diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
index f3355b6812df..bb3bf38f03da 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ INSTALL_PATH
 INSTALL_PATH specifies where to place the updated kernel and system map
 images. Default is /boot, but you can set it to other values.
 
+INSTALLKERNEL
+--------------------------------------------------
+Install script called when using "make install".
+The default name is "installkernel".
+
+The script will be called with the following arguments:
+    $1 - kernel version
+    $2 - kernel image file
+    $3 - kernel map file
+    $4 - default install path (use root directory if blank)
+
+The implmentation of "make install" is architecture specific
+and it may differ from the above.
+
+INSTALLKERNEL is provided to enable the possibility to
+specify a custom installer when cross compiling a kernel.
 
 MODLIB
 --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index d76cfd8712e1..71c602d61680 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
 	   --- 3.9 Dependency tracking
 	   --- 3.10 Special Rules
 	   --- 3.11 $(CC) support functions
+	   --- 3.12 $(LD) support functions
 
 	=== 4 Host Program support
 	   --- 4.1 Simple Host Program
@@ -435,14 +436,14 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used
 	if first argument is not supported.
 
-    ld-option
-	ld-option is used to check if $(CC) when used to link object files
+    cc-ldoption
+	cc-ldoption is used to check if $(CC) when used to link object files
 	supports the given option.  An optional second option may be
 	specified if first option are not supported.
 
 	Example:
 		#arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
-		vsyscall-flags += $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+		vsyscall-flags += $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 
 	In the above example, vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option
 	-Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv if it is supported by $(CC).
@@ -570,6 +571,19 @@ more details, with real examples.
 			endif
 		endif
 
+--- 3.12 $(LD) support functions
+
+    ld-option
+	ld-option is used to check if $(LD) supports the supplied option.
+	ld-option takes two options as arguments.
+	The second argument is an optional option that can be used if the
+	first option is not supported by $(LD).
+
+	Example:
+		#Makefile
+		LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call really-ld-option, -X)
+
+
 === 4 Host Program support
 
 Kbuild supports building executables on the host for use during the
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 433493a2b77b..f908accd332b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,9 +179,46 @@ SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ \
 # Alternatively CROSS_COMPILE can be set in the environment.
 # Default value for CROSS_COMPILE is not to prefix executables
 # Note: Some architectures assign CROSS_COMPILE in their arch/*/Makefile
+#
+# To force ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE settings include kernel.* files
+# in the kernel tree - do not patch this file.
 export KBUILD_BUILDHOST := $(SUBARCH)
-ARCH		?= $(SUBARCH)
-CROSS_COMPILE	?=
+
+# Kbuild save the ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE setting in kernel.* files.
+# Restore these settings and check that user did not specify
+# conflicting values.
+
+saved_arch  := $(shell cat include/generated/kernel.arch  2> /dev/null)
+saved_cross := $(shell cat include/generated/kernel.cross 2> /dev/null)
+
+ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
+        ifneq ($(saved_cross),)
+                ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),$(saved_cross))
+                        $(error CROSS_COMPILE changed from \
+                                "$(saved_cross)" to \
+                                 to "$(CROSS_COMPILE)". \
+                                 Use "make mrproper" to fix it up)
+                endif
+        endif
+else
+    CROSS_COMPILE := $(saved_cross)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(ARCH),)
+        ifneq ($(saved_arch),)
+                ifneq ($(saved_arch),$(ARCH))
+                        $(error ARCH changed from \
+                                "$(saved_arch)" to "$(ARCH)". \
+                                 Use "make mrproper" to fix it up)
+                endif
+        endif
+else
+        ifneq ($(saved_arch),)
+                ARCH := $(saved_arch)
+        else
+                ARCH := $(SUBARCH)
+        endif
+endif
 
 # Architecture as present in compile.h
 UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)
@@ -315,6 +352,7 @@ OBJCOPY		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 OBJDUMP		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump
 AWK		= awk
 GENKSYMS	= scripts/genksyms/genksyms
+INSTALLKERNEL  := installkernel
 DEPMOD		= /sbin/depmod
 KALLSYMS	= scripts/kallsyms
 PERL		= perl
@@ -353,7 +391,8 @@ KERNELVERSION = $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 
 export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNELRELEASE KERNELVERSION
 export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
-export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP MAKE AWK GENKSYMS PERL UTS_MACHINE
+export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
+export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
 export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
 
 export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
@@ -444,6 +483,11 @@ ifeq ($(config-targets),1)
 include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
 export KBUILD_DEFCONFIG KBUILD_KCONFIG
 
+# save ARCH & CROSS_COMPILE settings
+$(shell mkdir -p include/generated &&                            \
+        echo $(ARCH)          > include/generated/kernel.arch && \
+        echo $(CROSS_COMPILE) > include/generated/kernel.cross)
+
 config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux include/config
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/kconfig $@
@@ -571,6 +615,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-strict-overflow)
 # revert to pre-gcc-4.4 behaviour of .eh_frame
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm)
 
