b3e5a3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-generic_io_acct.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-generic_io_acct.m4
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # 3.19 API addition
+dnl # Check for generic io accounting interface.
 dnl #
-dnl # torvalds/linux@394ffa503bc40e32d7f54a9b817264e81ce131b4 allows us to
-dnl # increment iostat counters without generic_make_request().
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_3ARG], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether 3 arg generic IO accounting symbols are available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_IO_ACCT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([generic_acct_3args], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 
 		void (*generic_start_io_acct_f)(int, unsigned long,
@@ -16,24 +12,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_3ARG], [
 	], [
 		generic_start_io_acct(0, 0, NULL);
 		generic_end_io_acct(0, NULL, 0);
-	], [generic_start_io_acct], [block/bio.c], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_3ARG, 1,
-		    [generic_start_io_acct()/generic_end_io_acct() available])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 4.14 API,
-dnl #
-dnl # generic_start_io_acct/generic_end_io_acct now require request_queue to be
-dnl # provided. No functional changes, but preparation for inflight accounting 
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_4ARG], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether 4 arg generic IO accounting symbols are available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([generic_acct_4args], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 
 		void (*generic_start_io_acct_f)(struct request_queue *, int,
@@ -43,11 +24,41 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_4ARG], [
 	], [
 		generic_start_io_acct(NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
 		generic_end_io_acct(NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
-	], [generic_start_io_acct], [block/bio.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 3.19 API addition
+	dnl #
+	dnl # torvalds/linux@394ffa50 allows us to increment iostat
+	dnl # counters without generic_make_request().
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic IO accounting wants 3 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([generic_acct_3args],
+	    [generic_start_io_acct], [block/bio.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_4ARG, 1,
-		    [generic_start_io_acct()/generic_end_io_acct() 4 arg available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_3ARG, 1,
+		    [generic_start_io_acct()/generic_end_io_acct() available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+		dnl #
+		dnl # Linux 4.14 API,
+		dnl #
+		dnl # generic_start_io_acct/generic_end_io_acct now require
+		dnl # request_queue to be provided. No functional changes,
+		dnl # but preparation for inflight accounting.
+		dnl #
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic IO accounting wants 4 args])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([generic_acct_4args],
+		    [generic_start_io_acct], [block/bio.c], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_4ARG, 1,
+			    [generic_start_io_acct()/generic_end_io_acct() ]
+			    [4 arg available])
+		], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		])
 	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-generic_readlink.m4 b/config/kernel-generic_readlink.m4
index 914431de4..a7a33b408 100644
--- a/config/kernel-generic_readlink.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-generic_readlink.m4
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # NULL inode_operations.readlink implies generic_readlink(), which
 dnl # has been made static.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_READLINK_GLOBAL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_readlink is global])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_READLINK_GLOBAL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([generic_readlink_global], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		int i __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		i = generic_readlink(NULL, NULL, 0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_READLINK_GLOBAL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_readlink is global])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([generic_readlink_global], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_READLINK, 1,
-		          [generic_readlink is global])
+		    [generic_readlink is global])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-get-disk-and-module.m4 b/config/kernel-get-disk-and-module.m4
index 2a51a5af7..51cf7743c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-get-disk-and-module.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-get-disk-and-module.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.16 API change
 dnl # Verify if get_disk_and_module() symbol is available.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether get_disk_and_module() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([get_disk_and_module], [
 		#include <linux/genhd.h>
 	], [
 		struct gendisk *disk = NULL;
 		(void) get_disk_and_module(disk);
-	], [get_disk_and_module], [block/genhd.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether get_disk_and_module() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([get_disk_and_module],
+	    [get_disk_and_module], [block/genhd.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE,
 		    1, [get_disk_and_module() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-get-disk-ro.m4 b/config/kernel-get-disk-ro.m4
index 13ed81217..1e2abb475 100644
--- a/config/kernel-get-disk-ro.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-get-disk-ro.m4
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.x API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_RO], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether get_disk_ro() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_DISK_RO], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([get_disk_ro], [
 		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 	],[
 		struct gendisk *disk = NULL;
 		(void) get_disk_ro(disk);
-	],[
+	], [$NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_RO], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether get_disk_ro() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([get_disk_ro], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_DISK_RO, 1,
-		          [blk_disk_ro() is available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_DISK_RO, 1, [blk_disk_ro() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-get-link.m4 b/config/kernel-get-link.m4
index 3cda08c1b..e4f478e37 100644
--- a/config/kernel-get-link.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-get-link.m4
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # Supported get_link() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
+dnl # Note this interface used to be named follow_link.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_LINK], [
-	dnl #
-	dnl # 4.2 API change
-	dnl # - This kernel retired the nameidata structure.
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->follow_link() passes cookie])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_LINK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_get_link], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		const char *get_link(struct dentry *de, struct inode *ip,
+		    struct delayed_call *done) { return "symlink"; }
+		static struct inode_operations
+		     iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.get_link = get_link,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_get_link_cookie], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		const char *get_link(struct dentry *de, struct
+		    inode *ip, void **cookie) { return "symlink"; }
+		static struct inode_operations
+		     iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.get_link = get_link,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_follow_link], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		const char *follow_link(struct dentry *de,
 		    void **cookie) { return "symlink"; }
@@ -15,35 +31,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_LINK], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.follow_link = follow_link,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FOLLOW_LINK_COOKIE, 1,
-		    [iops->follow_link() cookie])
-	],[
-		dnl #
-		dnl # 2.6.32 API
-		dnl #
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
-		   [whether iops->follow_link() passes nameidata])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_follow_link_nameidata], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
-			void *follow_link(struct dentry *de, struct
-			    nameidata *nd) { return (void *)NULL; }
-			static struct inode_operations
-			    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.follow_link = follow_link,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FOLLOW_LINK_NAMEIDATA, 1,
-			          [iops->follow_link() nameidata])
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_ERROR(no; please file a bug report)
-		])
-	])
+		void *follow_link(struct dentry *de, struct
+		    nameidata *nd) { return (void *)NULL; }
+		static struct inode_operations
+		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.follow_link = follow_link,
+		};
+	],[])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_LINK], [
@@ -53,20 +51,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_LINK], [
 	dnl # used it to retire the put_link() interface.
 	dnl #
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->get_link() passes delayed])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-		const char *get_link(struct dentry *de, struct inode *ip,
-		    struct delayed_call *done) { return "symlink"; }
-		static struct inode_operations
-		     iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-			.get_link = get_link,
-		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_get_link], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_LINK_DELAYED, 1,
-		    [iops->get_link() delayed])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_LINK_DELAYED, 1, [iops->get_link() delayed])
 	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		dnl #
 		dnl # 4.5 API change
 		dnl # The follow_link() interface has been replaced by
@@ -74,27 +64,41 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_LINK], [
 		dnl # - An inode is passed as a separate argument
 		dnl # - When called in RCU mode a NULL dentry is passed.
 		dnl #
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->get_link() passes cookie])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-			const char *get_link(struct dentry *de, struct
-			    inode *ip, void **cookie) { return "symlink"; }
-			static struct inode_operations
-			     iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.get_link = get_link,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_get_link_cookie], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GET_LINK_COOKIE, 1,
 			    [iops->get_link() cookie])
 		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 			dnl #
-			dnl # Check for the follow_link APIs.
+			dnl # 4.2 API change
+			dnl # This kernel retired the nameidata structure.
 			dnl #
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-			ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_LINK
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+			    [whether iops->follow_link() passes cookie])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_follow_link], [
+				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FOLLOW_LINK_COOKIE, 1,
+				    [iops->follow_link() cookie])
+			],[
+				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+				dnl #
+				dnl # 2.6.32 API
+				dnl #
+				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+				[whether iops->follow_link() passes nameidata])
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT(
+				    [inode_operations_follow_link_nameidata],[
+					AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FOLLOW_LINK_NAMEIDATA, 1,
+					    [iops->follow_link() nameidata])
+				],[
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([get_link])
+				])
+			])
 		])
 	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-global_page_state.m4 b/config/kernel-global_page_state.m4
index f4a40011f..a0cb9e2c8 100644
--- a/config/kernel-global_page_state.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-global_page_state.m4
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 75ef71840539 mm, vmstat: add infrastructure for per-node vmstats
 dnl # 599d0c954f91 mm, vmscan: move LRU lists to node
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether global_node_page_state() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([global_node_page_state], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 		#include <linux/vmstat.h>
 	],[
 		(void) global_node_page_state(0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether global_node_page_state() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([global_node_page_state], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(ZFS_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE, 1, [global_node_page_state() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(ZFS_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE, 1,
+		    [global_node_page_state() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -24,16 +29,21 @@ dnl # 4.14 API change
 dnl #
 dnl # c41f012ade0b mm: rename global_page_state to global_zone_page_state
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether global_zone_page_state() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([global_zone_page_state], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 		#include <linux/vmstat.h>
 	],[
 		(void) global_zone_page_state(0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether global_zone_page_state() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([global_zone_page_state], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(ZFS_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE, 1, [global_zone_page_state() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(ZFS_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE, 1,
+		    [global_zone_page_state() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -44,9 +54,11 @@ dnl # Create a define and autoconf variable for an enum member
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether enum $2 contains $1])
-	AS_IF([AC_TRY_COMMAND("${srcdir}/scripts/enum-extract.pl" "$2" "$3" | egrep -qx $1)],[
+	AS_IF([AC_TRY_COMMAND(
+	    "${srcdir}/scripts/enum-extract.pl" "$2" "$3" | egrep -qx $1)],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(m4_join([_], [ZFS_ENUM], m4_toupper($2), $1), 1, [enum $2 contains $1])
+		AC_DEFINE(m4_join([_], [ZFS_ENUM], m4_toupper($2), $1), 1,
+		    [enum $2 contains $1])
 		m4_join([_], [ZFS_ENUM], m4_toupper($2), $1)=1
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
@@ -59,8 +71,7 @@ dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE_ENUM_ERROR],[
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$1 in either node_stat_item or zone_stat_item: $2])
-	AC_MSG_RESULT([configure needs updating, see: config/kernel-global_page_state.m4])
-	AC_MSG_FAILURE([SHUT 'ER DOWN CLANCY, SHE'S PUMPIN' MUD!])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([global page state])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE_ENUM_CHECK], [
@@ -75,10 +86,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE_ENUM_CHECK], [
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Ensure the config tests are finding one and only one of each enum of interest
+dnl # Ensure the config tests are finding one and only one of each enum.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE_SANITY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([global_page_state enums are sane])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether global_page_state enums are sane])
 
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE_ENUM_CHECK([NR_FILE_PAGES])
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE_ENUM_CHECK([NR_INACTIVE_ANON])
@@ -88,6 +99,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE_SANITY], [
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 ])
 
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE
+])
+
 dnl #
 dnl # enum members in which we're interested
 dnl #
@@ -95,15 +111,23 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_NODE_PAGE_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE
 
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_FILE_PAGES],		[node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_ANON],		[node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_FILE],		[node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE],	[node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_FILE_PAGES],
+	    [node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_ANON],
+	    [node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_FILE],
+	    [node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE],
+	    [node_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
 
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_FILE_PAGES],		[zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_ANON],		[zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_FILE],		[zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE],	[zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_FILE_PAGES],
+	    [zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_ANON],
+	    [zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_INACTIVE_FILE],
+	    [zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENUM_MEMBER([NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE],
+	    [zone_stat_item], [$LINUX/include/linux/mmzone.h])
 
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_ZONE_PAGE_STATE_SANITY
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-group-info.m4 b/config/kernel-group-info.m4
index 849a1e246..0fee1d36d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-group-info.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-group-info.m4
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.9 API change
 dnl # group_info changed from 2d array via >blocks to 1d array via ->gid
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GROUP_INFO_GID], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether group_info->gid exists])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GROUP_INFO_GID], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([group_info_gid], [
 		#include <linux/cred.h>
 	],[
 		struct group_info *gi = groups_alloc(1);
 		gi->gid[0] = KGIDT_INIT(0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GROUP_INFO_GID], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether group_info->gid exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([group_info_gid], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GROUP_INFO_GID, 1, [group_info->gid exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-in-compat-syscall.m4 b/config/kernel-in-compat-syscall.m4
index 9fca9da20..baaac8c4f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-in-compat-syscall.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-in-compat-syscall.m4
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ dnl # Added in_compat_syscall() which can be overridden on a per-
 dnl # architecture basis.  Prior to this is_compat_task() was the
 dnl # provided interface.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether in_compat_syscall() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([in_compat_syscall], [
 		#include <linux/compat.h>
 	],[
 		in_compat_syscall();
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether in_compat_syscall() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([in_compat_syscall], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL, 1,
 		    [in_compat_syscall() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-getattr.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-getattr.m4
index f10e0b251..48391d66f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-getattr.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-getattr.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Linux 4.11 API
 dnl # See torvalds/linux@a528d35
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_PATH_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->getattr() takes a path])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_GETATTR], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_getattr_path], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int test_getattr(
@@ -16,24 +15,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_PATH_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.getattr = test_getattr,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PATH_IOPS_GETATTR, 1,
-		    [iops->getattr() takes a path])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
-
+	],[])
 
-
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 3.9 - 4.10 API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_VFSMOUNT_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->getattr() takes a vfsmount])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_getattr_vfsmount], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int test_getattr(
@@ -45,23 +29,25 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_VFSMOUNT_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.getattr = test_getattr,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_GETATTR], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->getattr() takes a path])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_getattr_path], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFSMOUNT_IOPS_GETATTR, 1,
-		    [iops->getattr() takes a vfsmount])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PATH_IOPS_GETATTR, 1,
+		    [iops->getattr() takes a path])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
-
 
