Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/async.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/async.c	(revision 8498915fcb2cf4aa2a0cc399866d4191c963b740)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/async.c	(revision 0cc43137360df84474b0c4424e7571bdd7031787)
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <arch/barrier.h>
+#include <bool.h>
 
 atomic_t async_futex = FUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -176,5 +177,5 @@
  * disabled.
  */
-__thread int in_interrupt_handler;
+__thread int _in_interrupt_handler;
 
 static void default_client_connection(ipc_callid_t callid, ipc_call_t *call);
@@ -190,4 +191,15 @@
  */
 static async_client_conn_t interrupt_received = default_interrupt_received;
+
+/* 
+ * Getter for _in_interrupt_handler. We need to export the value of this thread
+ * local variable to other modules, but the binutils 2.18 linkers die on an
+ * attempt to export this symbol in the header file. For now, consider this as a
+ * workaround.
+ */
+bool in_interrupt_handler(void)
+{
+	return _in_interrupt_handler;
+}
 
 #define CONN_HASH_TABLE_CHAINS	32
@@ -518,7 +530,7 @@
 	/* Unrouted call - do some default behaviour */
 	if ((callid & IPC_CALLID_NOTIFICATION)) {
-		in_interrupt_handler = 1;
+		_in_interrupt_handler = 1;
 		(*interrupt_received)(callid, call);
-		in_interrupt_handler = 0;
+		_in_interrupt_handler = 0;
 		return;
 	}		
@@ -717,4 +729,6 @@
  * @param arg1		Service-defined payload argument.
  * @param arg2		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg3		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg4		Service-defined payload argument.
  * @param dataptr	If non-NULL, storage where the reply data will be
  * 			stored.
@@ -722,10 +736,10 @@
  * @return		Hash of the sent message.
  */
-aid_t async_send_2(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2,
-    ipc_call_t *dataptr)
+aid_t async_send_fast(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipc_call_t *dataptr)
 {
 	amsg_t *msg;
 
-	if (in_interrupt_handler) {
+	if (_in_interrupt_handler) {
 		printf("Cannot send asynchronous request in interrupt "
 		    "handler.\n");
@@ -740,5 +754,6 @@
 	msg->wdata.active = 1; 
 				
-	ipc_call_async_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, msg, reply_received, 1);
+	ipc_call_async_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, msg,
+	    reply_received, 1);
 
 	return (aid_t) msg;
@@ -755,4 +770,6 @@
  * @param arg2		Service-defined payload argument.
  * @param arg3		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg4		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg5		Service-defined payload argument.
  * @param dataptr	If non-NULL, storage where the reply data will be
  * 			stored.
@@ -760,10 +777,11 @@
  * @return		Hash of the sent message.
  */
-aid_t async_send_3(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2,
-    ipcarg_t arg3, ipc_call_t *dataptr)
+aid_t async_send_slow(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t arg5,
+    ipc_call_t *dataptr)
 {
 	amsg_t *msg;
 
-	if (in_interrupt_handler) {
+	if (_in_interrupt_handler) {
 		printf("Cannot send asynchronous request in interrupt "
 		    "handler.\n");
@@ -777,7 +795,7 @@
 	/* We may sleep in next method, but it will use its own mechanism */
 	msg->wdata.active = 1; 
-				
-	ipc_call_async_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, msg, reply_received,
-	    1);
+
+	ipc_call_async_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, msg,
+	    reply_received, 1);
 
 	return (aid_t) msg;
@@ -867,5 +885,5 @@
 	amsg_t *msg;
 	
-	if (in_interrupt_handler) {
+	if (_in_interrupt_handler) {
 		printf("Cannot call async_usleep in interrupt handler.\n");
 		_exit(1);
@@ -909,16 +927,86 @@
 }
 