+# conserve stack if available
+KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-fconserve-stack)
+
 # Add user supplied CPPFLAGS, AFLAGS and CFLAGS as the last assignments
 # But warn user when we do so
 warn-assign = \
@@ -591,12 +638,12 @@ endif
 
 # Use --build-id when available.
 LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID = $(patsubst -Wl$(comma)%,%,\
-			      $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--build-id,))
+			      $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--build-id,))
 LDFLAGS_MODULE += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y)
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= -X
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= $(call ld-option, -X,)
 endif
 
 # Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
@@ -980,11 +1027,6 @@ prepare0: archprepare FORCE
 # All the preparing..
 prepare: prepare0
 
-# Leave this as default for preprocessing vmlinux.lds.S, which is now
-# done in arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/Makefile
-
-export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
-
 # The asm symlink changes when $(ARCH) changes.
 # Detect this and ask user to run make mrproper
 # If asm is a stale symlink (point to dir that does not exist) remove it
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 54661125a8bf..a73caaf66763 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --be8
 endif
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:=-O binary -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .comment -S
 GZFLAGS		:=-9
 #KBUILD_CFLAGS	+=-pipe
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ define archhelp
   echo  '                  (supply initrd image via make variable INITRD=<path>)'
   echo  '  install       - Install uncompressed kernel'
   echo  '  zinstall      - Install compressed kernel'
-  echo  '                  Install using (your) ~/bin/installkernel or'
-  echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/installkernel or'
+  echo  '                  Install using (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
+  echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                  install to $$(INSTALL_PATH) and run lilo'
 endef
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/install.sh b/arch/arm/boot/install.sh
index 9f9bed207345..06ea7d42ce8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #
 
 # User may have a custom install script
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 if [ "$(basename $2)" = "zImage" ]; then
 # Compressed install
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index 3213c9382b17..c446aeff7b89 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-AFLAGS_head.o := -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+AFLAGS_head.o        := -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o = -pg
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
index 3f470866bb89..e7cbb50dc356 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  *
  * The things we do for performance..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
index 57ec9f2dcd95..6b2343e6fe33 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
 /*
  * Initial thread structure. Must be aligned on an 8192-byte boundary.
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mm/init.c b/arch/avr32/mm/init.c
index 376f18c4a6cb..94925641e53e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mm/init.c
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
-#define __page_aligned	__attribute__((section(".data.page_aligned")))
-
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mmu_gather, mmu_gathers);
 
-pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __page_aligned;
+pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __page_aligned_data;
 
 struct page *empty_zero_page;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(empty_zero_page);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
index 6f9533c3d752..f063b772934b 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ define archhelp
   echo  '* vmImage.gz      - Kernel-only image for U-Boot (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/vmImage.gz)'
   echo  '  vmImage.lzma    - Kernel-only image for U-Boot (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/vmImage.lzma)'
   echo  '  install         - Install kernel using'
-  echo  '                     (your) ~/bin/$(CROSS_COMPILE)installkernel or'
-  echo  '                     (distribution) PATH: $(CROSS_COMPILE)installkernel or'
+  echo  '                     (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
+  echo  '                     (distribution) PATH: $(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                     install to $$(INSTALL_PATH)'
 endef
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/boot/install.sh b/arch/blackfin/boot/install.sh
index 9560a6b29100..e2c6e40902b7 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/blackfin/boot/install.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ verify "$3"
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if which ${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	exec ${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if which ${INSTALLKERNEL} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	exec ${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"
 fi
 
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
diff --git a/arch/cris/Makefile b/arch/cris/Makefile
index 71e17d3eeddb..29c2ceb38a76 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld -mcrislinux
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS := -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DDRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE=0x$(CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE)
-
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) $(inc)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mlinux -march=$(arch-y) -pipe $(inc)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(inc)
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile b/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
index ee7bcd4d20b2..b45640b3e600 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -DDRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE=0x$(CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_VIRTUAL_BASE)
 extra-y	:= vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y   := process.o traps.o irq.o ptrace.o setup.o time.o sys_cris.o
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 51dcd04d2777..c99aeab7cef7 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
index 1d3df1d9495c..3c3e0b336a9d 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
index 089c65ed6eb3..54c1062ee80e 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/install.sh b/arch/ia64/install.sh
index 929e780026d1..0e932f5dcd1a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/install.sh
+++ b/arch/ia64/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
index 1d87f84069b3..ab9b03a9adcc 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ quiet_cmd_gate = GATE $@
       cmd_gate = $(CC) -nostdlib $(GATECFLAGS_$(@F)) -Wl,-T,$(filter-out FORCE,$^) -o $@
 