-dnl #
-dnl # The interface of the getattr callback from the inode_operations
-dnl # structure changed.  Also, the interface of the simple_getattr()
-dnl # function provided by the kernel changed.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GETATTR], [
-	ZFS_AC_PATH_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR
-	ZFS_AC_VFSMOUNT_KERNEL_IOPS_GETATTR
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->getattr() takes a vfsmount])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_getattr_vfsmount], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFSMOUNT_IOPS_GETATTR, 1,
+			    [iops->getattr() takes a vfsmount])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		])
+	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-lock.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-lock.m4
index 8dee01422..5eb04af78 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-lock.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-lock.m4
@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ dnl # i_mutex is changed to i_rwsem. Instead of directly using
 dnl # i_mutex/i_rwsem, we should use inode_lock() and inode_lock_shared()
 dnl # We test inode_lock_shared because inode_lock is introduced earlier.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_LOCK], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_lock_shared() exists])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_LOCK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_lock], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode *inode = NULL;
 		inode_lock_shared(inode);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_LOCK], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_lock_shared() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_lock], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_LOCK_SHARED, 1, [yes])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-set-flags.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-set-flags.m4
index e0ad26796..133f666a9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-set-flags.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-set-flags.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.15 API change
 dnl # inode_set_flags introduced to set i_flags
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_FLAGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_set_flags() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_SET_FLAGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_set_flags], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode inode;
 		inode_set_flags(&inode, S_IMMUTABLE, S_IMMUTABLE);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_FLAGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_set_flags() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_set_flags], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_SET_FLAGS, 1, [inode_set_flags() exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-set-iversion.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-set-iversion.m4
index 9a7d7890e..dd415de32 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-set-iversion.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-set-iversion.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.16 API change
 dnl # inode_set_iversion introduced to set i_version
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_IVERSION], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_set_iversion() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_SET_IVERSION], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_set_iversion], [
 		#include <linux/iversion.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode inode;
 		inode_set_iversion(&inode, 1);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_IVERSION], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_set_iversion() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_set_iversion], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_SET_IVERSION, 1,
 		    [inode_set_iversion() exists])
diff --git a/config/kernel-inode-times.m4 b/config/kernel-inode-times.m4
index f5818411a..57e7f31fd 100644
--- a/config/kernel-inode-times.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-inode-times.m4
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.18 API change
 dnl # i_atime, i_mtime, and i_ctime changed from timespec to timespec64.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_TIMES], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode->i_*time's are timespec64])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_TIMES], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_times], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode ip;
@@ -14,12 +11,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_TIMES], [
 
 		memset(&ip, 0, sizeof(ip));
 		ts = ip.i_mtime;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_TIMES], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode->i_*time's are timespec64])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_times], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_TIMESPEC64_TIMES, 1,
 		    [inode->i_*time's are timespec64])
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-insert-inode-locked.m4 b/config/kernel-insert-inode-locked.m4
index da141d180..4990399c3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-insert-inode-locked.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-insert-inode-locked.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.28 API change
 dnl # Added insert_inode_locked() helper function.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether insert_inode_locked() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([insert_inode_locked], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		insert_inode_locked(NULL);
-	], [insert_inode_locked], [fs/inode.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether insert_inode_locked() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([insert_inode_locked],
+	    [insert_inode_locked], [fs/inode.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED, 1,
-		          [insert_inode_locked() is available])
+		    [insert_inode_locked() is available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-invalidate-bdev-args.m4 b/config/kernel-invalidate-bdev-args.m4
index 09c2ebf26..55a784dd9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-invalidate-bdev-args.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-invalidate-bdev-args.m4
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.22 API change
 dnl # Unused destroy_dirty_buffers arg removed from prototype.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_BDEV_ARGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether invalidate_bdev() wants 1 arg])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INVALIDATE_BDEV], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([invalidate_bdev], [
 		#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 	],[
 		struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
 		invalidate_bdev(bdev);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_BDEV], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether invalidate_bdev() wants 1 arg])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([invalidate_bdev], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_INVALIDATE_BDEV, 1,
-		          [invalidate_bdev() wants 1 arg])
+		    [invalidate_bdev() wants 1 arg])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-is_owner_or_cap.m4 b/config/kernel-is_owner_or_cap.m4
index da07e58dd..ab8072409 100644
--- a/config/kernel-is_owner_or_cap.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-is_owner_or_cap.m4
@@ -4,33 +4,40 @@ dnl # The is_owner_or_cap() macro was renamed to inode_owner_or_capable(),
 dnl # This is used for permission checks in the xattr and file attribute call
 dnl # paths.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_owner_or_capable() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_owner_or_capable], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode *ip = NULL;
 		(void) inode_owner_or_capable(ip);
+	])
+
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([is_owner_or_cap], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#include <linux/sched.h>
 	],[
+		struct inode *ip = NULL;
+		(void) is_owner_or_cap(ip);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether inode_owner_or_capable() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_owner_or_capable], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE, 1,
 		    [inode_owner_or_capable() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether is_owner_or_cap() exists])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-			#include <linux/sched.h>
-		],[
-			struct inode *ip = NULL;
-			(void) is_owner_or_cap(ip);
-		],[
+
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([is_owner_or_cap], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IS_OWNER_OR_CAP, 1,
 			    [is_owner_or_cap() exists])
 		],[
-			AC_MSG_ERROR(no - Please file a bug report at
-			    https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new)
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([capability])
 		])
 	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-kmap-atomic-args.m4 b/config/kernel-kmap-atomic-args.m4
index beb1692e7..d09e93d7f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-kmap-atomic-args.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-kmap-atomic-args.m4
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ dnl # 2.6.37 API change
 dnl # kmap_atomic changed from assigning hard-coded named slot to using
 dnl # push/pop based dynamical allocation.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kmap_atomic wants 1 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kmap_atomic], [
 		#include <linux/pagemap.h>
 	],[
 		struct page page;
 		kmap_atomic(&page);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kmap_atomic wants 1 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kmap_atomic], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_KMAP_ATOMIC, 1,
-		          [kmap_atomic wants 1 args])
+		    [kmap_atomic wants 1 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-kmem-cache.m4 b/config/kernel-kmem-cache.m4
index 21cc53d34..7576e6cfd 100644
--- a/config/kernel-kmem-cache.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-kmem-cache.m4
@@ -5,30 +5,36 @@ dnl # private allocation flags which are applied when allocating a new slab
 dnl # in kmem_getpages().  Unfortunately there is no public API for setting
 dnl # non-default flags.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct kmem_cache has allocflags])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kmem_cache_allocflags], [
 		#include <linux/slab.h>
 	],[
 		struct kmem_cache cachep __attribute__ ((unused));
 		cachep.allocflags = GFP_KERNEL;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kmem_cache_gfpflags], [
+		#include <linux/slab.h>
 	],[
+		struct kmem_cache cachep __attribute__ ((unused));
+		cachep.gfpflags = GFP_KERNEL;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct kmem_cache has allocflags])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kmem_cache_allocflags], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS, 1,
-			[struct kmem_cache has allocflags])
+		    [struct kmem_cache has allocflags])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct kmem_cache has gfpflags])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/slab.h>
-		],[
-			struct kmem_cache cachep __attribute__ ((unused));
-			cachep.gfpflags = GFP_KERNEL;
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kmem_cache_gfpflags], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KMEM_CACHE_GFPFLAGS, 1,
-				[struct kmem_cache has gfpflags])
+			    [struct kmem_cache has gfpflags])
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		])
@@ -40,16 +46,10 @@ dnl # grsecurity API change,
 dnl # kmem_cache_create() with SLAB_USERCOPY flag replaced by
 dnl # kmem_cache_create_usercopy().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kmem_cache_create_usercopy() exists])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kmem_cache_create_usercopy], [
 		#include <linux/slab.h>
-		static void ctor(void *foo)
-		{
-			// fake ctor
-		}
+		static void ctor(void *foo) { /* fake ctor */ }
 	],[
 		struct kmem_cache *skc_linux_cache;
 		const char *name = "test";
@@ -60,13 +60,27 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY], [
 		size_t usersize = size - useroffset;
 
 		skc_linux_cache = kmem_cache_create_usercopy(
-			name, size, align, flags, useroffset, usersize, ctor);
-	],[
+		    name, size, align, flags, useroffset, usersize, ctor);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kmem_cache_create_usercopy() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kmem_cache_create_usercopy], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY, 1,
-				[kmem_cache_create_usercopy() exists])
+		    [kmem_cache_create_usercopy() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-kstrtoul.m4 b/config/kernel-kstrtoul.m4
index 5530e0e2d..ef3c9843c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-kstrtoul.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-kstrtoul.m4
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.39 API change
 dnl #
-dnl # 33ee3b2e2eb9 kstrto*: converting strings to integers done (hopefully) right
-dnl #
 dnl # If kstrtoul() doesn't exist, fallback to use strict_strtoul() which has
 dnl # existed since 2.6.25.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KSTRTOUL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kstrtoul() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KSTRTOUL], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kstrtoul], [
 		#include <linux/kernel.h>
 	],[
 		int ret __attribute__ ((unused)) = kstrtoul(NULL, 10, NULL);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KSTRTOUL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kstrtoul() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kstrtoul], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KSTRTOUL, 1, [kstrtoul() exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64.m4 b/config/kernel-ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64.m4
index d6be8c418..28492bf04 100644
--- a/config/kernel-ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.18: ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64() added.  Use it in place of
 dnl # current_kernel_time64().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 	], [
 		struct timespec64 ts;
 		ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64(&ts);
-	], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64, 1, [ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64, 1,
+		    [ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64() exists])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-kuid-helpers.m4 b/config/kernel-kuid-helpers.m4
index 60713b9d3..4bc4e039d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-kuid-helpers.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-kuid-helpers.m4
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ dnl # became necessary to go through one more level of indirection
 dnl # when dealing with uid/gid - namely the kuid type.
 dnl #
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HELPERS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether i_(uid|gid)_(read|write) exist])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUID_HELPERS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([i_uid_read], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode *ip = NULL;
 		(void) i_uid_read(ip);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HELPERS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether i_(uid|gid)_(read|write) exist])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([i_uid_read], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KUID_HELPERS, 1,
 		    [i_(uid|gid)_(read|write) exist])
diff --git a/config/kernel-kuidgid.m4 b/config/kernel-kuidgid.m4
index 82685d263..15bf98154 100644
--- a/config/kernel-kuidgid.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-kuidgid.m4
@@ -3,20 +3,26 @@ dnl # User namespaces, use kuid_t in place of uid_t
 dnl # where available. Not strictly a user namespaces thing
 dnl # but it should prevent surprises
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUIDGID_T], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kuid_t/kgid_t is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUIDGID_T], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kuidgid_t_init], [
 		#include <linux/uidgid.h>
 	], [
 		kuid_t userid __attribute__ ((unused)) = KUIDT_INIT(0);
 		kgid_t groupid __attribute__ ((unused)) = KGIDT_INIT(0);
-	],[
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/uidgid.h>
-		], [
-			kuid_t userid __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
-			kgid_t groupid __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
-		],[
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kuidgid_t], [
+		#include <linux/uidgid.h>
+	], [
+		kuid_t userid __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
+		kgid_t groupid __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUIDGID_T], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kuid_t/kgid_t is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kuidgid_t_init], [
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kuidgid_t], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes; optional)
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes; mandatory)
diff --git a/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4 b/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4
index abbf55d9b..72b4993e1 100644
--- a/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4
@@ -2,23 +2,33 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.27, lookup_bdev() was exported.
 dnl # 4.4.0-6.21 - x.y on Ubuntu, lookup_bdev() takes 2 arguments.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lookup_bdev() wants 1 arg])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LOOKUP_BDEV], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([lookup_bdev_1arg], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		lookup_bdev(NULL);
-	], [lookup_bdev], [fs/block_dev.c], [
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([lookup_bdev_2args], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	], [
+		lookup_bdev(NULL, FMODE_READ);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lookup_bdev() wants 1 arg])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([lookup_bdev_1arg],
+	    [lookup_bdev], [fs/block_dev.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_LOOKUP_BDEV, 1, [lookup_bdev() wants 1 arg])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_LOOKUP_BDEV, 1,
+		    [lookup_bdev() wants 1 arg])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lookup_bdev() wants 2 args])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-		], [
-			lookup_bdev(NULL, FMODE_READ);
-		], [lookup_bdev], [fs/block_dev.c], [
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([lookup_bdev_2args],
+		    [lookup_bdev], [fs/block_dev.c], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_LOOKUP_BDEV, 1,
 			    [lookup_bdev() wants 2 args])
@@ -26,4 +36,4 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV],
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		])
 	])
-])
-\ No newline at end of file
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-lookup-nameidata.m4 b/config/kernel-lookup-nameidata.m4
index 5453be5e8..865b8aff8 100644
--- a/config/kernel-lookup-nameidata.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-lookup-nameidata.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 3.6 API change
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->lookup() passes nameidata])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([lookup_nameidata], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 
@@ -15,11 +14,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA], [
 		    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.lookup	= inode_lookup,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->lookup() passes nameidata])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([lookup_nameidata], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA, 1,
-		          [iops->lookup() passes nameidata])
+		    [iops->lookup() passes nameidata])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4 b/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4
index 8c4032b92..652f611f8 100644
--- a/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.11 API change
 dnl # lseek_execute helper exported
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lseek_execute() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LSEEK_EXECUTE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([lseek_execute], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		struct file *fp __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
@@ -13,10 +12,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE],
 		loff_t maxsize __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
 
 		lseek_execute(fp, ip, offset, maxsize);
-	], [lseek_exclusive], [fs/read_write.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lseek_execute() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([lseek_execute],
+	    [lseek_exclusive], [fs/read_write.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LSEEK_EXECUTE, 1,
-		          [lseek_execute() is available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LSEEK_EXECUTE, 1, [lseek_execute() is available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-make-request-fn.m4 b/config/kernel-make-request-fn.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86339aa04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-make-request-fn.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Check for make_request_fn interface.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MAKE_REQUEST_FN], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([make_request_fn_int], [
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+		int make_request(struct request_queue *q,
+		    struct bio *bio) { return (0); }
+	],[
+		blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([make_request_fn_void], [
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+		void make_request(struct request_queue *q,
+		    struct bio *bio) { return; }
+	],[
+		blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([make_request_fn_blk_qc_t], [
+		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+		blk_qc_t make_request(struct request_queue *q,
+		    struct bio *bio) { return (BLK_QC_T_NONE); }
+	],[
+		blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MAKE_REQUEST_FN], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Legacy API
+	dnl # make_request_fn returns int.
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns int])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([make_request_fn_int], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, int,
+		    [make_request_fn() return type])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_INT, 1,
+		    [Noting that make_request_fn() returns int])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+		dnl #
+		dnl # Linux 3.2 API Change
+		dnl # make_request_fn returns void.
+		dnl #
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns void])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([make_request_fn_void], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, void,
+			    [make_request_fn() return type])
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_VOID, 1,
+			    [Noting that make_request_fn() returns void])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
+			dnl #
+			dnl # Linux 4.4 API Change
+			dnl # make_request_fn returns blk_qc_t.
+			dnl #
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+			    [whether make_request_fn() returns blk_qc_t])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([make_request_fn_blk_qc_t], [
+				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+				AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, blk_qc_t,
+				    [make_request_fn() return type])
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_QC, 1,
+				    [Noting that make_request_fn() ]
+				    [returns blk_qc_t])
+			],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([make_request_fn])
+			])
+		])
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-misc-minor.m4 b/config/kernel-misc-minor.m4
index a020d2ebc..20fe2cd2f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-misc-minor.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-misc-minor.m4
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl # number.  Start with a large known available unreserved minor and work
 dnl # our way down to lower value if a collision is detected.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MISC_MINOR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for available /dev/zfs minor])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether /dev/zfs minor is available])
 