-/* Primitive functions for simple communication */
-void async_msg_3(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
-		 ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3)
-{
-	ipc_call_async_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, NULL, NULL,
-	    !in_interrupt_handler);
-}
-
-void async_msg_2(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2)
-{
-	ipc_call_async_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, NULL, NULL,
-	    !in_interrupt_handler);
+/** Pseudo-synchronous message sending - fast version.
+ *
+ * Send message asynchronously and return only after the reply arrives.
+ *
+ * This function can only transfer 4 register payload arguments. For
+ * transferring more arguments, see the slower async_req_slow().
+ *
+ * @param phoneid	Hash of the phone through which to make the call.
+ * @param method	Method of the call.
+ * @param arg1		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg2		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg3		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg4		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param r1		If non-NULL, storage for the 1st reply argument.
+ * @param r2		If non-NULL, storage for the 2nd reply argument.
+ * @param r3		If non-NULL, storage for the 3rd reply argument.
+ * @param r4		If non-NULL, storage for the 4th reply argument.
+ * @param r5		If non-NULL, storage for the 5th reply argument.
+ * @return		Return code of the reply or a negative error code. 
+ */
+ipcarg_t async_req_fast(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t *r1, ipcarg_t *r2,
+    ipcarg_t *r3, ipcarg_t *r4, ipcarg_t *r5)
+{
+	ipc_call_t result;
+	ipcarg_t rc;
+
+	aid_t eid = async_send_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4,
+	    &result);
+	async_wait_for(eid, &rc);
+	if (r1) 
+		*r1 = IPC_GET_ARG1(result);
+	if (r2)
+		*r2 = IPC_GET_ARG2(result);
+	if (r3)
+		*r3 = IPC_GET_ARG3(result);
+	if (r4)
+		*r4 = IPC_GET_ARG4(result);
+	if (r5)
+		*r5 = IPC_GET_ARG5(result);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/** Pseudo-synchronous message sending - slow version.
+ *
+ * Send message asynchronously and return only after the reply arrives.
+ *
+ * @param phoneid	Hash of the phone through which to make the call.
+ * @param method	Method of the call.
+ * @param arg1		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg2		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg3		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg4		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param arg5		Service-defined payload argument.
+ * @param r1		If non-NULL, storage for the 1st reply argument.
+ * @param r2		If non-NULL, storage for the 2nd reply argument.
+ * @param r3		If non-NULL, storage for the 3rd reply argument.
+ * @param r4		If non-NULL, storage for the 4th reply argument.
+ * @param r5		If non-NULL, storage for the 5th reply argument.
+ * @return		Return code of the reply or a negative error code. 
+ */
+ipcarg_t async_req_slow(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t arg5, ipcarg_t *r1,
+    ipcarg_t *r2, ipcarg_t *r3, ipcarg_t *r4, ipcarg_t *r5)
+{
+	ipc_call_t result;
+	ipcarg_t rc;
+
+	aid_t eid = async_send_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5,
+	    &result);
+	async_wait_for(eid, &rc);
+	if (r1) 
+		*r1 = IPC_GET_ARG1(result);
+	if (r2)
+		*r2 = IPC_GET_ARG2(result);
+	if (r3)
+		*r3 = IPC_GET_ARG3(result);
+	if (r4)
+		*r4 = IPC_GET_ARG4(result);
+	if (r5)
+		*r5 = IPC_GET_ARG5(result);
+	return rc;
 }
 
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/stream.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/stream.c	(revision 8498915fcb2cf4aa2a0cc399866d4191c963b740)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/stream.c	(revision 0cc43137360df84474b0c4424e7571bdd7031787)
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@
 
 	while (i < count) {
-		if (async_req_2(streams[0].phone, CONSOLE_GETCHAR, 0, 0, &r0,
+		if (async_req_0_2(streams[0].phone, CONSOLE_GETCHAR,  &r0,
 		    &r1) < 0) {
 			return -1;
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-		async_msg(streams[1].phone, CONSOLE_PUTCHAR,
+		async_msg_1(streams[1].phone, CONSOLE_PUTCHAR,
 		    ((const char *) buf)[i]);
 	
Index: uspace/lib/libc/include/async.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/include/async.h	(revision 8498915fcb2cf4aa2a0cc399866d4191c963b740)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/include/async.h	(revision 0cc43137360df84474b0c4424e7571bdd7031787)
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <atomic.h>
+#include <bool.h>
 