 GATECFLAGS_gate.so = -shared -s -Wl,-soname=linux-gate.so.1 \
-		     $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+		     $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 $(obj)/gate.so: $(obj)/gate.lds $(obj)/gate.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gate)
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
index c475fc281be7..e253ab8fcbc8 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ union {
 		struct thread_info thread_info;
 	} s;
 	unsigned long stack[KERNEL_STACK_SIZE/sizeof (unsigned long)];
-} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __attribute__((section(".data.init_task"))) = {{
+} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __init_task_data =
+	{{
 	.task =		INIT_TASK(init_task_mem.s.task),
 	.thread_info =	INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task_mem.s.task)
 }};
diff --git a/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/install.sh b/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/install.sh
index 6d72e9e72697..16e5a0a13437 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/install.sh
+++ b/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/install.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then
-  exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then
+  exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"
 fi
 
 if [ "$2" = "zImage" ]; then
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
index fce57e5d3f91..6c42d5f8df50 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/install.sh b/arch/m68k/install.sh
index 9c6bae6112e3..57d640d4382c 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/install.sh
+++ b/arch/m68k/install.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ verify "$3"
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 72bad65dba3a..41230c595a8e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
  */
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-__attribute__((section(".data.init_task"), aligned(THREAD_SIZE)))
-       = { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((aligned(THREAD_SIZE))) =
+		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /* initial task structure */
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
index 45e97a207fed..cbf9dc3cc51d 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
index 67da22579b62..b5d711f94ff8 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
 
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index c825b14b4ed0..77f5021218d3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -627,16 +627,6 @@ endif
 cflags-y			+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
 
-ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
-ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-JIFFIES			= jiffies_64
-else
-JIFFIES			= jiffies_64 + 4
-endif
-else
-JIFFIES			= jiffies_64
-endif
-
 #
 # Automatically detect the build format. By default we choose
 # the elf format according to the load address.
@@ -660,8 +650,9 @@ ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 endif
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y) \
-			-D"VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y)"
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y)
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -D"VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y)"
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -D"DATAOFFSET=$(if $(dataoffset-y),$(dataoffset-y),0)"
 
 LDFLAGS			+= -m $(ld-emul)
 
@@ -676,18 +667,6 @@ endif
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS		+= --remove-section=.reginfo
 
-#
-# Choosing incompatible machines durings configuration will result in
-# error messages during linking.  Select a default linkscript if
-# none has been choosen above.
-#
-
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := \
-	$(KBUILD_CFLAGS) \
-	-D"LOADADDR=$(load-y)" \
-	-D"JIFFIES=$(JIFFIES)" \
-	-D"DATAOFFSET=$(if $(dataoffset-y),$(dataoffset-y),0)"
-
 head-y := arch/mips/kernel/head.o arch/mips/kernel/init_task.o
 
 libs-y			+= arch/mips/lib/
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
index 5b457a40c784..6d6ca5305895 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  *
  * The things we do for performance..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"),
-	               __aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2769bed3d2af..9bf0e3df7c5a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ PHDRS {
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWX */
 	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
 }
-jiffies = JIFFIES;
+
+ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+		jiffies  = jiffies_64;
+	else
+		jiffies  = jiffies_64 + 4;
+	endif
+else
+	jiffies  = jiffies_64;
+endif
 
 SECTIONS
 {
@@ -29,7 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* . = 0xa800000000300000; */
 	. = 0xffffffff80300000;
 #endif
-	. = LOADADDR;
+	. = VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS;
 	/* read-only */
 	_text = .;	/* Text and read-only data */
 	.text : {
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
index 80d423b80af3..a481b043bea7 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
index da6f66901c92..55cca1dac431 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ define archhelp
 	@echo  '* vmlinux	- Uncompressed kernel image (./vmlinux)'
 	@echo  '  palo		- Bootable image (./lifimage)'
 	@echo  '  install	- Install kernel using'
-	@echo  '		  (your) ~/bin/installkernel or'
-	@echo  '		  (distribution) /sbin/installkernel or'
+	@echo  '		  (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
+	@echo  '		  (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
 	@echo  '		  copy to $$(INSTALL_PATH)'
 endef
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/install.sh b/arch/parisc/install.sh
index 9632b3e164c7..e593fc8d58bc 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/install.sh
+++ b/arch/parisc/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
index 82974b20fc10..d020eae6525c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((aligned(128))) __attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((aligned(128))) =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 #if PT_NLEVELS == 3
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 952a3963e9e8..aacf629c1a9f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE)	+= arch/powerpc/oprofile/
 # Default to zImage, override when needed
 all: zImage
 
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds	:= -Upowerpc
-
 BOOT_TARGETS = zImage zImage.initrd uImage zImage% dtbImage% treeImage.% cuImage.% simpleImage.%
 