 	for i in $(seq 249 -1 200); do
 		if ! grep -q "^#define\s\+.*_MINOR\s\+.*$i" \
diff --git a/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4 b/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 57eebe23d..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-mk-request-fn.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 3.2 API Change
-dnl # make_request_fn returns void instead of int.
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 4.4 API Change
-dnl # make_request_fn returns blk_qc_t.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MAKE_REQUEST_FN], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns int])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-		int make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
-		{
-			return (0);
-		}
-	],[
-		blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, int,
-		    [make_request_fn() returns int])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_INT, 1,
-		    [Noting that make_request_fn() returns int])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns void])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-			void make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-		],[
-			blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, void,
-			    [make_request_fn() returns void])
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether make_request_fn() returns blk_qc_t])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-				blk_qc_t make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
-				{
-					return (BLK_QC_T_NONE);
-				}
-			],[
-				blk_queue_make_request(NULL, &make_request);
-			],[
-				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-				AC_DEFINE(MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET, blk_qc_t,
-				    [make_request_fn() returns blk_qc_t])
-				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MAKE_REQUEST_FN_RET_QC, 1,
-				    [Noting that make_request_fn() returns blk_qc_t])
-			],[
-				AC_MSG_ERROR(no - Please file a bug report at
-				    https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/new)
-			])
-		])
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4 b/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
index 1c9fa9be3..f4dde29a3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ dnl # would also change all three prototypes.  However, if it turns out that
 dnl # some distribution doesn't backport the whole thing this could be
 dnl # broken apart into three separate checks.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR_UMODE_T], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->create()/mkdir()/mknod() take umode_t])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MKDIR_UMODE_T], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_mkdir], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -18,8 +17,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR_UMODE_T], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.mkdir = mkdir,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR_UMODE_T], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->create()/mkdir()/mknod() take umode_t])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_mkdir], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MKDIR_UMODE_T, 1,
 		    [iops->create()/mkdir()/mknod() take umode_t])
diff --git a/config/kernel-mod-param.m4 b/config/kernel-mod-param.m4
index b72be684a..e00f19d61 100644
--- a/config/kernel-mod-param.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-mod-param.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Grsecurity kernel API change
 dnl # constified parameters of module_param_call() methods
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether module_param_call() is hardened])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([module_param_call], [
 		#include <linux/module.h>
 		#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 
@@ -19,8 +18,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST], [
 		}
 
 		module_param_call(p, param_set, param_get, NULL, 0644);
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether module_param_call() is hardened])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([module_param_call], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST, 1,
 		    [hardened module_param_call])
diff --git a/config/kernel-objtool.m4 b/config/kernel-objtool.m4
index 467329b25..bf60e7869 100644
--- a/config/kernel-objtool.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-objtool.m4
@@ -1,41 +1,44 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # 4.6 API for compile-time stack validation
+dnl # Check for objtool support.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OBJTOOL], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for compile-time stack validation (objtool)])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_OBJTOOL], [
+
+	dnl # 4.6 API for compile-time stack validation
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([objtool], [
 		#undef __ASSEMBLY__
 		#include <asm/frame.h>
 	],[
 		#if !defined(FRAME_BEGIN)
 		CTASSERT(1);
 		#endif
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_OBJTOOL, 1,
-		    [kernel does stack verification])
-
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # 4.6 API added STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD macro
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	dnl # 4.6 API added STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD macro
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([stack_frame_non_standard], [
 		#include <linux/frame.h>
 	],[
 		#if !defined(STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD)
 		CTASSERT(1);
 		#endif
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OBJTOOL], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+	    [whether compile-time stack validation (objtool) is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([objtool], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD, 1,
-		   [STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD is defined])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_OBJTOOL, 1,
+		    [kernel does stack verification])
+
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD is defined])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([stack_frame_non_standard], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD, 1,
+			   [STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD is defined])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-open-bdev-exclusive.m4 b/config/kernel-open-bdev-exclusive.m4
index 0661315a6..2e46b8876 100644
--- a/config/kernel-open-bdev-exclusive.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-open-bdev-exclusive.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.28 API change
 dnl # open/close_bdev_excl() renamed to open/close_bdev_exclusive()
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OPEN_BDEV_EXCLUSIVE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether open_bdev_exclusive() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_OPEN_EXCLUSIVE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([open_bdev_exclusive], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		open_bdev_exclusive(NULL, 0, NULL);
-	], [open_bdev_exclusive], [fs/block_dev.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_OPEN_EXCLUSIVE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether open_bdev_exclusive() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([open_bdev_exclusive],
+	    [open_bdev_exclusive], [fs/block_dev.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPEN_BDEV_EXCLUSIVE, 1,
-		          [open_bdev_exclusive() is available])
+		    [open_bdev_exclusive() is available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-pde-data.m4 b/config/kernel-pde-data.m4
index 8aa4c2204..928c5ef0d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-pde-data.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-pde-data.m4
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.10 API change,
 dnl # PDE is replaced by PDE_DATA
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PDE_DATA], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether PDE_DATA() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_PDE_DATA], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([pde_data], [
 		#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 	], [
 		PDE_DATA(NULL);
-	], [PDE_DATA], [], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PDE_DATA], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether PDE_DATA() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([pde_data], [PDE_DATA], [], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PDE_DATA, 1, [yes])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PDE_DATA, 1, [PDE_DATA is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-put-link.m4 b/config/kernel-put-link.m4
index a0bb36ef2..f03df9e99 100644
--- a/config/kernel-put-link.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-put-link.m4
@@ -1,17 +1,35 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # Supported symlink APIs
 dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_PUT_LINK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([put_link_cookie], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		void put_link(struct inode *ip, void *cookie)
+		    { return; }
+		static struct inode_operations
+		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.put_link = put_link,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([put_link_nameidata], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		void put_link(struct dentry *de, struct
+		    nameidata *nd, void *ptr) { return; }
+		static struct inode_operations
+		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.put_link = put_link,
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PUT_LINK], [
 	dnl #
 	dnl # 4.5 API change
 	dnl # get_link() uses delayed done, there is no put_link() interface.
+	dnl # This check intially uses the inode_operations_get_link result
 	dnl #
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#if !defined(HAVE_GET_LINK_DELAYED)
-		#error "Expecting get_link() delayed done"
-		#endif
-	],[
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_get_link], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PUT_LINK_DELAYED, 1, [iops->put_link() delayed])
 	],[
 		dnl #
@@ -19,41 +37,24 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PUT_LINK], [
 		dnl # This kernel retired the nameidata structure.
 		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->put_link() passes cookie])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-			void put_link(struct inode *ip, void *cookie)
-			    { return; }
-			static struct inode_operations
-			    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.put_link = put_link,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([put_link_cookie], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PUT_LINK_COOKIE, 1,
 			    [iops->put_link() cookie])
 		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 			dnl #
 			dnl # 2.6.32 API
 			dnl #
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 			    [whether iops->put_link() passes nameidata])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/fs.h>
-				void put_link(struct dentry *de, struct
-				    nameidata *nd, void *ptr) { return; }
-				static struct inode_operations
-				    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-					.put_link = put_link,
-				};
-			],[
-			],[
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([put_link_nameidata], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PUT_LINK_NAMEIDATA, 1,
 				    [iops->put_link() nameidata])
 			],[
-				AC_MSG_ERROR(no; please file a bug report)
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([put_link])
 			])
 		])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-rename.m4 b/config/kernel-rename.m4
index 9f894fb4d..f70739153 100644
--- a/config/kernel-rename.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-rename.m4
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ dnl # 4.9 API change,
 dnl # iops->rename2() merged into iops->rename(), and iops->rename() now wants
 dnl # flags.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->rename() wants flags])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_rename], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		int rename_fn(struct inode *sip, struct dentry *sdp,
 			struct inode *tip, struct dentry *tdp,
@@ -15,10 +14,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.rename = rename_fn,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->rename() wants flags])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_rename], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS, 1, [iops->rename() wants flags])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS, 1,
+		    [iops->rename() wants flags])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-rw.m4 b/config/kernel-rw.m4
index 1c8a265e0..85b47d5c6 100644
--- a/config/kernel-rw.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-rw.m4
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ dnl # 4.14 API change
 dnl # kernel_write() which was introduced in 3.9 was updated to take
 dnl # the offset as a pointer which is needed by vn_rdwr().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WRITE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_write() takes loff_t pointer])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WRITE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kernel_write], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct file *file = NULL;
@@ -17,14 +14,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WRITE], [
 		ssize_t ret;
 
 		ret = kernel_write(file, buf, count, pos);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WRITE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_write() takes loff_t pointer])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kernel_write], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_WRITE_PPOS, 1,
 		    [kernel_write() take loff_t pointer])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
 dnl #
@@ -32,11 +33,8 @@ dnl # 4.14 API change
 dnl # kernel_read() which has existed for forever was updated to take
 dnl # the offset as a pointer which is needed by vn_rdwr().
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_READ], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_read() takes loff_t pointer])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_READ], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kernel_read], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct file *file = NULL;
@@ -46,12 +44,26 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_READ], [
 		ssize_t ret;
 
 		ret = kernel_read(file, buf, count, pos);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_READ], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel_read() takes loff_t pointer])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kernel_read], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_READ_PPOS, 1,
 		    [kernel_read() take loff_t pointer])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RW], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WRITE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_READ
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RW], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WRITE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_READ
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-rwsem.m4 b/config/kernel-rwsem.m4
index 532c22718..67c5cf908 100644
--- a/config/kernel-rwsem.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-rwsem.m4
@@ -4,25 +4,26 @@ dnl #
 dnl # The rw_semaphore.wait_lock member was changed from spinlock_t to
 dnl # raw_spinlock_t at commit ddb6c9b58a19edcfac93ac670b066c836ff729f1.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct rw_semaphore member wait_lock is raw])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([rwsem_spinlock_is_raw], [
 		#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 	],[
 		struct rw_semaphore dummy_semaphore __attribute__ ((unused));
 		raw_spinlock_t dummy_lock __attribute__ ((unused)) =
 		    __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_INITIALIZER(dummy_lock);
 		dummy_semaphore.wait_lock = dummy_lock;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct rw_semaphore member wait_lock is raw])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([rwsem_spinlock_is_raw], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW, 1,
-		[struct rw_semaphore member wait_lock is raw_spinlock_t])
+		    [struct rw_semaphore member wait_lock is raw_spinlock_t])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
 dnl #
@@ -30,23 +31,24 @@ dnl # 3.16 API Change
 dnl #
 dnl # rwsem-spinlock "->activity" changed to "->count"
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ACTIVITY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct rw_semaphore has member activity])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_ACTIVITY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([rwsem_activity], [
 		#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 	],[
 		struct rw_semaphore dummy_semaphore __attribute__ ((unused));
 		dummy_semaphore.activity = 0;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ACTIVITY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct rw_semaphore has member activity])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([rwsem_activity], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RWSEM_ACTIVITY, 1,
-		[struct rw_semaphore has member activity])
+		    [struct rw_semaphore has member activity])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
 dnl #
@@ -54,22 +56,35 @@ dnl # 4.8 API Change
 dnl #
 dnl # rwsem "->count" changed to atomic_long_t type
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(
-	[whether struct rw_semaphore has atomic_long_t member count])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([rwsem_atomic_long_count], [
 		#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 	],[
 		DECLARE_RWSEM(dummy_semaphore);
 		(void) atomic_long_read(&dummy_semaphore.count);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+	    [whether struct rw_semaphore has atomic_long_t member count])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([rwsem_atomic_long_count], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT, 1,
-		[struct rw_semaphore has atomic_long_t member count])
+		    [struct rw_semaphore has atomic_long_t member count])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_ACTIVITY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ACTIVITY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-sched.m4 b/config/kernel-sched.m4
index 640b008aa..4a7db970a 100644
--- a/config/kernel-sched.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-sched.m4
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.9 API change,
 dnl # Moved things from linux/sched.h to linux/sched/rt.h
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_RT_HEADER],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether header linux/sched/rt.h exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED_RT_HEADER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([sched_rt_header], [
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 		#include <linux/sched/rt.h>
 	],[
 		return 0;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_RT_HEADER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether header linux/sched/rt.h exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([sched_rt_header], [
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCHED_RT_HEADER, 1, [linux/sched/rt.h exists])
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 	],[
@@ -21,36 +25,59 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.11 API change,
 dnl # Moved things from linux/sched.h to linux/sched/signal.h
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether header linux/sched/signal.h exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([sched_signal_header], [
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 		#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 	],[
 		return 0;
-	],[
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER, 1, [linux/sched/signal.h exists])
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether header linux/sched/signal.h exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([sched_signal_header], [
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER, 1,
+		    [linux/sched/signal.h exists])
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
 dnl #
 dnl # 3.19 API change
 dnl # The io_schedule_timeout() function is present in all 2.6.32 kernels
 dnl # but it was not exported until Linux 3.19.  The RHEL 7.x kernels which
 dnl # are based on a 3.10 kernel do export this symbol.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether io_schedule_timeout() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([io_schedule_timeout], [
 		#include <linux/sched.h>
 	], [
 		(void) io_schedule_timeout(1);
-	], [io_schedule_timeout], [], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether io_schedule_timeout() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([io_schedule_timeout],
+	[io_schedule_timeout], [], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT, 1, [yes])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED_RT_HEADER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_RT_HEADER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-security-inode-init.m4 b/config/kernel-security-inode-init.m4
index a62176d42..0dea7e392 100644
--- a/config/kernel-security-inode-init.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-security-inode-init.m4
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ dnl # qstr argument which must be passed in from the dentry if available.
 dnl # Passing a NULL is safe when no qstr is available the relevant
 dnl # security checks will just be skipped.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_6ARGS_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether security_inode_init_security wants 6 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_6ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([security_inode_init_security_6args], [
 		#include <linux/security.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode *ip __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
@@ -18,10 +17,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_6ARGS_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY], [
 		size_t len __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
 
 		security_inode_init_security(ip, dip, str, &name, &value, &len);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_6ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether security_inode_init_security wants 6 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([security_inode_init_security_6args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_6ARGS_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY, 1,
-		          [security_inode_init_security wants 6 args])
+		    [security_inode_init_security wants 6 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -34,9 +38,8 @@ dnl # a filesystem specific callback to write security extended attributes.
 dnl # This was done to support the initialization of multiple LSM xattrs
 dnl # and the EVM xattr.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CALLBACK_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether security_inode_init_security wants callback])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_CALLBACK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([security_inode_init_security], [
 		#include <linux/security.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode *ip __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
@@ -45,11 +48,26 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CALLBACK_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY], [
 		initxattrs func __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
 
 		security_inode_init_security(ip, dip, str, func, NULL);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_CALLBACK], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether security_inode_init_security wants callback])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([security_inode_init_security], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CALLBACK_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY, 1,
-		          [security_inode_init_security wants callback])
+		    [security_inode_init_security wants callback])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_6ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_CALLBACK
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_6ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY_CALLBACK
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-set-nlink.m4 b/config/kernel-set-nlink.m4
index f7ffc0d3a..63a5a8c0d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-set-nlink.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-set-nlink.m4
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Linux v3.2-rc1 API change
 dnl # SHA: bfe8684869601dacfcb2cd69ef8cfd9045f62170
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_NLINK], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether set_nlink() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_NLINK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([set_nlink], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct inode node;
 		unsigned int link = 0;
 		(void) set_nlink(&node, link);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_NLINK], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether set_nlink() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([set_nlink], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SET_NLINK, 1,
-		          [set_nlink() is available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SET_NLINK, 1, [set_nlink() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4 b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
index 32f7deb77..45408c45c 100644
--- a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ dnl # 4.9 API change
 dnl # The inode_change_ok() function has been renamed setattr_prepare()
 dnl # and updated to take a dentry rather than an inode.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether setattr_prepare() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SETATTR_PREPARE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([setattr_prepare], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	], [
 		struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 		struct iattr *attr = NULL;
-		int error;
+		int error __attribute__ ((unused)) =
+		    setattr_prepare(dentry, attr);
+	])
+])
 
