diff --git a/common_power.h b/common_power.h
index 052d38828..723d949f2 100644
--- a/common_power.h
+++ b/common_power.h
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ Lmcount$lazy_ptr:
 #elif defined(PPC440FP2)
 #define BUFFER_SIZE     ( 16 << 20)
 #elif defined(POWER8)
-#define BUFFER_SIZE     ( 64 << 20)
+#define BUFFER_SIZE     ( 32 << 20)
 #else
 #define BUFFER_SIZE     ( 16 << 20)
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/power/cgemm_kernel_8x4_power8.S b/kernel/power/cgemm_kernel_8x4_power8.S
index 91a48d190..0c462ce8e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/cgemm_kernel_8x4_power8.S
+++ b/kernel/power/cgemm_kernel_8x4_power8.S
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-#define STACKSIZE 512
+#define STACKSIZE 32000
 #define ALPHA_R_SP 296(SP)
 #define ALPHA_I_SP 304(SP)
 #define FZERO	312(SP)
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define alpha_sr vs30
 #define alpha_si vs31
 
+#define FRAMEPOINTER r12
 
 #define BBUFFER	r14
 #define L	r15
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	PROLOGUE
 	PROFCODE
 
+	mr      FRAMEPOINTER, SP
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
 	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
 	li	r0, 0
 
@@ -233,37 +238,37 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifdef linux
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-	ld	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-	ld	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
 #ifdef DOUBLE
-	lwz	B,   FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
-	lwz	C,   FRAMESLOT(1) + STACKSIZE(SP)
-	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(2) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	B,   FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
+	lwz	C,   FRAMESLOT(1) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
+	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(2) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
-	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TRMMKERNEL
 #if defined(linux) && defined(__64BIT__)
-	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
 #ifdef DOUBLE
-	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(3) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(3) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
-	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -290,9 +295,9 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	li	o32 , 32
 	li	o48 , 48
 	
-        li      T1, 512
-        slwi    T1, T1, 16             
-	add	BBUFFER, A, T1
+	addi    BBUFFER, SP, 512+4096
+        li      T1, -4096
+        and     BBUFFER, BBUFFER, T1
 
 
 #ifdef __64BIT__
@@ -392,6 +397,9 @@ L999:
 #endif
 
 	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
 
 	blr
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/sgemm_kernel_16x8_power8.S b/kernel/power/sgemm_kernel_16x8_power8.S
index 20c94cd94..77f3f7cfb 100644
--- a/kernel/power/sgemm_kernel_16x8_power8.S
+++ b/kernel/power/sgemm_kernel_16x8_power8.S
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-#define STACKSIZE 512
+#define STACKSIZE 32752
 #define ALPHA_SP   296(SP)
 #define FZERO	304(SP)
 #else
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define o0	0
 
+#define FRAMEPOINTER r12
+
 #define BBUFFER r14
 #define o4	r15
 #define o12	r16
@@ -160,6 +162,10 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	PROLOGUE
 	PROFCODE
 
+	mr	FRAMEPOINTER, SP
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
 	addi	SP, SP, -STACKSIZE
 	li	r0, 0
 
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #if !defined(__64BIT__) && defined(DOUBLE)
-	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	LDC, FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -239,17 +245,17 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #if defined(TRMMKERNEL)
 #if defined(linux) && defined(__64BIT__)
-	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #ifdef __64BIT__
-	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	ld	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
 #ifdef DOUBLE
-	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(1) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #else
-	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + STACKSIZE(SP)
+	lwz	OFFSET,  FRAMESLOT(0) + 0(FRAMEPOINTER)
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -271,9 +277,9 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	li	o32, 32
 	li	o48, 48
 
-        li      T1, 512
-        slwi    T1, T1, 16
-        add     BBUFFER, A, T1
+        addi    BBUFFER, SP, 512+4096
+	li	T1, -4096
+	and	BBUFFER, BBUFFER, T1
 
         addi    T1, SP, 300
         stxsspx    f1, o0 , T1
@@ -355,6 +361,9 @@ L999:
 #endif
 
 	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
+	addi	SP, SP, STACKSIZE
 
 	blr
 
diff --git a/param.h b/param.h
index 84ef7671a..2efd9b2c1 100644
--- a/param.h
+++ b/param.h
@@ -1964,8 +1964,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define SNUMOPT		16
 #define DNUMOPT		8
 
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 131072 
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 131072
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 4096 
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 4096
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x03fffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 16
@@ -1987,9 +1987,9 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define CGEMM_DEFAULT_Q  720
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_Q  720
 
-#define SGEMM_DEFAULT_R 14400
+#define SGEMM_DEFAULT_R 21600
 #define DGEMM_DEFAULT_R 14400
-#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_R 14400
+#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_R 16200
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_R 14400
 
 #define SYMV_P	 8