 PHONY += $(BOOT_TARGETS)
@@ -182,8 +180,8 @@ define archhelp
   @echo '  simpleImage.<dt> - Firmware independent image.'
   @echo '  treeImage.<dt>  - Support for older IBM 4xx firmware (not U-Boot)'
   @echo '  install         - Install kernel using'
-  @echo '                    (your) ~/bin/installkernel or'
-  @echo '                    (distribution) /sbin/installkernel or'
+  @echo '                    (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
+  @echo '                    (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   @echo '                    install to $$(INSTALL_PATH) and run lilo'
   @echo '  *_defconfig     - Select default config from arch/$(ARCH)/configs'
   @echo ''
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/install.sh b/arch/powerpc/boot/install.sh
index 98312d169c85..b6a256bc96ee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/install.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ set -e
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
index ffc4253fef55..2375b7eb1c76 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 49e705fcee6d..040bd1de8d99 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ static void kexec_prepare_cpus(void)
  * We could use a smaller stack if we don't care about anything using
  * current, but that audit has not been performed.
  */
-static union thread_union kexec_stack
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) = { };
+static union thread_union kexec_stack __init_task_data =
+	{ };
 
 /* Our assembly helper, in kexec_stub.S */
 extern NORET_TYPE void kexec_sequence(void *newstack, unsigned long start,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index a0abce251d0a..3faaf29bdb29 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  *    Copyright (C) 2004 Benjamin Herrenschmidt, IBM Corp.
  *			 <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static int vdso_ready;
 static union {
 	struct vdso_data	data;
 	u8			page[PAGE_SIZE];
-} vdso_data_store __attribute__((__section__(".data.page_aligned")));
+} vdso_data_store __page_aligned_data;
 struct vdso_data *vdso_data = &vdso_data_store.data;
 
 /* Format of the patch table */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index b54b81688132..51ead52141bd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS := -shared -fno-common -fno-builtin
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -nostdlib -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso32.so.1 \
-		$(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+		$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 EXTRA_AFLAGS := -D__VDSO32__ -s
 
 obj-y += vdso32_wrapper.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
index 556f0caa5d84..6e8f507ed32b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
-	.section ".data.page_aligned"
+	__PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA
 
 	.globl vdso32_start, vdso32_end
 	.balign PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
index dd0c8e936775..79da65d44a2a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS := -shared -fno-common -fno-builtin
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -nostdlib -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso64.so.1 \
-		$(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+		$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 EXTRA_AFLAGS := -D__VDSO64__ -s
 
 obj-y += vdso64_wrapper.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
index 0529cb9e3b97..b8553d62b792 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
-	.section ".data.page_aligned"
+	__PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA
 
 	.globl vdso64_start, vdso64_end
 	.balign PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/install.sh b/arch/s390/boot/install.sh
index d4026f62cb06..aed3069699bd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
index fe787f9e5f3f..4d1c9fb0b540 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
index 45e1708b70fd..45a3e9a7ae21 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ __setup("vdso=", vdso_setup);
 static union {
 	struct vdso_data	data;
 	u8			page[PAGE_SIZE];
-} vdso_data_store __attribute__((__section__(".data.page_aligned")));
+} vdso_data_store __page_aligned_data;
 struct vdso_data *vdso_data = &vdso_data_store.data;
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index ca78ad60ba24..d13e8755a8cc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS_31 += -m31 -s
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_31 := $(filter-out -m64,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_31 += -m31 -fPIC -shared -fno-common -fno-builtin
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_31 += -nostdlib -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso32.so.1 \
-			$(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+			$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 
 $(targets:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_31)
 $(targets:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): KBUILD_AFLAGS = $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_31)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
index 61639a89e70b..ae42f8ce350b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso32/vdso32_wrapper.S
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
-	.section ".data.page_aligned"
+	__PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA
 
 	.globl vdso32_start, vdso32_end
 	.balign PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
index 6fc8e829258c..449352dda9cd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS_64 += -m64 -s
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_64 := $(filter-out -m64,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_64 += -m64 -fPIC -shared -fno-common -fno-builtin
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_64 += -nostdlib -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso64.so.1 \
-			$(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+			$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 
 $(targets:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_64)
 $(targets:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): KBUILD_AFLAGS = $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_64)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
index d8e2ac14d564..c245842b516f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso64/vdso64_wrapper.S
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
-	.section ".data.page_aligned"
+	__PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA
 
 	.globl vdso64_start, vdso64_end
 	.balign PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
index ff952f6c63fd..baa03ee217d1 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"), __aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/install.sh b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/install.sh
index 90589f0fec12..f9f41818b17e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/install.sh
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/install.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then
-  exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then
+  exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"
 fi
 
 if [ "$2" = "zImage" ]; then
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
index 1719957c0a69..11f2ea556a6b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ struct pt_regs fake_swapper_regs;
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
index 60f8af4497c7..7cb933ba4957 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
@@ -165,11 +165,9 @@ asmlinkage int do_IRQ(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
-static char softirq_stack[NR_CPUS * THREAD_SIZE]
-		__attribute__((__section__(".bss.page_aligned")));
+static char softirq_stack[NR_CPUS * THREAD_SIZE] __page_aligned_bss;
 