-		error = setattr_prepare(dentry, attr);
-	], [setattr_prepare], [fs/attr.c], [
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether setattr_prepare() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([setattr_prepare],
+	    [setattr_prepare], [fs/attr.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE, 1,
 		    [setattr_prepare() is available])
diff --git a/config/kernel-sget-args.m4 b/config/kernel-sget-args.m4
index 9d1745925..13581399e 100644
--- a/config/kernel-sget-args.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-sget-args.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.6 API change,
 dnl # 'sget' now takes the mount flags as an argument.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_5ARG_SGET],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sget() wants 5 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SGET], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([sget_5args], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct file_system_type *type = NULL;
@@ -13,11 +12,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_5ARG_SGET],
 		int flags = 0;
 		void *data = NULL;
 		(void) sget(type, test, set, flags, data);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SGET], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sget() wants 5 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([sget_5args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_5ARG_SGET, 1, [sget() wants 5 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
-
diff --git a/config/kernel-show-options.m4 b/config/kernel-show-options.m4
index 67d683c55..9e426bc39 100644
--- a/config/kernel-show-options.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-show-options.m4
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # Linux 3.3 API
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHOW_OPTIONS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->show_options() wants dentry])
-
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHOW_OPTIONS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_operations_show_options], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
-		int show_options (struct seq_file * x, struct dentry * y) { return 0; };
+		int show_options(struct seq_file * x, struct dentry * y) {
+			return 0;
+		};
+
 		static struct super_operations sops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.show_options = show_options,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHOW_OPTIONS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->show_options() wants dentry])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([super_operations_show_options], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHOW_OPTIONS_WITH_DENTRY, 1,
-			[sops->show_options() with dentry])
+		    [sops->show_options() with dentry])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-shrink.m4 b/config/kernel-shrink.m4
index 405cbf42c..45b4b5d4b 100644
--- a/config/kernel-shrink.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-shrink.m4
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ dnl # The super_block structure now stores a per-filesystem shrinker.
 dnl # This interface is preferable because it can be used to specifically
 dnl # target only the zfs filesystem for pruning.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_shrink])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_BLOCK_S_SHRINK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_block_s_shrink], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int shrink(struct shrinker *s, struct shrink_control *sc)
@@ -18,8 +17,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK], [
 			.s_shrink.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
 			.s_shrink.batch = 0,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_BLOCK_S_SHRINK], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_shrink])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([super_block_s_shrink], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHRINK, 1, [struct super_block has s_shrink])
 
@@ -50,15 +53,18 @@ dnl # a list_head is used.  Then to prevent the spinning from occurring
 dnl # the .next pointer is set to the fs_supers list_head which ensures
 dnl # the iterate_supers_type() function will always terminate.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_instances list_head])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_BLOCK_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_block_s_instances_list_head], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct super_block sb __attribute__ ((unused));
-
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sb.s_instances);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_BLOCK_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block has s_instances list_head])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([super_block_s_instances_list_head], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD, 1,
 		    [struct super_block has s_instances list_head])
@@ -67,9 +73,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD], [
 	])
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->nr_cached_objects() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([nr_cached_objects], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		int nr_cached_objects(struct super_block *sb) { return 0; }
@@ -78,19 +83,22 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
 		    sops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.nr_cached_objects = nr_cached_objects,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->nr_cached_objects() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([nr_cached_objects], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS, 1,
-			[sops->nr_cached_objects() exists])
+		    [sops->nr_cached_objects() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->free_cached_objects() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([free_cached_objects], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		void free_cached_objects(struct super_block *sb, int x)
@@ -100,11 +108,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
 		    sops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.free_cached_objects = free_cached_objects,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether sops->free_cached_objects() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([free_cached_objects], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS, 1,
-			[sops->free_cached_objects() exists])
+		    [sops->free_cached_objects() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -115,15 +127,19 @@ dnl # 3.12 API change
 dnl # The nid member was added to struct shrink_control to support
 dnl # NUMA-aware shrinkers.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether shrink_control has nid])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrink_control_nid], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		struct shrink_control sc __attribute__ ((unused));
 		unsigned long scnidsize __attribute__ ((unused)) =
 		    sizeof(sc.nid);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether shrink_control has nid])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrink_control_nid], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID, 1,
 		    [struct shrink_control has nid])
@@ -132,84 +148,96 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID], [
 	])
 ])
 
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINKER_CALLBACK], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrinker_cb_2arg], [
+		#include <linux/mm.h>
+		int shrinker_cb(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask) { return 0; }
+	],[
+		struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
+			.shrink = shrinker_cb,
+			.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
+		};
+		register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
+	])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK],[
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	dnl #
-	dnl # 2.6.23 to 2.6.34 API change
-	dnl # ->shrink(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether old 2-argument shrinker exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrinker_cb_3arg], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
+		int shrinker_cb(struct shrinker *shrink, int nr_to_scan,
+		    gfp_t gfp_mask) { return 0; }
+	],[
+		struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
+			.shrink = shrinker_cb,
+			.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
+		};
+		register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
+	])
 
-		int shrinker_cb(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask) {
-			return 0;
-		}
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrinker_cb_shrink_control], [
+		#include <linux/mm.h>
+		int shrinker_cb(struct shrinker *shrink,
+		    struct shrink_control *sc) { return 0; }
 	],[
 		struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
 			.shrink = shrinker_cb,
 			.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
 		};
 		register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrinker_cb_shrink_control_split], [
+		#include <linux/mm.h>
+		unsigned long shrinker_cb(struct shrinker *shrink,
+		    struct shrink_control *sc) { return 0; }
 	],[
+		struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
+			.count_objects = shrinker_cb,
+			.scan_objects = shrinker_cb,
+			.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
+		};
+		register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK],[
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 2.6.23 to 2.6.34 API change
+	dnl # ->shrink(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether old 2-argument shrinker exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrinker_cb_2arg], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_OLD_SHRINKER_CALLBACK, 1,
-			[old shrinker callback wants 2 args])
+		    [old shrinker callback wants 2 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 		dnl #
 		dnl # 2.6.35 - 2.6.39 API change
 		dnl # ->shrink(struct shrinker *,
 		dnl #          int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether old 3-argument shrinker exists])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/mm.h>
-
-			int shrinker_cb(struct shrinker *shrink, int nr_to_scan,
-					gfp_t gfp_mask) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-		],[
-			struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
-				.shrink = shrinker_cb,
-				.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
-			};
-			register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrinker_cb_3arg], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_3ARGS_SHRINKER_CALLBACK, 1,
 				[old shrinker callback wants 3 args])
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 			dnl #
 			dnl # 3.0 - 3.11 API change
 			dnl # ->shrink(struct shrinker *,
 			dnl #          struct shrink_control *sc)
 			dnl #
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
-				[whether new 2-argument shrinker exists])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/mm.h>
-
-				int shrinker_cb(struct shrinker *shrink,
-						struct shrink_control *sc) {
-					return 0;
-				}
-			],[
-				struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
-					.shrink = shrinker_cb,
-					.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
-				};
-				register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
-			],[
+			    [whether new 2-argument shrinker exists])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrinker_cb_shrink_control], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_NEW_SHRINKER_CALLBACK, 1,
 					[new shrinker callback wants 2 args])
 			],[
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+
 				dnl #
 				dnl # 3.12 API change,
 				dnl # ->shrink() is logically split in to
@@ -217,52 +245,61 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK],[
 				dnl #
 				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 				    [whether ->count_objects callback exists])
-				ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-					#include <linux/mm.h>
-
-					unsigned long shrinker_cb(
-						struct shrinker *shrink,
-						struct shrink_control *sc) {
-						return 0;
-					}
-				],[
-					struct shrinker cache_shrinker = {
-						.count_objects = shrinker_cb,
-						.scan_objects = shrinker_cb,
-						.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
-					};
-					register_shrinker(&cache_shrinker);
-				],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT(
+				    [shrinker_cb_shrink_control_split], [
 					AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SPLIT_SHRINKER_CALLBACK,
 						1, [->count_objects exists])
 				],[
-					AC_MSG_ERROR(error)
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([shrinker])
 				])
 			])
 		])
 	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
 
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.39 API change,
 dnl # Shrinker adjust to use common shrink_control structure.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct shrink_control exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([shrink_control_struct], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 	],[
 		struct shrink_control sc __attribute__ ((unused));
 
 		sc.nr_to_scan = 0;
 		sc.gfp_mask = GFP_KERNEL;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct shrink_control exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([shrink_control_struct], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT, 1,
-			[struct shrink_control exists])
+		    [struct shrink_control exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINKER], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_BLOCK_S_SHRINK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_BLOCK_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_BLOCK_S_SHRINK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_BLOCK_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-submit_bio.m4 b/config/kernel-submit_bio.m4
index da5f85ca7..cf80e9b83 100644
--- a/config/kernel-submit_bio.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-submit_bio.m4
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ dnl # 4.8 API change
 dnl # The rw argument has been removed from submit_bio/submit_bio_wait.
 dnl # Callers are now expected to set bio->bi_rw instead of passing it in.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUBMIT_BIO], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether submit_bio() wants 1 arg])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUBMIT_BIO], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([submit_bio], [
 		#include <linux/bio.h>
 	],[
 		blk_qc_t blk_qc;
 		struct bio *bio = NULL;
 		blk_qc = submit_bio(bio);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUBMIT_BIO], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether submit_bio() wants 1 arg])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([submit_bio], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_1ARG_SUBMIT_BIO, 1, [submit_bio() wants 1 arg])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-super-userns.m4 b/config/kernel-super-userns.m4
index de94ad967..1ad35f2d1 100644
--- a/config/kernel-super-userns.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-super-userns.m4
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ dnl # 4.8 API change
 dnl # struct user_namespace was added to struct super_block as
 dnl # super->s_user_ns member
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_USER_NS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block->s_user_ns exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_USER_NS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([super_user_ns], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
-	],[
+	], [
 		struct super_block super;
 		super.s_user_ns = (struct user_namespace *)NULL;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_USER_NS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block->s_user_ns exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([super_user_ns], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SUPER_USER_NS, 1,
 		    [super_block->s_user_ns exists])
diff --git a/config/kernel-timer.m4 b/config/kernel-timer.m4
index d90642043..403cff3f4 100644
--- a/config/kernel-timer.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-timer.m4
@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@ dnl # kernels that support the new timer_list.func signature.
 dnl #
 dnl # Also check for the existence of flags in struct timer_list, they were
 dnl # added in 4.1-rc8 via 0eeda71bc30d.
-
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether timer_setup() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TIMER_SETUP], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([timer_setup], [
 		#include <linux/timer.h>
 
 		struct my_task_timer {
@@ -24,13 +20,34 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
 
 		void task_expire(struct timer_list *tl)
 		{
-			struct my_task_timer *task_timer = from_timer(task_timer, tl, timer);
+			struct my_task_timer *task_timer =
+			    from_timer(task_timer, tl, timer);
 			task_timer->data = 42;
 		}
 	],[
 		struct my_task_timer task_timer;
 		timer_setup(&task_timer.timer, task_expire, 0);
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([timer_list_function], [
+		#include <linux/timer.h>
+		void task_expire(struct timer_list *tl) {}
 	],[
+		struct timer_list tl;
+		tl.function = task_expire;
+	])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([timer_list_flags], [
+		#include <linux/timer.h>
+	],[
+		struct timer_list tl;
+		tl.flags = 2;
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether timer_setup() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([timer_setup], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP, 1,
 		    [timer_setup() is available])
@@ -39,14 +56,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
 	])
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether timer function expects timer_list])
-
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/timer.h>
-		void task_expire(struct timer_list *tl) {}
-	],[
-		struct timer_list tl;
-		tl.function = task_expire;
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([timer_list_function], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_TIMER_FUNCTION_TIMER_LIST, 1,
 		    [timer_list.function gets a timer_list])
@@ -55,19 +65,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
 	])
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct timer_list has flags])
-
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/timer.h>
-	],[
-		struct timer_list tl;
-		tl.flags = 2;
-	],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([timer_list_flags], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_TIMER_LIST_FLAGS, 1,
 		    [struct timer_list has a flags member])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
-
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-tmpfile.m4 b/config/kernel-tmpfile.m4
index 5aad90450..f510bfe6b 100644
--- a/config/kernel-tmpfile.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-tmpfile.m4
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.11 API change
 dnl # Add support for i_op->tmpfile
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TMPFILE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether i_op->tmpfile() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TMPFILE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_tmpfile], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		int tmpfile(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
 		    umode_t mode) { return 0; }
@@ -12,11 +11,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TMPFILE], [
 		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.tmpfile = tmpfile,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TMPFILE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether i_op->tmpfile() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_tmpfile], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TMPFILE, 1,
-		    [i_op->tmpfile() exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TMPFILE, 1, [i_op->tmpfile() exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-totalhigh_pages.m4 b/config/kernel-totalhigh_pages.m4
index b22e86d4d..4ecb03a50 100644
--- a/config/kernel-totalhigh_pages.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-totalhigh_pages.m4
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # 5.0 API change
 dnl #
-dnl # ca79b0c211af mm: convert totalram_pages and totalhigh_pages variables to atomic
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALHIGH_PAGES], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether totalhigh_pages() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TOTALHIGH_PAGES], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([totalhigh_pages], [
 		#include <linux/highmem.h>
 	],[
 		unsigned long pages __attribute__ ((unused));
 		pages = totalhigh_pages();
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALHIGH_PAGES], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether totalhigh_pages() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([totalhigh_pages], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TOTALHIGH_PAGES, 1, [totalhigh_pages() exists])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-totalram-pages-func.m4 b/config/kernel-totalram-pages-func.m4
index a6eac6454..d0e812a8d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-totalram-pages-func.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-totalram-pages-func.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Linux 5.0: totalram_pages is no longer a global variable, and must be
 dnl # read via the totalram_pages() helper function.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether totalram_pages() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([totalram_pages], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 	],[
 		unsigned long pages __attribute__ ((unused));
 		pages = totalram_pages();
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether totalram_pages() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([totalram_pages], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC, 1, [kernel has totalram_pages()])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC, 1,
+		    [kernel has totalram_pages()])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-truncate-range.m4 b/config/kernel-truncate-range.m4
index da2cb50fc..8fdbb1086 100644
--- a/config/kernel-truncate-range.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-truncate-range.m4
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ dnl # torvalds/linux@17cf28afea2a1112f240a3a2da8af883be024811 removed
 dnl # truncate_range(). The file hole punching functionality is now
 dnl # provided by fallocate()
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TRUNCATE_RANGE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->truncate_range() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TRUNCATE_RANGE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([inode_operations_truncate_range], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		void truncate_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t start,
 		                    loff_t end) { return; }
 		static struct inode_operations iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.truncate_range	= truncate_range,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TRUNCATE_RANGE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->truncate_range() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([inode_operations_truncate_range], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INODE_TRUNCATE_RANGE, 1,
 		          [iops->truncate_range() exists])
diff --git a/config/kernel-truncate-setsize.m4 b/config/kernel-truncate-setsize.m4
index 7e4aff479..e719c1444 100644
--- a/config/kernel-truncate-setsize.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-truncate-setsize.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.35 API change
 dnl # Added truncate_setsize() helper function.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether truncate_setsize() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([truncate_setsize], [
 		#include <linux/mm.h>
 	], [
 		truncate_setsize(NULL, 0);
-	], [truncate_setsize], [mm/truncate.c], [
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether truncate_setsize() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([truncate_setsize],
+	    [truncate_setsize], [mm/truncate.c], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE, 1,
-		          [truncate_setsize() is available])
+		    [truncate_setsize() is available])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4 b/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
index fa3381978..5dcbc03d3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # ns_capable() was introduced
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NS_CAPABLE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ns_capable exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_NS_CAPABLE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([ns_capable], [
 		#include <linux/capability.h>
 	],[
 		ns_capable((struct user_namespace *)NULL, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NS_CAPABLE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ns_capable exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([ns_capable], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NS_CAPABLE, 1,
-		    [ns_capable exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NS_CAPABLE, 1, [ns_capable exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -23,17 +26,20 @@ dnl # struct user_namespace was added to struct cred_t as
 dnl # cred->user_ns member
 dnl # Note that current_user_ns() was added in 2.6.28.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CRED_USER_NS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether cred_t->user_ns exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CRED_USER_NS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([cred_user_ns], [
 		#include <linux/cred.h>
 	],[
 		struct cred cr;
 		cr.user_ns = (struct user_namespace *)NULL;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CRED_USER_NS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether cred_t->user_ns exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([cred_user_ns], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRED_USER_NS, 1,
-		    [cred_t->user_ns exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRED_USER_NS, 1, [cred_t->user_ns exists])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -44,14 +50,18 @@ dnl # 3.4 API change
 dnl # kuid_has_mapping() and kgid_has_mapping() were added to distinguish
 dnl # between internal kernel uids/gids and user namespace uids/gids.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HAS_MAPPING], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kuid_has_mapping/kgid_has_mapping exist])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUID_HAS_MAPPING], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kuid_has_mapping], [
 		#include <linux/uidgid.h>
 	],[
 		kuid_has_mapping((struct user_namespace *)NULL, KUIDT_INIT(0));
 		kgid_has_mapping((struct user_namespace *)NULL, KGIDT_INIT(0));
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HAS_MAPPING], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kuid_has_mapping/kgid_has_mapping exist])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kuid_has_mapping], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KUID_HAS_MAPPING, 1,
 		    [kuid_has_mapping/kgid_has_mapping exist])
@@ -60,6 +70,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HAS_MAPPING], [
 	])
 ])
 