 typedef ipc_callid_t aid_t;
@@ -55,51 +56,34 @@
 }
 
-aid_t async_send_2(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2,
+/*
+ * User-friendly wrappers for async_send_fast() and async_send_slow(). The
+ * macros are in the form async_send_m(), where m denotes the number of payload
+ * arguments.  Each macros chooses between the fast and the slow version based
+ * on m.
+ */
+
+#define async_send_0(phoneid, method, dataptr) \
+    async_send_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (dataptr))
+#define async_send_1(phoneid, method, arg1, dataptr) \
+    async_send_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (dataptr))
+#define async_send_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, dataptr) \
+    async_send_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (dataptr))
+#define async_send_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, dataptr) \
+    async_send_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (dataptr))
+#define async_send_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, dataptr) \
+    async_send_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+        (dataptr))
+#define async_send_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, dataptr) \
+    async_send_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+        (arg5), (dataptr))
+ 
+extern aid_t async_send_fast(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipc_call_t *dataptr);
+extern aid_t async_send_slow(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t arg5,
     ipc_call_t *dataptr);
-aid_t async_send_3(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2,
-    ipcarg_t arg3, ipc_call_t *dataptr);
-void async_wait_for(aid_t amsgid, ipcarg_t *result);
-int async_wait_timeout(aid_t amsgid, ipcarg_t *retval, suseconds_t timeout);
-
-/** Pseudo-synchronous message sending
- *
- * Send message through IPC, wait in the event loop, until it is received
- *
- * @return Return code of message
- */
-static inline ipcarg_t async_req_2(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, 
-    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t *r1, ipcarg_t *r2)
-{
-	ipc_call_t result;
-	ipcarg_t rc;
-
-	aid_t eid = async_send_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, &result);
-	async_wait_for(eid, &rc);
-	if (r1) 
-		*r1 = IPC_GET_ARG1(result);
-	if (r2)
-		*r2 = IPC_GET_ARG2(result);
-	return rc;
-}
-#define async_req(phoneid, method, arg1, r1) \
-    async_req_2(phoneid, method, arg1, 0, r1, 0)
-
-static inline ipcarg_t async_req_3(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
-    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t *r1, ipcarg_t *r2, ipcarg_t *r3)
-{
-	ipc_call_t result;
-	ipcarg_t rc;
-
-	aid_t eid = async_send_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, &result);
-	async_wait_for(eid, &rc);
-	if (r1) 
-		*r1 = IPC_GET_ARG1(result);
-	if (r2)
-		*r2 = IPC_GET_ARG2(result);
-	if (r3)
-		*r3 = IPC_GET_ARG3(result);
-	return rc;
-}
-
+extern void async_wait_for(aid_t amsgid, ipcarg_t *result);
+extern int async_wait_timeout(aid_t amsgid, ipcarg_t *retval,
+    suseconds_t timeout);
 
 fid_t async_new_connection(ipcarg_t in_phone_hash,ipc_callid_t callid, 
@@ -108,14 +92,155 @@
 void async_create_manager(void);
 void async_destroy_manager(void);
-void async_set_client_connection(async_client_conn_t conn);
-void async_set_interrupt_received(async_client_conn_t conn);
 int _async_init(void);
 