-static char hardirq_stack[NR_CPUS * THREAD_SIZE]
-		__attribute__((__section__(".bss.page_aligned")));
+static char hardirq_stack[NR_CPUS * THREAD_SIZE] __page_aligned_bss;
 
 /*
  * allocate per-cpu stacks for hardirq and for softirq processing
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/Makefile b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/Makefile
index 4bbce1cfa359..8f0ea5fc835c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ quiet_cmd_syscall = SYSCALL $@
 export CPPFLAGS_vsyscall.lds += -P -C -Ush
 
 vsyscall-flags = -shared -s -Wl,-soname=linux-gate.so.1 \
-		$(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+		$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 
 SYSCFLAGS_vsyscall-trapa.so	= $(vsyscall-flags)
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index 467221dd5702..dfe272d14465 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export BITS    := 32
 #KBUILD_CFLAGS += -g -pipe -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -m32 -pipe -mno-fpu -fcall-used-g5 -fcall-used-g7
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m32
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -m32
 
 #LDFLAGS_vmlinux = -N -Ttext 0xf0004000
 #  Since 2.5.40, the first stage is left not btfix-ed.
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@ else
 
 CHECKFLAGS      += -D__sparc__ -D__sparc_v9__ -D__arch64__ -m64
 
-# Undefine sparc when processing vmlinux.lds - it is used
-# And teach CPP we are doing 64 bit builds (for this case)
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -m64 -Usparc
 LDFLAGS              := -m elf64_sparc
 export BITS          := 64
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
index 3a048fad7ee2..5b47fab9966e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ ccflags-y := -Werror
 
 extra-y     := head_$(BITS).o
 extra-y     += init_task.o
-extra-y     += vmlinux.lds
+
+# Undefine sparc when processing vmlinux.lds - it is used
+# And teach CPP we are doing $(BITS) builds (for this case)
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -Usparc -m$(BITS)
+extra-y              += vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC32)   += entry.o wof.o wuf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC32)   += etrap_32.o
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
index 28125c5b3d3c..5fe3d65581f7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * If this is not aligned on a 8k boundry, then you should change code
  * in etrap.S which assumes it.
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((section (".data.init_task")))
-	= { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 0728def32234..fc633dbacf84 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -96,11 +96,10 @@ CFLAGS_NO_HARDENING := $(call cc-option, -fno-PIC,) $(call cc-option, -fno-pic,)
 	$(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector,) \
 	$(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector-all,)
 
-CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER ?= 2
-STACK_SIZE := $(shell echo $$[ 4096 * (1 << $(CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER)) ] )
-
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -U$(SUBARCH) -DSTART=$(START) -DELF_ARCH=$(ELF_ARCH) \
-	-DELF_FORMAT="$(ELF_FORMAT)" -DKERNEL_STACK_SIZE=$(STACK_SIZE)
+# Options used by linker script
+export LDS_START      := $(START)
+export LDS_ELF_ARCH   := $(ELF_ARCH)
+export LDS_ELF_FORMAT := $(ELF_FORMAT)
 
 # The wrappers will select whether using "malloc" or the kernel allocator.
 LINK_WRAPS = -Wl,--wrap,malloc -Wl,--wrap,free -Wl,--wrap,calloc
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/Makefile b/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
index 388ec0a3ea9b..1119233597a1 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL
 #
 
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := -U$(SUBARCH) -DSTART=$(LDS_START) \
+                        -DELF_ARCH=$(LDS_ELF_ARCH)        \
+                        -DELF_FORMAT=$(LDS_ELF_FORMAT)
 extra-y := vmlinux.lds
 clean-files :=
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
index b25121b537d8..8aa77b61a5ff 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
 
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 union thread_union cpu0_irqstack
 	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_irqstack"))) =
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f8aeb448aab6..16e49bfa2b42 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+KERNEL_STACK_SIZE = 4096 * (1 << CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC
 #include "uml.lds.S"
 #else
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 7983c420eaf2..a012ee8ef803 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ archclean:
 define archhelp
   echo  '* bzImage      - Compressed kernel image (arch/x86/boot/bzImage)'
   echo  '  install      - Install kernel using'
-  echo  '                  (your) ~/bin/installkernel or'
-  echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/installkernel or'
+  echo  '                  (your) ~/bin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
+  echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                  install to $$(INSTALL_PATH) and run lilo'
   echo  '  fdimage      - Create 1.4MB boot floppy image (arch/x86/boot/fdimage)'
   echo  '  fdimage144   - Create 1.4MB boot floppy image (arch/x86/boot/fdimage)'
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/install.sh b/arch/x86/boot/install.sh
index 8d60ee15dfd9..d13ec1c38640 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/install.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ verify "$3"
 