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_USERNS_CAPABILITIES], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_NS_CAPABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CRED_USER_NS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUID_HAS_MAPPING
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USERNS_CAPABILITIES], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NS_CAPABLE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CRED_USER_NS
diff --git a/config/kernel-urange-sleep.m4 b/config/kernel-usleep_range.m4
index b5764de3e..5bf051ab4 100644
--- a/config/kernel-urange-sleep.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-usleep_range.m4
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.36 API compatibility.
-dnl # Added usleep_range timer.
+dnl # 2.6.36 API compatibility- Added usleep_range timer.
+dnl #
 dnl # usleep_range is a finer precision implementation of msleep
 dnl # designed to be a drop-in replacement for udelay where a precise
 dnl # sleep / busy-wait is unnecessary.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USLEEP_RANGE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether usleep_range() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_USLEEP_RANGE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([usleep_range], [
 		#include <linux/delay.h>
 	],[
 		usleep_range(0, 0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USLEEP_RANGE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether usleep_range() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([usleep_range], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_USLEEP_RANGE, 1,
-		          [usleep_range is available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_USLEEP_RANGE, 1, [usleep_range is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-vfs-direct_IO.m4 b/config/kernel-vfs-direct_IO.m4
index cc50bfbe4..82583d52f 100644
--- a/config/kernel-vfs-direct_IO.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-vfs-direct_IO.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # Linux 4.6.x API change
+dnl # Check for direct IO interfaces.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_DIRECT_IO], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([direct_io_iter], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		ssize_t test_direct_IO(struct kiocb *kiocb,
@@ -13,24 +12,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER], [
 		    aops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.direct_IO = test_direct_IO,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER, 1,
-		    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter without rw])
-		zfs_ac_direct_io="yes"
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 4.1.x API change
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_OFFSET], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(
-	    [whether aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with offset])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([direct_io_iter_offset], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		ssize_t test_direct_IO(struct kiocb *kiocb,
@@ -40,24 +24,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_OFFSET], [
 		    aops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.direct_IO = test_direct_IO,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_OFFSET, 1,
-		    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with offset])
-		zfs_ac_direct_io="yes"
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 3.16.x API change
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_RW_OFFSET], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(
-	    [whether aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with rw and offset])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([direct_io_iter_rw_offset], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		ssize_t test_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *kiocb,
@@ -67,23 +36,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_RW_OFFSET], [
 		    aops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 		    .direct_IO = test_direct_IO,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_RW_OFFSET, 1,
-		    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with rw and offset])
-		zfs_ac_direct_io="yes"
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Ancient Linux API (predates git)
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_IOVEC], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether aops->direct_IO() uses iovec])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([direct_io_iovec], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		ssize_t test_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *kiocb,
@@ -94,37 +49,61 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_IOVEC], [
 		    aops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 		    .direct_IO = test_direct_IO,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_IOVEC, 1,
-		    [aops->direct_IO() uses iovec])
-		zfs_ac_direct_io="yes"
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
+	],[])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO], [
-	zfs_ac_direct_io="no"
-
-	if test "$zfs_ac_direct_io" = "no"; then
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER
-	fi
-
-	if test "$zfs_ac_direct_io" = "no"; then
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_OFFSET
-	fi
-
-	if test "$zfs_ac_direct_io" = "no"; then
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_RW_OFFSET
-	fi
-
-	if test "$zfs_ac_direct_io" = "no"; then
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO_IOVEC
-	fi
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Linux 4.6.x API change
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([direct_io_iter], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER, 1,
+		    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter without rw])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 
-	if test "$zfs_ac_direct_io" = "no"; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([no; unknown direct IO interface])
-	fi
+		dnl #
+		dnl # Linux 4.1.x API change
+		dnl #
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+		    [whether aops->direct_IO() uses offset])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([direct_io_iter_offset], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_OFFSET, 1,
+			    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with offset])
+
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
+			dnl #
+			dnl # Linux 3.16.x API change
+			dnl #
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+			    [whether aops->direct_IO() uses rw and offset])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([direct_io_iter_rw_offset], [
+				AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_ITER_RW_OFFSET, 1,
+				    [aops->direct_IO() uses iov_iter with ]
+				    [rw and offset])
+			],[
+				AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+
+				dnl #
+				dnl # Ancient Linux API (predates git)
+				dnl #
+				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+				    [whether aops->direct_IO() uses iovec])
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([direct_io_iovec], [
+					AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_DIRECT_IO_IOVEC, 1,
+					    [aops->direct_IO() uses iovec])
+				],[
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([direct IO])
+					AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+				])
+			])
+		])
+	])
 ])
diff --git a/config/kernel-vfs-fsync.m4 b/config/kernel-vfs-fsync.m4
index a474f9f17..18a60d29a 100644
--- a/config/kernel-vfs-fsync.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-vfs-fsync.m4
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.35 API change,
 dnl # Unused 'struct dentry *' removed from vfs_fsync() prototype.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_VFS_FSYNC], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_fsync() wants 2 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_FSYNC_2ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([vfs_fsync_2args], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		vfs_fsync(NULL, 0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_FSYNC_2ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_fsync() wants 2 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([vfs_fsync_2args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_VFS_FSYNC, 1, [vfs_fsync() wants 2 args])
 	],[
diff --git a/config/kernel-vfs-getattr.m4 b/config/kernel-vfs-getattr.m4
index b13723538..eb07853cc 100644
--- a/config/kernel-vfs-getattr.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-vfs-getattr.m4
@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 4.11 API, a528d35e@torvalds/linux
 dnl # vfs_getattr(const struct path *p, struct kstat *s, u32 m, unsigned int f)
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_4ARGS_VFS_GETATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 4 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_4ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([vfs_getattr_4args], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		vfs_getattr((const struct path *)NULL,
 			(struct kstat *)NULL,
 			(u32)0,
 			(unsigned int)0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_4ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 4 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([vfs_getattr_4args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_4ARGS_VFS_GETATTR, 1,
-		  [vfs_getattr wants 4 args])
+		    [vfs_getattr wants 4 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -24,17 +28,21 @@ dnl #
 dnl # 3.9 API
 dnl # vfs_getattr(struct path *p, struct kstat *s)
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_VFS_GETATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 2 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_2ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([vfs_getattr_2args], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		vfs_getattr((struct path *) NULL,
 			(struct kstat *)NULL);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_2ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 2 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([vfs_getattr_2args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_VFS_GETATTR, 1,
-			  [vfs_getattr wants 2 args])
+		    [vfs_getattr wants 2 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -44,19 +52,35 @@ dnl #
 dnl # <3.9 API
 dnl # vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *v, struct dentry *d, struct kstat *k)
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_3ARGS_VFS_GETATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 3 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_3ARGS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([vfs_getattr_3args], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
 		vfs_getattr((struct vfsmount *)NULL,
 			(struct dentry *)NULL,
 			(struct kstat *)NULL);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_3ARGS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether vfs_getattr() wants 3 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([vfs_getattr_3args], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_3ARGS_VFS_GETATTR, 1,
-		  [vfs_getattr wants 3 args])
+		    [vfs_getattr wants 3 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_4ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_2ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR_3ARGS
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_4ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_2ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR_3ARGS
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-vfs-iterate.m4 b/config/kernel-vfs-iterate.m4
index 5de901d44..172118eac 100644
--- a/config/kernel-vfs-iterate.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-vfs-iterate.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_ITERATE], [
-	dnl #
-	dnl # 4.7 API change
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->iterate_shared() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_ITERATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_operations_iterate_shared], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		int iterate(struct file *filp, struct dir_context * context)
 		    { return 0; }
@@ -12,11 +8,44 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_ITERATE], [
 		    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.iterate_shared	 = iterate,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_operations_iterate], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		int iterate(struct file *filp,
+		    struct dir_context *context) { return 0; }
+
+		static const struct file_operations fops
+		    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.iterate	 = iterate,
+		};
+
+		#if defined(FMODE_KABI_ITERATE)
+		#error "RHEL 7.5, FMODE_KABI_ITERATE interface"
+		#endif
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_operations_readdir], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		int readdir(struct file *filp, void *entry,
+		    filldir_t func) { return 0; }
+
+		static const struct file_operations fops
+		    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.readdir = readdir,
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_ITERATE], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 4.7 API change
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->iterate_shared() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_operations_iterate_shared], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_ITERATE_SHARED, 1,
-		          [fops->iterate_shared() is available])
+		    [fops->iterate_shared() is available])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 
@@ -31,44 +60,23 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_ITERATE], [
 		dnl # to using fops.readdir() to retain KABI compatibility.
 		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->iterate() is available])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/fs.h>
-			int iterate(struct file *filp,
-			    struct dir_context *context) { return 0; }
-
-			static const struct file_operations fops
-			    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.iterate	 = iterate,
-			};
-
-			#if defined(FMODE_KABI_ITERATE)
-			#error "RHEL 7.5, FMODE_KABI_ITERATE interface"
-			#endif
-		],[
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_operations_iterate], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_ITERATE, 1,
-				  [fops->iterate() is available])
+			    [fops->iterate() is available])
 		],[
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 
+			dnl #
+			dnl # readdir interface introduced
+			dnl #
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->readdir() is available])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/fs.h>
-				int readdir(struct file *filp, void *entry,
-				    filldir_t func) { return 0; }
-
-				static const struct file_operations fops
-				    __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-					.readdir = readdir,
-				};
-			],[
-			],[
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_operations_readdir], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_READDIR, 1,
-					  [fops->readdir() is available])
+				    [fops->readdir() is available])
 			],[
-				AC_MSG_ERROR(no; file a bug report with ZoL)
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([vfs_iterate])
 			])
 		])
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-vfs-rw-iterate.m4 b/config/kernel-vfs-rw-iterate.m4
index ace54f707..000353ec1 100644
--- a/config/kernel-vfs-rw-iterate.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-vfs-rw-iterate.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 dnl #
 dnl # Linux 3.16 API
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->read/write_iter() are available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_RW_ITERATE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_operations_rw], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 		ssize_t test_read(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct iov_iter *to)
@@ -16,39 +15,41 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE],
 		    .read_iter = test_read,
 		    .write_iter = test_write,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_RW_ITERATE, 1,
-			[fops->read/write_iter() are available])
+	],[])
 