-
-/* Primitve functions for IPC communication */
-void async_msg_3(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2, 
-    ipcarg_t arg3);
-void async_msg_2(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1, ipcarg_t arg2);
-#define async_msg(ph, m, a1) async_msg_2(ph, m, a1, 0)
+extern void async_set_client_connection(async_client_conn_t conn);
+extern void async_set_interrupt_received(async_client_conn_t conn);
+
+/* Wrappers for simple communication */
+#define async_msg_0(phone, method) \
+    ipc_call_async_0((phone), (method), NULL, NULL, !in_interrupt_handler())
+#define async_msg_1(phone, method, arg1) \
+    ipc_call_async_1((phone), (method), (arg1), NULL, NULL, \
+        !in_interrupt_handler())
+#define async_msg_2(phone, method, arg1, arg2) \
+    ipc_call_async_2((phone), (method), (arg1), (arg2), NULL, NULL, \
+        !in_interrupt_handler())
+#define async_msg_3(phone, method, arg1, arg2, arg3) \
+    ipc_call_async_3((phone), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), NULL, NULL, \
+        !in_interrupt_handler())
+#define async_msg_4(phone, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) \
+    ipc_call_async_4((phone), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), NULL, \
+        NULL, !in_interrupt_handler())
+#define async_msg_5(phone, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5) \
+    ipc_call_async_5((phone), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+        (arg5), NULL, NULL, !in_interrupt_handler())
+
+/*
+ * User-friendly wrappers for async_req_fast() and async_req_slow(). The macros
+ * are in the form async_req_m_n(), where m is the number of payload arguments
+ * and n is the number of return arguments. The macros decidce between the fast
+ * and slow verion based on m.
+ */
+#define async_req_0_0(phoneid, method) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL)
+#define async_req_0_1(phoneid, method, r1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (r1), NULL, NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL)
+#define async_req_0_2(phoneid, method, r1, r2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (r1), (r2), NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL)
+#define async_req_0_3(phoneid, method, r1, r2, r3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (r1), (r2), (r3), NULL, \
+	NULL)
+#define async_req_0_4(phoneid, method, r1, r2, r3, r4) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (r1), (r2), (r3), (r4), \
+	NULL)
+#define async_req_0_5(phoneid, method, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), 0, 0, 0, 0, (r1), (r2), (r3), (r4), \
+	(r5))
+#define async_req_1_0(phoneid, method, arg1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_1_1(phoneid, method, arg1, rc1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (rc1), NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_1_2(phoneid, method, arg1, rc1, rc2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_1_3(phoneid, method, arg1, rc1, rc2, rc3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), \
+	NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_1_4(phoneid, method, arg1, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), \
+	(rc4), NULL)
+#define async_req_1_5(phoneid, method, arg1, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4, rc5) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), 0, 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), \
+	(rc4), (rc5))
+#define async_req_2_0(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_2_1(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, rc1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (rc1), NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_2_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, rc1, rc2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_2_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, rc1, rc2, rc3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), \
+	(rc3), NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_2_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), \
+	(rc3), (rc4), NULL)
+#define async_req_2_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4, rc5) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), 0, 0, (rc1), (rc2), \
+	(rc3), (rc4), (rc5))
+#define async_req_3_0(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, NULL, NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_3_1(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, rc1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (rc1), \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_3_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, rc1, rc2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (rc1), \
+	(rc2), NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_3_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, rc1, rc2, rc3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (rc1), \
+	(rc2), (rc3), NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_3_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (rc1), \
+	(rc2), (rc3), (rc4), NULL)
+#define async_req_3_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, rc1, rc2, rc3, rc4, \
+    rc5) \
+	async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), 0, (rc1), \
+	    (rc2), (rc3), (rc4), (rc5))
+#define async_req_4_0(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), NULL, \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_4_1(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, rc1) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), (rc1), \
+	NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_4_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, rc1, rc2) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), (rc1), \
+	(rc2), NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_4_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, rc1, rc2, rc3) \
+    async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), (rc1), \
+	(rc2), (rc3), NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_4_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, rc1, rc2, rc3, \
+    rc4) \
+	async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	    (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), (rc4), NULL)
+#define async_req_4_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, rc1, rc2, rc3, \
+    rc4, rc5) \
+	async_req_fast((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	    (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), (rc4), (rc5))
+#define async_req_5_0(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5) \
+    async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+        (arg5), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_5_1(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, rc1) \
+    async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	(arg5), (rc1), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_5_2(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, rc1, rc2) \
+    async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	(arg5), (rc1), (rc2), NULL, NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_5_3(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, rc1, rc2, \
+    rc3) \
+	async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	    (arg5), (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), NULL, NULL)
+#define async_req_5_4(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, rc1, rc2, \
+    rc3, rc4) \
+	async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	    (arg5), (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), (rc4), NULL)
+#define async_req_5_5(phoneid, method, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, rc1, rc2, \
+    rc3, rc4, rc5) \
+	async_req_slow((phoneid), (method), (arg1), (arg2), (arg3), (arg4), \
+	    (arg5), (rc1), (rc2), (rc3), (rc4), (rc5))
+
+extern ipcarg_t async_req_fast(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t *r1, ipcarg_t *r2,
+    ipcarg_t *r3, ipcarg_t *r4, ipcarg_t *r5);
+extern ipcarg_t async_req_slow(int phoneid, ipcarg_t method, ipcarg_t arg1,
+    ipcarg_t arg2, ipcarg_t arg3, ipcarg_t arg4, ipcarg_t arg5, ipcarg_t *r1,
+    ipcarg_t *r2, ipcarg_t *r3, ipcarg_t *r4, ipcarg_t *r5);
 
 static inline void async_serialize_start(void)
@@ -129,5 +254,8 @@
 }
 
+extern bool in_interrupt_handler(void);
+
 extern atomic_t async_futex;
+
 #endif
 