 # User may have a custom install script
 
-if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
-if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec ~/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} ]; then exec /sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL} "$@"; fi
 
 # Default install - same as make zlilo
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
index 5d367caa0e36..549860d3be8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_CACHE_H
 #define _ASM_X86_CACHE_H
 
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+
 /* L1 cache line size */
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT	(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define __cacheline_aligned_in_smp					\
 	__attribute__((__aligned__(1 << (INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT))))	\
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.page_aligned")))
+	__page_aligned_data
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index b766e8c7252d..218aad7ee76e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ ENTRY(initial_code)
 /*
  * BSS section
  */
-.section ".bss.page_aligned","wa"
+__PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS
 	.align PAGE_SIZE_asm
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 swapper_pg_pmd:
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ ENTRY(empty_zero_page)
  * This starts the data section.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
-.section ".data.page_aligned","wa"
+__PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA
 	/* Page-aligned for the benefit of paravirt? */
 	.align PAGE_SIZE_asm
 ENTRY(swapper_pg_dir)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index fa54f78e2a05..d0bc0a13a437 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ ENTRY(phys_base)
 ENTRY(idt_table)
 	.skip IDT_ENTRIES * 16
 
-	.section .bss.page_aligned, "aw", @nobits
+	__PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS
 	.align PAGE_SIZE
 ENTRY(empty_zero_page)
 	.skip PAGE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
index 270ff83efc11..3a54dcb9cd0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
index 88112b49f02c..6b4ffedb93c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ quiet_cmd_vdso = VDSO    $@
 		       $(VDSO_LDFLAGS) $(VDSO_LDFLAGS_$(filter %.lds,$(^F))) \
 		       -Wl,-T,$(filter %.lds,$^) $(filter %.o,$^)
 
-VDSO_LDFLAGS = -fPIC -shared $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
+VDSO_LDFLAGS = -fPIC -shared $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 #
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
index fe3186de6a33..6f56d95f2c1e 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ sed-y = -e 's/(\(\.[a-z]*it\|\.ref\|\)\.text)/(\1.literal \1.text)/g'	\
 	-e 's/(\(\.text\.[a-z]*\))/(\1.literal \1)/g'
 
 quiet_cmd__cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@
-      cmd__cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -D__ASSEMBLY__ $< | sed $(sed-y) >$@
+      cmd__cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -Uxtensa -D__ASSEMBLY__ $< \
+                       | sed $(sed-y) >$@
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(src)/vmlinux.lds.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,_cpp_lds_S)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
index d9ddc1ba761c..d215adcfd4ea 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ should_never_return:
  * BSS section
  */
 	
-.section ".bss.page_aligned", "w"
+__PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 ENTRY(swapper_pg_dir)
 	.fill	PAGE_SIZE, 1, 0
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
index c4302f0e4ba0..cd122fb7e48a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 691f59171c6c..5126cceb6ae9 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+#ifndef LINKER_SCRIPT
 #define ALIGN __ALIGN
 #define ALIGN_STR __ALIGN_STR
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
   ALIGN; \
   name:
 #endif
+#endif /* LINKER_SCRIPT */
 
 #ifndef WEAK
 #define WEAK(name)	   \
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0aa6579504cc..c7bac39d6c61 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1006,14 +1006,6 @@ config SLUB_DEBUG
 	  SLUB sysfs support. /sys/slab will not exist and there will be
 	  no support for cache validation etc.
 
-config STRIP_ASM_SYMS
-	bool "Strip assembler-generated symbols during link"
-	default n
-	help
-	  Strip internal assembler-generated symbols during a link (symbols
-	  that look like '.Lxxx') so they don't pollute the output of
-	  get_wchan() and suchlike.
-
 config COMPAT_BRK
 	bool "Disable heap randomization"
 	default y
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index d57b12f59c8c..891155817bc6 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ config MAGIC_SYSRQ
 	  keys are documented in <file:Documentation/sysrq.txt>. Don't say Y
 	  unless you really know what this hack does.
 
+config STRIP_ASM_SYMS
+	bool "Strip assembler-generated symbols during link"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Strip internal assembler-generated symbols during a link (symbols
+	  that look like '.Lxxx') so they don't pollute the output of
+	  get_wchan() and suchlike.
+
 config UNUSED_SYMBOLS
 	bool "Enable unused/obsolete exported symbols"
 	default y if X86
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index c29be8f90248..4f9c1908593b 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ TMPOUT := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/)
 # is automatically cleaned up.
 try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
 	TMP="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.tmp";	\
+	TMPO="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.o";	\
 	if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1;	\
 	then echo "$(2)";		\
 	else echo "$(3)";		\
 	fi;				\
-	rm -f "$$TMP")
+	rm -f "$$TMP" "$$TMPO")
 