-		ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NEW_SYNC_READ
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([new_sync_rw], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
 	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	        ssize_t ret __attribute__ ((unused));
+		struct file *filp = NULL;
+		char __user *rbuf = NULL;
+		const char __user *wbuf = NULL;
+		size_t len = 0;
+		loff_t ppos;
+
+		ret = new_sync_read(filp, rbuf, len, &ppos);
+		ret = new_sync_write(filp, wbuf, len, &ppos);
 	])
 ])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Linux 4.1 API
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NEW_SYNC_READ],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether new_sync_read/write() are available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-	],[
-		        ssize_t ret __attribute__ ((unused));
-			struct file *filp = NULL;
-			char __user *rbuf = NULL;
-			const char __user *wbuf = NULL;
-			size_t len = 0;
-			loff_t ppos;
-
-			ret = new_sync_read(filp, rbuf, len, &ppos);
-			ret = new_sync_write(filp, wbuf, len, &ppos);
-	],[
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fops->read/write_iter() are available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_operations_rw], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NEW_SYNC_READ, 1,
-			[new_sync_read()/new_sync_write() are available])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VFS_RW_ITERATE, 1,
+		    [fops->read/write_iter() are available])
+
+		dnl #
+		dnl # Linux 4.1 API
+		dnl #
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether new_sync_read/write() are available])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([new_sync_rw], [
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NEW_SYNC_READ, 1,
+			    [new_sync_read()/new_sync_write() are available])
+		],[
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -57,19 +58,22 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NEW_SYNC_READ],
 dnl #
 dnl # Linux 4.1.x API
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_write_checks() takes kiocb])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([generic_write_checks], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
-
 	],[
 		struct kiocb *iocb = NULL;
 		struct iov_iter *iov = NULL;
 		generic_write_checks(iocb, iov);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_write_checks() takes kiocb])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([generic_write_checks], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS_KIOCB, 1,
-			[generic_write_checks() takes kiocb])
+		    [generic_write_checks() takes kiocb])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel-wait.m4 b/config/kernel-wait.m4
index d6442c1df..0414242bf 100644
--- a/config/kernel-wait.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-wait.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 dnl #
+dnl # 4.13 API change
+dnl # Renamed struct wait_queue -> struct wait_queue_entry.
+dnl #
+dnl # N.B. The type check is performed before all other checks
+dnl # since ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY depends on
+dnl # HAVE_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T being set in confdefs.h.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wait_queue_entry_t exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/wait.h>
+	],[
+		wait_queue_entry_t *entry __attribute__ ((unused));
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T, 1,
+		    [wait_queue_entry_t exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+dnl #
 dnl # 3.17 API change,
 dnl # wait_on_bit() no longer requires an action argument. The former
 dnl # "wait_on_bit" interface required an 'action' function to be provided
@@ -8,34 +31,20 @@ dnl # of just two functions: one which uses io_schedule() and one which just
 dnl # uses schedule().  This API change was made to consolidate all of those
 dnl # redundant wait functions.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_ON_BIT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wait_on_bit() takes an action])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT_ON_BIT], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([wait_on_bit], [
 		#include <linux/wait.h>
 	],[
 		int (*action)(void *) = NULL;
 		wait_on_bit(NULL, 0, action, 0);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WAIT_ON_BIT_ACTION, 1, [yes])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
-dnl #
-dnl # 4.13 API change
-dnl # Renamed struct wait_queue -> struct wait_queue_entry.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wait_queue_entry_t exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/wait.h>
-	],[
-		wait_queue_entry_t *entry __attribute__ ((unused));
-	],[
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_ON_BIT], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wait_on_bit() takes an action])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([wait_on_bit], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T, 1,
-		    [wait_queue_entry_t exists])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WAIT_ON_BIT_ACTION, 1, [yes])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
@@ -46,9 +55,8 @@ dnl # 4.13 API change
 dnl # Renamed wait_queue_head::task_list -> wait_queue_head::head
 dnl # Renamed wait_queue_entry::task_list -> wait_queue_entry::entry
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wq_head->head and wq_entry->entry exist])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([wait_queue_head_entry], [
 		#include <linux/wait.h>
 
 		#ifdef HAVE_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T
@@ -66,7 +74,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY], [
 
 		head = &wq_head.head;
 		entry = &wq_entry.entry;
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wq_head->head and wq_entry->entry exist])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([wait_queue_head_entry], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY, 1,
 		    [wq_head->head and wq_entry->entry exist])
@@ -74,3 +87,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT_ON_BIT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_ON_BIT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4 b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
index 0b61b85b1..ed84c6390 100644
--- a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ dnl # 2.6.35 API change,
 dnl # The 'struct xattr_handler' was constified in the generic
 dnl # super_block structure.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block uses const struct xattr_handler])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([const_xattr_handler], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
@@ -22,11 +21,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER], [
 		const struct super_block sb __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.s_xattr = xattr_handlers,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether super_block uses const struct xattr_handler])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([const_xattr_handler], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER, 1,
-		          [super_block uses const struct xattr_handler])
+		    [super_block uses const struct xattr_handler])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
@@ -38,17 +41,20 @@ dnl # struct xattr_handler added new member "name".
 dnl # xattr_handler which matches to whole name rather than prefix should use
 dnl # "name" instead of "prefix", e.g. "system.posix_acl_access"
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler has name])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_name], [
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 		static const struct xattr_handler
 		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.name = XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler has name])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_name], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME, 1,
 		    [xattr_handler has name])
@@ -58,52 +64,65 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME], [
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # 4.9 API change,
-dnl # iops->{set,get,remove}xattr and generic_{set,get,remove}xattr are
-dnl # removed. xattr operations will directly go through sb->s_xattr.
+dnl # Supported xattr handler get() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_setxattr() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_GET], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_get_dentry_inode], [
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
-		static const struct inode_operations
-		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-			.setxattr = generic_setxattr
+		int get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+		    struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+		    const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.get = get,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR, 1,
-		    [generic_setxattr() exists])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
+	],[])
 
-dnl #
-dnl # Supported xattr handler get() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET], [
-	dnl #
-	dnl # 4.7 API change,
-	dnl # The xattr_handler->get() callback was changed to take both
-	dnl # dentry and inode.
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->get() wants both dentry and inode])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_get_xattr_handler], [
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 		int get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-		    struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-		    const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
+		    struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		    void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
 		static const struct xattr_handler
 		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.get = get,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_get_dentry], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		int get(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		    void *buffer, size_t size, int handler_flags)
+		    { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.get = get,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_get_inode], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		int get(struct inode *ip, const char *name,
+		    void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.get = get,
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 4.7 API change,
+	dnl # The xattr_handler->get() callback was changed to take both
+	dnl # dentry and inode.
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->get() wants dentry and inode])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_get_dentry_inode], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_GET_DENTRY_INODE, 1,
 		    [xattr_handler->get() wants both dentry and inode])
@@ -115,69 +134,40 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET], [
 		dnl # should be accessed by handler->flags.
 		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->get() wants xattr_handler])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-			int get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			    struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-			    void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
-			static const struct xattr_handler
-			    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.get = get,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+		    [whether xattr_handler->get() wants xattr_handler])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_get_xattr_handler], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_GET_HANDLER, 1,
 			    [xattr_handler->get() wants xattr_handler])
 		],[
 			dnl #
 			dnl # 2.6.33 API change,
-			dnl # The xattr_handler->get() callback was changed to take
-			dnl # a dentry instead of an inode, and a handler_flags
-			dnl # argument was added.
+			dnl # The xattr_handler->get() callback was changed
+			dnl # to take a dentry instead of an inode, and a
+			dnl # handler_flags argument was added.
 			dnl #
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->get() wants dentry])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-				int get(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-				    void *buffer, size_t size, int handler_flags)
-				    { return 0; }
-				static const struct xattr_handler
-				    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-					.get = get,
-				};
-			],[
-			],[
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+			    [whether xattr_handler->get() wants dentry])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_get_dentry], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_GET_DENTRY, 1,
 				    [xattr_handler->get() wants dentry])
 			],[
 				dnl #
-				dnl # 2.6.32 API
+				dnl # Legacy 2.6.32 API
 				dnl #
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 				    [whether xattr_handler->get() wants inode])
-				ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-					#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-					int get(struct inode *ip, const char *name,
-					    void *buffer, size_t size) { return 0; }
-					static const struct xattr_handler
-					    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-						.get = get,
-					};
-				],[
-				],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT(
+				    [xattr_handler_get_inode], [
 					AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_GET_INODE, 1,
 					    [xattr_handler->get() wants inode])
 				],[
-					AC_MSG_ERROR([no; please file a bug report])
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([xattr get()])
 				])
 			])
 		])
@@ -187,14 +177,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET], [
 dnl #
 dnl # Supported xattr handler set() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
-	dnl #
-	dnl # 4.7 API change,
-	dnl # The xattr_handler->set() callback was changed to take both
-	dnl # dentry and inode.
-	dnl #
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->set() wants both dentry and inode])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_set_dentry_inode], [
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 		int set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
@@ -206,8 +190,54 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
 		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.set = set,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_set_xattr_handler], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		int set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+		    struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
+		    { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.set = set,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_set_dentry], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		int set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags,
+		    int handler_flags) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.set = set,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_set_inode], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		int set(struct inode *ip, const char *name,
+		    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
+		    { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.set = set,
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # 4.7 API change,
+	dnl # The xattr_handler->set() callback was changed to take both
+	dnl # dentry and inode.
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->set() wants dentry and inode])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_set_dentry_inode], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_SET_DENTRY_INODE, 1,
 		    [xattr_handler->set() wants both dentry and inode])
@@ -219,71 +249,40 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
 		dnl # should be accessed by handler->flags.
 		dnl #
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->set() wants xattr_handler])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-			int set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			    struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-			    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
-			    { return 0; }
-			static const struct xattr_handler
-			    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.set = set,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+		    [whether xattr_handler->set() wants xattr_handler])
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_set_xattr_handler], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_SET_HANDLER, 1,
 			    [xattr_handler->set() wants xattr_handler])
 		],[
 			dnl #
 			dnl # 2.6.33 API change,
-			dnl # The xattr_handler->set() callback was changed to take a
-			dnl # dentry instead of an inode, and a handler_flags
-			dnl # argument was added.
+			dnl # The xattr_handler->set() callback was changed
+			dnl # to take a dentry instead of an inode, and a
+			dnl # handler_flags argument was added.
 			dnl #
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-			AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->set() wants dentry])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-				int set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-				    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags,
-				    int handler_flags) { return 0; }
-				static const struct xattr_handler
-				    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-					.set = set,
-				};
-			],[
-			],[
+			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
+			    [whether xattr_handler->set() wants dentry])
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_set_dentry], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_SET_DENTRY, 1,
 				    [xattr_handler->set() wants dentry])
 			],[
 				dnl #
-				dnl # 2.6.32 API
+				dnl # Legacy 2.6.32 API
 				dnl #
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 				    [whether xattr_handler->set() wants inode])
-				ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-					#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-					int set(struct inode *ip, const char *name,
-					    const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags)
-					    { return 0; }
-					static const struct xattr_handler
-					    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-						.set = set,
-					};
-				],[
-				],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT(
+				    [xattr_handler_set_inode], [
 					AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_SET_INODE, 1,
 					    [xattr_handler->set() wants inode])
 				],[
-		                        AC_MSG_ERROR([no; please file a bug report])
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([xattr set()])
 				])
 			])
 		])
@@ -293,12 +292,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET], [
 dnl #
 dnl # Supported xattr handler list() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
-	dnl # 4.5 API change,
-	dnl # The xattr_handler->list() callback was changed to take only a
-	dnl # dentry and it only needs to return if it's accessible.
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->list() wants simple])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_list_simple], [
 		#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 		bool list(struct dentry *dentry) { return 0; }
@@ -306,8 +301,52 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
 		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
 			.list = list,
 		};
-	],[
-	],[
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_list_xattr_handler], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		size_t list(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+		    struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t list_size,
+		    const char *name, size_t name_len) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.list = list,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_list_dentry], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		size_t list(struct dentry *dentry,
+		    char *list, size_t list_size,
+		    const char *name, size_t name_len,
+		    int handler_flags) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.list = list,
+		};
+	],[])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([xattr_handler_list_inode], [
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		size_t list(struct inode *ip, char *lst,
+		    size_t list_size, const char *name,
+		    size_t name_len) { return 0; }
+		static const struct xattr_handler
+		    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.list = list,
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
+	dnl # 4.5 API change,
+	dnl # The xattr_handler->list() callback was changed to take only a
+	dnl # dentry and it only needs to return if it's accessible.
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xattr_handler->list() wants simple])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_list_simple], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_LIST_SIMPLE, 1,
 		    [xattr_handler->list() wants simple])
@@ -321,18 +360,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 		    [whether xattr_handler->list() wants xattr_handler])
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-			size_t list(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			    struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t list_size,
-			    const char *name, size_t name_len) { return 0; }
-			static const struct xattr_handler
-			    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-				.list = list,
-			};
-		],[
-		],[
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_list_xattr_handler], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_LIST_HANDLER, 1,
 			    [xattr_handler->list() wants xattr_handler])
@@ -346,47 +374,24 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 			    [whether xattr_handler->list() wants dentry])
-			ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-				#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-				size_t list(struct dentry *dentry,
-				    char *list, size_t list_size,
-				    const char *name, size_t name_len,
-				    int handler_flags) { return 0; }
-				static const struct xattr_handler
-				    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-					.list = list,
-				};
-			],[
-			],[
+			ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([xattr_handler_list_dentry], [
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_LIST_DENTRY, 1,
 				    [xattr_handler->list() wants dentry])
 			],[
 				dnl #
-				dnl # 2.6.32 API
+				dnl # Legacy 2.6.32 API
 				dnl #
 				AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 				AC_MSG_CHECKING(
 				    [whether xattr_handler->list() wants inode])
-				ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-					#include <linux/xattr.h>
-
-					size_t list(struct inode *ip, char *lst,
-					    size_t list_size, const char *name,
-					    size_t name_len) { return 0; }
-					static const struct xattr_handler
-					    xops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
-						.list = list,
-					};
-				],[
-				],[
+				ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT(
+				    [xattr_handler_list_inode], [
 					AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 					AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATTR_LIST_INODE, 1,
 					    [xattr_handler->list() wants inode])
 				],[
-		                        AC_MSG_ERROR(
-					    [no; please file a bug report])
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR([xattr list()])
 				])
 			])
 		])
@@ -398,15 +403,19 @@ dnl # 3.7 API change,
 dnl # The posix_acl_{from,to}_xattr functions gained a new
 dnl # parameter: user_ns
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_from_xattr() needs user_ns])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([posix_acl_from_xattr_userns], [
 		#include <linux/cred.h>
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/posix_acl_xattr.h>
 	],[
 		posix_acl_from_xattr(&init_user_ns, NULL, 0);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether posix_acl_from_xattr() needs user_ns])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([posix_acl_from_xattr_userns], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS, 1,
 		    [posix_acl_from_xattr() needs user_ns])
@@ -415,3 +424,50 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS], [
 	])
 ])
 
