diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/mod.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/mod.rs
index 3111325021a80..faa794baa04cc 100644
--- a/src/libstd/os/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/mod.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 
 pub mod raw;
 pub mod fs;
+pub mod syscall;
diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/aarch64.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/aarch64.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..98c439d3a6e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/aarch64.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall0(n: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall1(n: usize, a1: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall2(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1), "{x1}"(a2)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall3(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1), "{x1}"(a2), "{x2}"(a3)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall4(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1), "{x1}"(a2), "{x2}"(a3), "{x3}"(a4)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall5(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1), "{x1}"(a2), "{x2}"(a3), "{x3}"(a4),
+                     "{x4}"(a5)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall6(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("svc 0"   : "={x0}"(ret)
+                   : "{x8}"(n), "{x0}"(a1), "{x1}"(a2), "{x2}"(a3), "{x3}"(a4),
+                     "{x4}"(a5), "{x6}"(a6)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/arm.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/arm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1bbb48c1730ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/arm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall0(n: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall1(n: usize, a1: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall2(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall3(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2), "{r2}"(a3)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall4(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2), "{r2}"(a3),
+                     "{r3}"(a4)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall5(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2), "{r2}"(a3),
+                     "{r3}"(a4), "{r4}"(a5)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall6(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2), "{r2}"(a3),
+                     "{r3}"(a4), "{r4}"(a5), "{r5}"(a6)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall7(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                            a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize,
+                            a7: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("swi $$0" : "={r0}"(ret)
+                   : "{r7}"(n), "{r0}"(a1), "{r1}"(a2), "{r2}"(a3),
+                     "{r3}"(a4), "{r4}"(a5), "{r5}"(a6), "{r6}"(a7)
+                   : "memory" "cc"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/mod.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b38487b8d35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+//! Raw syscall functions.
+#![unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#![cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "aarch64"))]
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86")]
+#[path="x86.rs"] mod platform;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+#[path="x86_64.rs"] mod platform;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+#[path="aarch64"] mod platform;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "arm")]
+#[path="arm"] mod platform;
+
+/// Execute syscall with 0 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall0(n: usize) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall0(n)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 1 argument.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall1(n: usize, a1: usize) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall1(n, a1)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 2 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall2(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall2(n, a1, a2)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 3 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall3(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall3(n, a1, a2, a3)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 4 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall4(
+    n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize, a4: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall4(n, a1, a2, a3, a4)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 5 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall5(
+    n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize, a4: usize, a5: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall5(n, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 6 arguments.
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall6(
+    n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize, a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall6(n, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6)
+}
+
+/// Execute syscall with 7 arguments.
+///
+/// Available only on ARM targets.
+#[cfg(target_arch = "arm")]
+#[unstable(feature = "linux_syscall", issue = "63748")]
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall7(
+    n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize, a4: usize,
+    a5: usize, a6: usize,  a7: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    platform::syscall7(n, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7)
+}
diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0fce4e24628da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall0(n: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall1(n: usize, a1: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall2(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall3(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2), "{edx}"(a3)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall4(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2), "{edx}"(a3),
+                        "{esi}"(a4)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall5(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2), "{edx}"(a3),
+                        "{esi}"(a4), "{edi}"(a5)
+                      : "memory" "cc"
+                      : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall6(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+
+    //
+    // this fails when building without optimizations:
+    //
+    //    asm!("int $$0x80" : "={eax}"(ret)
+    //                      : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2), "{edx}"(a3),
+    //                        "{esi}"(a4), "{edi}"(a5), "{ebp}"(a6)
+    //                      : "memory" "cc"
+    //                      : "volatile");
+    //
+    // error: ran out of registers during register allocation
+    //
+    // this fails when building with optimizations as the "m"(a6) gets translated to
+    // [esp+offset] but the push ebp moved esp.
+    //
+    //      asm!("push %ebp
+    //            mov $7, %ebp
+    //            int $$0x80
+    //            pop %ebp"
+    //              : "={eax}"(ret)
+    //              : "{eax}"(n), "{ebx}"(a1), "{ecx}"(a2), "{edx}"(a3),
+    //                "{esi}"(a4), "{edi}"(a5), "m"(a6)
+    //              : "memory" "cc"
+    //              : "volatile");
+    //
+    // in general putting "ebp" in clobber list seems to not have any effect.
+    //
+    // As workaround only use a single input operand with known memory layout and manually save
+    // restore ebp.
+    let args = [n, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6];
+
+    asm!("push %ebp
+          movl 24(%eax), %ebp
+          movl 20(%eax), %edi
+          movl 16(%eax), %esi
+          movl 12(%eax), %edx
+          movl  8(%eax), %ecx
+          movl  4(%eax), %ebx
+          movl  0(%eax), %eax
+          int $$0x80
+          pop %ebp"
+            : "={eax}"(ret)
+            : "{eax}"(args)
+            : "ebx" "ecx" "edx" "esi" "edi" "ebp" "memory" "cc"
+            : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
diff --git a/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86_64.rs b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86_64.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a3a124dad8b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/os/linux/syscall/x86_64.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall0(n: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall1(n: usize, a1: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall2(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1), "{rsi}"(a2)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall3(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1), "{rsi}"(a2), "{rdx}"(a3)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall4(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1), "{rsi}"(a2), "{rdx}"(a3),
+                     "{r10}"(a4)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall5(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1), "{rsi}"(a2), "{rdx}"(a3),
+                     "{r10}"(a4), "{r8}"(a5)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn syscall6(n: usize, a1: usize, a2: usize, a3: usize,
+                                a4: usize, a5: usize, a6: usize) -> usize {
+    let ret : usize;
+    asm!("syscall" : "={rax}"(ret)
+                   : "{rax}"(n), "{rdi}"(a1), "{rsi}"(a2), "{rdx}"(a3),
+                     "{r10}"(a4), "{r8}"(a5), "{r9}"(a6)
+                   : "rcx", "r11", "memory"
+                   : "volatile");
+    ret
+}