 # as-option
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-isa=foo,)
@@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ as-instr = $(call try-run,\
 # Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
 
 cc-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
 # cc-option-yn
 # Usage: flag := $(call cc-option-yn,-march=winchip-c6)
 cc-option-yn = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
+	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
 
 # cc-option-align
 # Prefix align with either -falign or -malign
@@ -130,11 +131,16 @@ cc-fullversion = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
 # Usage:  EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0402, -O1)
 cc-ifversion = $(shell [ $(call cc-version, $(CC)) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3))
 
-# ld-option
-# Usage: ldflags += $(call ld-option, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=both)
-ld-option = $(call try-run,\
+# cc-ldoption
+# Usage: ldflags += $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=both)
+cc-ldoption = $(call try-run,\
 	$(CC) $(1) -nostdlib -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
 
+# ld-option
+# Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
+ld-option = $(call try-run,\
+	$(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
 ######
 
 ###
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5c4b7a400c18..341b58902ffc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ cmd_modversions =							\
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
-cmd_record_mcount = perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
+cmd_record_mcount = set -e ; perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
 	"$(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),64,32)" \
 	"$(OBJDUMP)" "$(OBJCOPY)" "$(CC)" "$(LD)" "$(NM)" "$(RM)" "$(MV)" \
 	"$(if $(part-of-module),1,0)" "$(@)";
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ define rule_cc_o_c
 	$(call echo-cmd,checksrc) $(cmd_checksrc)			  \
 	$(call echo-cmd,cc_o_c) $(cmd_cc_o_c);				  \
 	$(cmd_modversions)						  \
+	$(call echo-cmd,record_mcount)					  \
 	$(cmd_record_mcount)						  \
 	scripts/basic/fixdep $(depfile) $@ '$(call make-cmd,cc_o_c)' >    \
 	                                              $(dot-target).tmp;  \
@@ -269,7 +270,8 @@ targets += $(extra-y) $(MAKECMDGOALS) $(always)
 # Linker scripts preprocessor (.lds.S -> .lds)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 quiet_cmd_cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@
-      cmd_cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -o $@ $<
+      cmd_cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -U$(ARCH) \
+	                     -D__ASSEMBLY__ -DLINKER_SCRIPT -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/%.lds: $(src)/%.lds.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_lds_S)
diff --git a/scripts/basic/docproc.c b/scripts/basic/docproc.c
index 99ca7a698687..79ab973fb43a 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/docproc.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/docproc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ FILELINE * docsection;
 
 static char *srctree, *kernsrctree;
 
-void usage (void)
+static void usage (void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: docproc {doc|depend} file\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "Input is read from file.tmpl. Output is sent to stdout\n");
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void usage (void)
 /*
  * Execute kernel-doc with parameters given in svec
  */
-void exec_kernel_doc(char **svec)
+static void exec_kernel_doc(char **svec)
 {
 	pid_t pid;
 	int ret;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct symfile
 struct symfile symfilelist[MAXFILES];
 int symfilecnt = 0;
 
-void add_new_symbol(struct symfile *sym, char * symname)
+static void add_new_symbol(struct symfile *sym, char * symname)
 {
 	sym->symbollist =
           realloc(sym->symbollist, (sym->symbolcnt + 1) * sizeof(char *));
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ void add_new_symbol(struct symfile *sym, char * symname)
 }
 
 /* Add a filename to the list */
-struct symfile * add_new_file(char * filename)
+static struct symfile * add_new_file(char * filename)
 {
 	symfilelist[symfilecnt++].filename = strdup(filename);
 	return &symfilelist[symfilecnt - 1];
 }
 
 /* Check if file already are present in the list */
-struct symfile * filename_exist(char * filename)
+static struct symfile * filename_exist(char * filename)
 {
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i < symfilecnt; i++)
@@ -157,20 +157,20 @@ struct symfile * filename_exist(char * filename)
  * List all files referenced within the template file.
  * Files are separated by tabs.
  */
-void adddep(char * file)		   { printf("\t%s", file); }
-void adddep2(char * file, char * line)     { line = line; adddep(file); }
-void noaction(char * line)		   { line = line; }
-void noaction2(char * file, char * line)   { file = file; line = line; }
+static void adddep(char * file)		   { printf("\t%s", file); }
+static void adddep2(char * file, char * line)     { line = line; adddep(file); }
+static void noaction(char * line)		   { line = line; }
+static void noaction2(char * file, char * line)   { file = file; line = line; }
 
 /* Echo the line without further action */
-void printline(char * line)               { printf("%s", line); }
+static void printline(char * line)               { printf("%s", line); }
 