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.9 API change,
+dnl # iops->{set,get,remove}xattr and generic_{set,get,remove}xattr are
+dnl # removed. xattr operations will directly go through sb->s_xattr.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_SETXATTR], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([have_generic_setxattr], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		static const struct inode_operations
+		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.setxattr = generic_setxattr
+		};
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_SETXATTR], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_setxattr() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([have_generic_setxattr], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR, 1,
+		    [generic_setxattr() exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_GET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_SET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_SETXATTR
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_SETXATTR
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel-zlib.m4 b/config/kernel-zlib.m4
index 3ca7cf682..d554d1168 100644
--- a/config/kernel-zlib.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-zlib.m4
@@ -1,62 +1,25 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # zlib inflate compat,
-dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE support enabled.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#if !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE) && \
-		    !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE_MODULE)
-		#error CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE not defined
-		#endif
-	],[ ],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([
-	*** This kernel does not include the required zlib inflate support.
-	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE=y|m set.])
-	])
-])
-
-dnl #
-dnl # zlib deflate compat,
-dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE support enabled.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE is defined])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#if !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE) && \
-		    !defined(CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE_MODULE)
-		#error CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE not defined
-		#endif
-	],[ ],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([
-	*** This kernel does not include the required zlib deflate support.
-	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE=y|m set.])
-	])
-])
-
-dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.39 API compat,
+dnl
 dnl # The function zlib_deflate_workspacesize() now take 2 arguments.
 dnl # This was done to avoid always having to allocate the maximum size
 dnl # workspace (268K).  The caller can now specific the windowBits and
 dnl # memLevel compression parameters to get a smaller workspace.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether zlib_deflate_workspacesize() wants 2 args])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([2args_zlib_deflate_workspacesize], [
 		#include <linux/zlib.h>
 	],[
 		return zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL);
-	],[
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether zlib_deflate_workspacesize() wants 2 args])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([2args_zlib_deflate_workspacesize], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE, 1,
-		          [zlib_deflate_workspacesize() wants 2 args])
+		    [zlib_deflate_workspacesize() wants 2 args])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 	])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 8e89c8014..b22a00cdd 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -2,111 +2,217 @@ dnl #
 dnl # Default ZFS kernel configuration
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
+	dnl # Setup the kernel build environment.
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL
 	ZFS_AC_QAT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACCESS_OK_TYPE
-	ZFS_AC_TEST_MODULE
+
+	dnl # Sanity checks for module building and CONFIG_* defines
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_MODULE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEFINED
+
+	dnl # Sequential ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE tests
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU_HEADER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MISC_MINOR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
+
+	dnl # Parallel ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC / ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT tests
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT
+
+	AS_IF([test "$LINUX_OBJ" != "$LINUX"], [
+		KERNEL_MAKE="$KERNEL_MAKE O=$LINUX_OBJ"
+	])
+
+	AC_SUBST(KERNEL_MAKE)
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Generate and compile all of the kernel API test cases to determine
+dnl # which interfaces are available.  By invoking the kernel build system
+dnl # only once the compilation can be done in parallel significantly
+dnl # speeding up the process.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_OBJTOOL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACCESS_OK_TYPE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CTL_NAME
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_PDE_DATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FALLOCATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RWSEM
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SCHED
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_USLEEP_RANGE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMEM_CACHE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_WAIT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_TIMES
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_LOCK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GROUP_INFO_GID
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RW
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TIMER_SETUP
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUPER_USER_NS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SUBMIT_BIO
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INVALIDATE_BDEV
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LOOKUP_BDEV
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_OPEN_EXCLUSIVE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_BVEC_ITER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_FAILFAST
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_SET_DEV
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_OPS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_BI_STATUS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_BARRIER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BIO_RW_DISCARD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_BDI
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BLK_QUEUE_PLUG
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_DISK_RO
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_READLINK_GLOBAL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DISCARD_GRANULARITY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_XATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_GETATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_SET_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INODE_SET_IVERSION
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHOW_OPTIONS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_DENTRY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FSYNC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_AIO_FSYNC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_EVICT_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DIRTY_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SHRINKER
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MKDIR_UMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CREATE_NAMEIDATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GET_LINK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_PUT_LINK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TMPFILE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TRUNCATE_RANGE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_AUTOMOUNT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_COMMIT_METADATA
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CLEAR_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SETATTR_PREPARE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_DENTRY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SECURITY_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FST_MOUNT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDI
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_NLINK
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ELEVATOR_CHANGE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SGET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LSEEK_EXECUTE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_FSYNC_2ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_ITERATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_DIRECT_IO
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_RW_ITERATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MAKE_REQUEST_FN
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_GENERIC_IO_ACCT
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FPU
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUIDGID_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUID_HELPERS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CURRENT_TIME
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_USERNS_CAPABILITIES
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_TOTALHIGH_PAGES
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KSTRTOUL
+
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for available kernel interfaces])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE_ALL([kabi])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([done])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # Check results of kernel interface tests.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACCESS_OK_TYPE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OBJTOOL
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CTL_NAME
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PDE_DATA
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_VFS_FSYNC
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUIDGID_T
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FALLOCATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_ZLIB_DEFLATE_WORKSPACESIZE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_SPINLOCK_IS_RAW
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ACTIVITY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM_ATOMIC_LONG_COUNT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_RT_HEADER
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED_SIGNAL_HEADER
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IO_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_4ARGS_VFS_GETATTR
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_3ARGS_VFS_GETATTR
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_VFS_GETATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RWSEM
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SCHED
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USLEEP_RANGE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_ALLOCFLAGS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE_CREATE_USERCOPY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_ON_BIT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_ENTRY_T
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ENTRY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMEM_CACHE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WAIT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_TIMES
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_LOCK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GROUP_INFO_GID
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_WRITE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_READ
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RW
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_BIO_TAIL
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUPER_USER_NS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SUBMIT_BIO
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_EVENTS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS_RELEASE_VOID
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TYPE_FMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLOCK_DEVICE_OPERATIONS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_REREAD_PART
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OPEN_BDEV_EXCLUSIVE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_BDEV
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_BDEV_ARGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_OPEN_EXCLUSIVE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BVEC_ITER
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST_DTD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_FAILFAST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_SET_DEV
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_FAILFAST_MASK
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_DISCARD
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_REQ_OP_FLUSH
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_OPF
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_OPS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_END_IO_T_ARGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_BI_STATUS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_BARRIER
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BIO_RW_DISCARD
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_BDI
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_CLEAR
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAG_SET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLAGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BIO_RW_UNPLUG
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_HAVE_BLK_PLUG
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_PLUG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_AND_MODULE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_RO
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_BIO_SET_OP_ATTRS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_READLINK_GLOBAL
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DISCARD_GRANULARITY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_XATTR_HANDLER
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_GET
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_SET
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_LIST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OWNER_OR_CAPABLE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_FROM_XATTR_USERNS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_CACHED_ACL_USABLE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_CHMOD
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_EQUIV_MODE_WANTS_UMODE_T
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_POSIX_ACL_VALID_WITH_NS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_PERMISSION_WITH_NAMEIDATA
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_CHECK_ACL_WITH_FLAGS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GET_ACL
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_SET_ACL
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_OPERATIONS_GETATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACL
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_GETATTR
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_FLAGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INODE_SET_IVERSION
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_ACL_HANDLE_CACHE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHOW_OPTIONS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_INODE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_DENTRY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FSYNC
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_EVICT_INODE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DIRTY_INODE_WITH_FLAGS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NR_CACHED_OBJECTS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FREE_CACHED_OBJECTS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FALLOCATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_AIO_FSYNC
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_EVICT_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DIRTY_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR_UMODE_T
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_NAMEIDATA
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CREATE_NAMEIDATA
@@ -120,58 +226,38 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CLEAR_INODE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_MAKE_ROOT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_PRUNE_ALIASES
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_SET_D_OP
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_REVALIDATE_NAMEIDATA
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONST_DENTRY_OPERATIONS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DENTRY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TRUNCATE_SETSIZE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_6ARGS_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CALLBACK_SECURITY_INODE_INIT_SECURITY
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SECURITY_INODE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FST_MOUNT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_HAS_NID
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINK_CONTROL_STRUCT
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_INSTANCES_LIST_HEAD
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_D_OP
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDI
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_NLINK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ELEVATOR_CHANGE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_5ARG_SGET
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SGET
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_FSYNC_2ARGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_ITERATE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_DIRECT_IO
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_RW_ITERATE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GENERIC_WRITE_CHECKS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KMAP_ATOMIC_ARGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FOLLOW_DOWN_ONE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MAKE_REQUEST_FN
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_3ARG
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT_4ARG
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GENERIC_IO_ACCT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FPU
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FMODE_T
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUIDGID_T
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HELPERS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CURRENT_TIME
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GLOBAL_PAGE_STATE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ACL_HAS_REFCOUNT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USERNS_CAPABILITIES
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_IN_COMPAT_SYSCALL
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KTIME_GET_COARSE_REAL_TS64
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALRAM_PAGES_FUNC
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TOTALHIGH_PAGES
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_SECURE_ERASE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KSTRTOUL
-
-	AS_IF([test "$LINUX_OBJ" != "$LINUX"], [
-		KERNEL_MAKE="$KERNEL_MAKE O=$LINUX_OBJ"
-	])
-
-	AC_SUBST(KERNEL_MAKE)
 ])
 
 dnl #
@@ -190,9 +276,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_MODULE_SYMVERS], [
 		AS_IF([test ! -f "$LINUX_OBJ/$LINUX_SYMBOLS"], [
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([
 	*** Please make sure the kernel devel package for your distribution
-	*** is installed.  If you are building with a custom kernel, make sure the
-	*** kernel is configured, built, and the '--with-linux=PATH' configure
-	*** option refers to the location of the kernel source.])
+	*** is installed.  If you are building with a custom kernel, make sure
+	*** the kernel is configured, built, and the '--with-linux=PATH'
+	*** configure option refers to the location of the kernel source.
+			])
 		])
 	], [
 		LINUX_SYMBOLS=NONE
@@ -285,12 +372,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL], [
 
 		AS_IF([test -z "$kernsrcver"], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT([Not found])
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Cannot determine kernel version.])
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** Cannot determine kernel version.
+			])
 		])
 	], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([Not found])
 		if test "x$enable_linux_builtin" != xyes; then
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Cannot find UTS_RELEASE definition.])
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** Cannot find UTS_RELEASE definition.
+			])
 		else
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([
 	*** Cannot find UTS_RELEASE definition.
@@ -312,24 +403,27 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL], [
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Detect the QAT module to be built against
-dnl # QAT provides hardware acceleration for data compression:
-dnl # 	https://01.org/intel-quickassist-technology
-dnl # * Download and install QAT driver from the above link
-dnl # * Start QAT driver in your system:
-dnl # 	service qat_service start
-dnl # * Enable QAT in ZFS, e.g.:
-dnl # 	./configure --with-qat=<qat-driver-path>/QAT1.6
-dnl #	make
-dnl # * Set GZIP compression in ZFS dataset:
-dnl # 	zfs set compression = gzip <dataset>
-dnl # Then the data written to this ZFS pool is compressed
-dnl # by QAT accelerator automatically, and de-compressed by
-dnl # QAT when read from the pool.
-dnl # * Get QAT hardware statistics by:
-dnl #	cat /proc/icp_dh895xcc_dev/qat
-dnl # * To disable QAT:
-dnl # 	insmod zfs.ko zfs_qat_disable=1
+dnl # Detect the QAT module to be built against, QAT provides hardware
+dnl # acceleration for data compression:
+dnl #
+dnl # https://01.org/intel-quickassist-technology
+dnl #
+dnl # 1) Download and install QAT driver from the above link
+dnl # 2) Start QAT driver in your system:
+dnl # 	 service qat_service start
+dnl # 3) Enable QAT in ZFS, e.g.:
+dnl # 	 ./configure --with-qat=<qat-driver-path>/QAT1.6
+dnl # 	 make
+dnl # 4) Set GZIP compression in ZFS dataset:
+dnl # 	 zfs set compression = gzip <dataset>
+dnl #
+dnl # Then the data written to this ZFS pool is compressed by QAT accelerator
+dnl # automatically, and de-compressed by QAT when read from the pool.
+dnl #
+dnl # 1) Get QAT hardware statistics with:
+dnl #	 cat /proc/icp_dh895xcc_dev/qat
+dnl # 2) To disable QAT:
+dnl # 	 insmod zfs.ko zfs_qat_disable=1
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_QAT], [
 	AC_ARG_WITH([qat],
@@ -350,11 +444,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_QAT], [
 		QAT_SRC="${qatsrc}/quickassist"
 		AS_IF([ test ! -e "$QAT_SRC/include/cpa.h"], [
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([
-		*** Please make sure the qat driver package is installed
-		*** and specify the location of the qat source with the
-		*** '--with-qat=PATH' option then try again. Failed to
-		*** find cpa.h in:
-		${QAT_SRC}/include])
+	*** Please make sure the qat driver package is installed
+	*** and specify the location of the qat source with the
+	*** '--with-qat=PATH' option then try again. Failed to
+	*** find cpa.h in:
+	${QAT_SRC}/include])
 		])
 	])
 
@@ -368,9 +462,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_QAT], [
 		QAT_OBJ=${qatbuild}
 		AS_IF([ ! test -e "$QAT_OBJ/icp_qa_al.ko" && ! test -e "$QAT_OBJ/qat_api.ko"], [
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([
-		*** Please make sure the qat driver is installed then try again.
-		*** Failed to find icp_qa_al.ko or qat_api.ko in:
-		$QAT_OBJ])
+	*** Please make sure the qat driver is installed then try again.
+	*** Failed to find icp_qa_al.ko or qat_api.ko in:
+	$QAT_OBJ])
 		])
 
 		AC_SUBST(QAT_SRC)
@@ -391,10 +485,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_QAT], [
 			AC_MSG_RESULT([$QAT_SYMBOLS])
 			AC_SUBST(QAT_SYMBOLS)
 		],[
-                       AC_MSG_ERROR([
-			*** Please make sure the qat driver is installed then try again.
-			*** Failed to find Module.symvers in:
-			$QAT_SYMBOLS])
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** Please make sure the qat driver is installed then try again.
+	*** Failed to find Module.symvers in:
+	$QAT_SYMBOLS
 			])
 		])
 	])
@@ -403,14 +497,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_QAT], [
 dnl #
 dnl # Basic toolchain sanity check.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_TEST_MODULE], [
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_MODULE], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether modules can be built])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([],[],[
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([], [], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
 	],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 		if test "x$enable_linux_builtin" != xyes; then
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Unable to build an empty module.])
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** Unable to build an empty module.
+			])
 		else
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([
 	*** Unable to build an empty module.
@@ -420,207 +516,313 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_TEST_MODULE], [
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Certain kernel build options are not supported.  These must be
-dnl # detected at configure time and cause a build failure.  Otherwise
-dnl # modules may be successfully built that behave incorrectly.
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG], [
-	AS_IF([test "x$cross_compiling" != xyes], [
-		AC_RUN_IFELSE([
-			AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
-				#include "$LINUX/include/linux/license.h"
-			], [
-				return !license_is_gpl_compatible("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-			])
-		], [
-			AC_DEFINE([ZFS_IS_GPL_COMPATIBLE], [1],
-			    [Define to 1 if GPL-only symbols can be used])
-		], [
-		])
-	])
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H], [
+test -d build/$2 || mkdir -p build/$2
+cat - <<_ACEOF >build/$2/$2.h
+$1
+_ACEOF
+])
 
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_INFLATE
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE
+dnl #
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C], [
+test -d build/$2 || mkdir -p build/$2
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >build/$2/$2.c
+$1
+_ACEOF
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Check configured THREAD_SIZE
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_MAKEFILE
 dnl #
-dnl # The stack size will vary by architecture, but as of Linux 3.15 on x86_64
-dnl # the default thread stack size was increased to 16K from 8K.  Therefore,
-dnl # on newer kernels and some architectures stack usage optimizations can be
-dnl # conditionally applied to improve performance without negatively impacting
-dnl # stability.
+dnl # $1 - test case name
+dnl # $2 - add to top-level Makefile
+dnl # $3 - additional build flags
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_THREAD_SIZE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel was built with 16K or larger stacks])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
-	],[
-		#if (THREAD_SIZE < 16384)
-		#error "THREAD_SIZE is less than 16K"
-		#endif
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LARGE_STACKS, 1, [kernel has large stacks])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_MAKEFILE], [
+	test -d build || mkdir -p build
+	test -d build/$1 || mkdir -p build/$1
+
+	file=build/$1/Makefile
+
+	dnl # Example command line to manually build source.
+	cat - <<_ACEOF >$file
+# Example command line to manually build source
+# make modules -C $LINUX_OBJ $ARCH_UM M=$PWD/build/$1
+
+ccflags-y := -Werror $FRAME_LARGER_THAN
+_ACEOF
+
+	dnl # Additional custom CFLAGS as requested.
+	m4_ifval($3, [echo "ccflags-y += $3" >>$file], [])
+
+	dnl # Test case source
+	echo "obj-m := $1.o" >>$file
+
+	AS_IF([test "x$2" = "xyes"], [echo "obj-m += $1/" >>build/Makefile], [])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Check CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM(C)([PROLOGUE], [BODY])
 dnl #
-dnl # This is typically only set for debug kernels because it comes with
-dnl # a performance penalty.  However, when it is set it maps the non-GPL
-dnl # symbol mutex_lock() to the GPL-only mutex_lock_nested() symbol.
-dnl # This will cause a failure at link time which we'd rather know about
-dnl # at compile time.
+m4_define([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM], [
+$1
+int
+main (void)
+{
+$2
+	;
+	return 0;
+}
+])
+
 dnl #
-dnl # Since we plan to pursue making mutex_lock_nested() a non-GPL symbol
-dnl # with the upstream community we add a check to detect this case.
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_REMOVE
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC], [
-
-	ZFS_LINUX_CONFIG([DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC], [
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether mutex_lock() is GPL-only])
-		tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/module.h>
-			#include <linux/mutex.h>
-
-			MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-		],[
-			struct mutex lock;
+dnl # Removes the specified test source and results.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_REMOVE], [
+	test -d build/$1 && rm -Rf build/$1
+	test -f build/Makefile && sed '/$1/d' build/Makefile
+])
 
-			mutex_init(&lock);
-			mutex_lock(&lock);
-			mutex_unlock(&lock);
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([
-	*** Kernel built with CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC which is incompatible
-	*** with the CDDL license and will prevent the module linking stage
-	*** from succeeding.  You must rebuild your kernel without this
-	*** option enabled.])
-		])
-		EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
-	], [])
+dnl #
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE
+dnl #
+dnl # $1 - build dir
+dnl # $2 - test command
+dnl # $3 - pass command
+dnl # $4 - fail command
+dnl # $5 - set KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL='yes'
+dnl # $6 - set KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN='yes'
+dnl #
+dnl # Used internally by ZFS_LINUX_TEST_{COMPILE,MODPOST}
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE], [
+	AC_TRY_COMMAND([
+	    KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL="$5" KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN="$6"
+	    make modules -k -j$TEST_JOBS -C $LINUX_OBJ $ARCH_UM
+	    M=$PWD/$1 &>$1/build.log])
+	AS_IF([AC_TRY_COMMAND([$2])], [$3], [$4])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # Check CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE
 dnl #
-dnl # Verify the kernel has CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS disabled.
+dnl # Perform a full compile excluding the final modpost phase.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYM is disabled])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#if defined(CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS)
-		#error CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS not defined
-		#endif
-	],[ ],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE([$2], [test -f $2/build.log], [
+		mv $2/Makefile $2/Makefile.compile.$1
+		mv $2/build.log $2/build.log.$1
 	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-		AS_IF([test "x$enable_linux_builtin" != xyes], [
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([
-	*** This kernel has unused symbols trimming enabled, please disable.
-	*** Rebuild the kernel with CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS=n set.])
-	])])
+	        AC_MSG_ERROR([
+        *** Unable to compile test source to determine kernel interfaces.])
+	], [yes], [])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_MODPOST
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H], [
-cat - <<_ACEOF >conftest.h
-$1
-_ACEOF
+dnl # Perform a full compile including the modpost phase.  This may
+dnl # be an incremental build if the objects have already been built.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_MODPOST], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE([$2], [test -f $2/build.log], [
+		mv $2/Makefile $2/Makefile.modpost.$1
+		cat $2/build.log >>build/build.log.$1
+	],[
+	        AC_MSG_ERROR([
+        *** Unable to modpost test source to determine kernel interfaces.])
+	], [], [yes])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C
+dnl # Perform the compilation of the test cases in two phases.
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C], [
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.c
-$1
-_ACEOF
+dnl # Phase 1) attempt to build the object files for all of the tests
+dnl #          defined by the ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC macro.  But do not
+dnl #          perform the final modpost stage.
+dnl #
+dnl # Phase 2) disable all tests which failed the initial compilation,
+dnl #          then invoke the final modpost step for the remaining tests.
+dnl #
+dnl # This allows us efficiently build the test cases in parallel while
+dnl # remaining resilient to build failures which are expected when
+dnl # detecting the available kernel interfaces.
+dnl #
+dnl # The maximum allowed parallelism can be controlled by setting the
+dnl # TEST_JOBS environment variable.  Otherwise, it default to $(nproc).
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE_ALL], [
+	dnl # Phase 1 - Compilation only, final linking is skipped.
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE([$1], [build])
+
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Phase 2 - When building external modules disable test cases
+	dnl # which failed to compile and invoke modpost to verify the
+	dnl # final linking.
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Test names suffixed with '_license' call modpost independently
+	dnl # to ensure that a single incompatibility does not result in the
+	dnl # modpost phase exiting early.  This check is not performed on
+	dnl # every symbol since the majority are compatible and doing so
+	dnl # would significantly slow down this phase.
+	dnl #
+	dnl # When configuring for builtin (--enable-linux-builtin)
+	dnl # fake the linking step artificially create the expected .ko
+	dnl # files for tests which did compile.  This is required for
+	dnl # kernels which do not have loadable module support or have
+	dnl # not yet been built.
+	dnl #
+	AS_IF([test "x$enable_linux_builtin" = "xno"], [
+		for dir in $(awk '/^obj-m/ { print [$]3 }' \
+		    build/Makefile.compile.$1); do
+			name=${dir%/}
+			AS_IF([test -f build/$name/$name.o], [
+				AS_IF([test "${name##*_}" = "license"], [
+					ZFS_LINUX_TEST_MODPOST([$1],
+					    [build/$name])
+					echo "obj-n += $dir" >>build/Makefile
+				], [
+					echo "obj-m += $dir" >>build/Makefile
+				])
+			], [
+				echo "obj-n += $dir" >>build/Makefile
+			])
+		done
+
+		ZFS_LINUX_TEST_MODPOST([$1], [build])
+	], [
+		for dir in $(awk '/^obj-m/ { print [$]3 }' \
+		    build/Makefile.compile.$1); do
+			name=${dir%/}
+			AS_IF([test -f build/$name/$name.o], [
+				touch build/$name/$name.ko
+			])
+		done
+	])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LANG_PROGRAM(C)([PROLOGUE], [BODY])
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC
 dnl #
-m4_define([ZFS_LANG_PROGRAM], [
-$1
-int
-main (void)
-{
-dnl Do *not* indent the following line: there may be CPP directives.
-dnl Don't move the `;' right after for the same reason.
-$2
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
+dnl # $1 - name
+dnl # $2 - global
+dnl # $3 - source
+dnl # $4 - extra cflags
+dnl # $5 - check license-compatibility
+dnl #
+dnl # N.B because all of the test cases are compiled in parallel they
+dnl # must never depend on the results of previous tests.  Each test
+dnl # needs to be entirely independent.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM([[$2]], [[$3]])], [$1])
+	ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_MAKEFILE([$1], [yes], [$4])
+
+	AS_IF([ test -n "$5" ], [
+		ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM([[
+			#include <linux/module.h>
+			MODULE_LICENSE("$5");
+			$2]], [[$3]])], [$1_license])
+		ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_MAKEFILE([$1_license], [yes], [$4])
+	])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE / like AC_COMPILE_IFELSE
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE], [
-	m4_ifvaln([$1], [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C([$1])])
-	m4_ifvaln([$6], [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H([$6])], [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H([])])
-	rm -Rf build && mkdir -p build && touch build/conftest.mod.c
-	echo "obj-m := conftest.o" >build/Makefile
-	modpost_flag=''
-	test "x$enable_linux_builtin" = xyes && modpost_flag='modpost=true' # fake modpost stage
-	AS_IF(
-		[AC_TRY_COMMAND(cp conftest.c conftest.h build && make [$2] -C $LINUX_OBJ EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror $FRAME_LARGER_THAN $EXTRA_KCFLAGS" $ARCH_UM M=$PWD/build $modpost_flag) >/dev/null && AC_TRY_COMMAND([$3])],
-		[$4],
-		[_AC_MSG_LOG_CONFTEST m4_ifvaln([$5],[$5])]
-	)
-	rm -Rf build
+dnl # $1 - name of a test source (ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC)
+dnl # $2 - run on success (valid .ko generated)
+dnl # $3 - run on failure (unable to compile)
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT], [
+	AS_IF([test -d build/$1], [
+		AS_IF([test -f build/$1/$1.ko], [$2], [$3])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** No matching source for the "$1" test, check that
+	*** both the test source and result macros refer to the same name.
+		])
+	])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE like AC_TRY_COMPILE
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE],
-	[ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE(
-	[AC_LANG_SOURCE([ZFS_LANG_PROGRAM([[$1]], [[$2]])])],
-	[modules],
-	[test -s build/conftest.o],
-	[$3], [$4])
+dnl # Generic error message which can be used when none of the expected
+dnl # kernel interfaces were detected.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_ERROR], [
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** None of the expected "$1" interfaces were detected.
+	*** This may be because your kernel version is newer than what is
+	*** supported, or you are using a patched custom kernel with
+	*** incompatible modifications.
+	***
+	*** ZFS Version: $ZFS_META_ALIAS
+	*** Compatible Kernels: $ZFS_META_KVER_MIN - $ZFS_META_KVER_MAX
+	])
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # ZFS_LINUX_CONFIG
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFIG],
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether kernel was built with CONFIG_$1])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
-	],[
-		#ifndef CONFIG_$1
-		#error CONFIG_$1 not #defined
-		#endif
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		$2
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-		$3
+dnl # Like ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT except ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT is called to
+dnl # verify symbol exports, unless --enable-linux-builtin was provided to
+dnl # configure.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL], [
+	AS_IF([ ! test -f build/$1/$1.ko], [
+		$5
+	], [
+		AS_IF([test "x$enable_linux_builtin" != "xyes"], [
+			ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT([$2], [$3], [$4], [$5])
+		], [
+			$4
+		])
 	])
 ])
 
 dnl #
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_REMOVE([conftest])
+
+	m4_ifvaln([$1], [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_C([$1], [conftest])])
+	m4_ifvaln([$5], [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H([$5], [conftest])],
+	    [ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_H([], [conftest])])
+
+	ZFS_LINUX_CONFTEST_MAKEFILE([conftest], [no],
+	    [m4_ifvaln([$5], [-I$PWD/build/conftest], [])])
+	ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE([build/conftest], [$2], [$3], [$4], [], [])
+])
+
+dnl #
+dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE
+dnl #
+dnl # $1 - global
+dnl # $2 - source
+dnl # $3 - run on success (valid .ko generated)
+dnl # $4 - run on failure (unable to compile)
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+	    [ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM([[$1]], [[$2]])],
+	    [test -f build/conftest/conftest.ko],
+	    [$3], [$4])
+])
+
+dnl #
 dnl # ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT
-dnl # check symbol exported or not
+dnl #
+dnl # Check if a symbol is exported on not by consulting the symbols
+dnl # file, or optionally the source code.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT], [
 	grep -q -E '[[[:space:]]]$1[[[:space:]]]' \
@@ -649,8 +851,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT], [
 
 dnl #
 dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL
-dnl # like ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE, except ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT
-dnl # is called if not compiling for builtin
+dnl #
+dnl # Like ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILER except ZFS_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXPORT is called
+dnl # to verify symbol exports, unless --enable-linux-builtin was provided
+dnl # to configure.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL], [
 	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([$1], [$2], [rc=0], [rc=1])
@@ -673,10 +877,9 @@ dnl # ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_HEADER
 dnl # like ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE, except the contents conftest.h are
 dnl # provided via the fifth parameter
 dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_HEADER],
-	[ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE(
-	[AC_LANG_SOURCE([ZFS_LANG_PROGRAM([[$1]], [[$2]])])],
-	[modules],
-	[test -s build/conftest.o],
-	[$3], [$4], [$5])
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_HEADER], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+	    [ZFS_LINUX_TEST_PROGRAM([[$1]], [[$2]])],
+	    [test -f build/conftest/conftest.ko],
+	    [$3], [$4], [$5])
 ])
diff --git a/config/zfs-build.m4 b/config/zfs-build.m4
index c2e5bb25f..92aa6030d 100644
--- a/config/zfs-build.m4
+++ b/config/zfs-build.m4
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS], [
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG], [
+
+        dnl # Remove the previous build test directory.
+        rm -Rf build
+
+	AC_ARG_VAR([TEST_JOBS],
+	    [simultaneous jobs during configure (defaults to $(nproc))])
+	if test "x$ac_cv_env_TEST_JOBS_set" != "xset"; then
+		TEST_JOBS=$(nproc)
+	fi
+	AC_SUBST(TEST_JOBS)
+
 	ZFS_CONFIG=all
 	AC_ARG_WITH([config],
 		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-config=CONFIG],
diff --git a/config/zfs-meta.m4 b/config/zfs-meta.m4
index aa0fc1420..b3c1befaa 100644
--- a/config/zfs-meta.m4
+++ b/config/zfs-meta.m4
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_META], [
 			AC_SUBST([ZFS_META_AUTHOR])
 		fi
 
+		ZFS_META_KVER_MIN=_ZFS_AC_META_GETVAL([Linux-Minimum]);
+		if test -n "$ZFS_META_KVER_MIN"; then
+			AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ZFS_META_KVER_MIN],
+			    ["$ZFS_META_KVER_MIN"],
+			    [Define the minimum compatible kernel version.]
+			)
+			AC_SUBST([ZFS_META_KVER_MIN])
+		fi
+
+		ZFS_META_KVER_MAX=_ZFS_AC_META_GETVAL([Linux-Maximum]);
+		if test -n "$ZFS_META_KVER_MAX"; then
+			AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ZFS_META_KVER_MAX],
+			    ["$ZFS_META_KVER_MAX"],
+			    [Define the maximum compatible kernel version.]
+			)
+			AC_SUBST([ZFS_META_KVER_MAX])
+		fi
+
 		m4_pattern_allow([^LT_(CURRENT|REVISION|AGE)$])
 		ZFS_META_LT_CURRENT=_ZFS_AC_META_GETVAL([LT_Current]);
 		ZFS_META_LT_REVISION=_ZFS_AC_META_GETVAL([LT_Revision]);
author	Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]>	2019-10-01 12:50:34 -0700
committer	Tony Hutter <[email protected]>	2020-01-22 13:49:01 -0800
commit	ff3e2e3c7096200c4d4771f724762b15e1484259 (patch)
tree	c701aecaf2a780d79e72026661e1b32486a772b3
parent	35155c013240ce14860b43ebc4803c2a5eea78f8 (diff)