 /*
  * Find all symbols in filename that are exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL &
  * EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL (& EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE implicitly).
  * All symbols located are stored in symfilelist.
  */
-void find_export_symbols(char * filename)
+static void find_export_symbols(char * filename)
 {
 	FILE * fp;
 	struct symfile *sym;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void find_export_symbols(char * filename)
  * intfunc uses -nofunction
  * extfunc uses -function
  */
-void docfunctions(char * filename, char * type)
+static void docfunctions(char * filename, char * type)
 {
 	int i,j;
 	int symcnt = 0;
@@ -258,15 +258,15 @@ void docfunctions(char * filename, char * type)
 	fflush(stdout);
 	free(vec);
 }
-void intfunc(char * filename) {	docfunctions(filename, NOFUNCTION); }
-void extfunc(char * filename) { docfunctions(filename, FUNCTION);   }
+static void intfunc(char * filename) {	docfunctions(filename, NOFUNCTION); }
+static void extfunc(char * filename) { docfunctions(filename, FUNCTION);   }
 
 /*
  * Document specific function(s) in a file.
  * Call kernel-doc with the following parameters:
  * kernel-doc -docbook -function function1 [-function function2]
  */
-void singfunc(char * filename, char * line)
+static void singfunc(char * filename, char * line)
 {
 	char *vec[200]; /* Enough for specific functions */
         int i, idx = 0;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void singfunc(char * filename, char * line)
  * Call kernel-doc with the following parameters:
  * kernel-doc -docbook -function "doc section" filename
  */
-void docsect(char *filename, char *line)
+static void docsect(char *filename, char *line)
 {
 	char *vec[6]; /* kerneldoc -docbook -function "section" file NULL */
 	char *s;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void docsect(char *filename, char *line)
  * 5) Lines containing !P
  * 6) Default lines - lines not matching the above
  */
-void parse_file(FILE *infile)
+static void parse_file(FILE *infile)
 {
 	char line[MAXLINESZ];
 	char * s;
diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index 8ab448611680..6bf21f83837d 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ char *target;
 char *depfile;
 char *cmdline;
 
-void usage(void)
+static void usage(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: fixdep <depfile> <target> <cmdline>\n");
 	exit(1);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void usage(void)
 /*
  * Print out the commandline prefixed with cmd_<target filename> :=
  */
-void print_cmdline(void)
+static void print_cmdline(void)
 {
 	printf("cmd_%s := %s\n\n", target, cmdline);
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int    len_config  = 0;
  * Grow the configuration string to a desired length.
  * Usually the first growth is plenty.
  */
-void grow_config(int len)
+static void grow_config(int len)
 {
 	while (len_config + len > size_config) {
 		if (size_config == 0)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void grow_config(int len)
 /*
  * Lookup a value in the configuration string.
  */
-int is_defined_config(const char * name, int len)
+static int is_defined_config(const char * name, int len)
 {
 	const char * pconfig;
 	const char * plast = str_config + len_config - len;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int is_defined_config(const char * name, int len)
 /*
  * Add a new value to the configuration string.
  */
-void define_config(const char * name, int len)
+static void define_config(const char * name, int len)
 {
 	grow_config(len + 1);
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void define_config(const char * name, int len)
 /*
  * Clear the set of configuration strings.
  */
-void clear_config(void)
+static void clear_config(void)
 {
 	len_config = 0;
 	define_config("", 0);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void clear_config(void)
 /*
  * Record the use of a CONFIG_* word.
  */
-void use_config(char *m, int slen)
+static void use_config(char *m, int slen)
 {
 	char s[PATH_MAX];
 	char *p;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void use_config(char *m, int slen)
 	printf("    $(wildcard include/config/%s.h) \\\n", s);
 }
 
-void parse_config_file(char *map, size_t len)
+static void parse_config_file(char *map, size_t len)
 {
 	int *end = (int *) (map + len);
 	/* start at +1, so that p can never be < map */
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void parse_config_file(char *map, size_t len)
 }
 
 /* test is s ends in sub */
-int strrcmp(char *s, char *sub)
+static int strrcmp(char *s, char *sub)
 {
 	int slen = strlen(s);
 	int sublen = strlen(sub);
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int strrcmp(char *s, char *sub)
 	return memcmp(s + slen - sublen, sub, sublen);
 }
 
-void do_config_file(char *filename)
+static void do_config_file(char *filename)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	int fd;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void do_config_file(char *filename)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
-void parse_dep_file(void *map, size_t len)
+static void parse_dep_file(void *map, size_t len)
 {
 	char *m = map;
 	char *end = m + len;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void parse_dep_file(void *map, size_t len)
 	printf("$(deps_%s):\n", target);
 }
 
-void print_deps(void)
+static void print_deps(void)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	int fd;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void print_deps(void)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
-void traps(void)
+static void traps(void)
 {
 	static char test[] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(int)))) = "CONF";
 	int *p = (int *)test;
diff --git a/scripts/basic/hash.c b/scripts/basic/hash.c
index 3299ad7fc8c0..2ef5d3f666b8 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/hash.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/hash.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void usage(void)
  * http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/hash.html
  */
 
-unsigned int djb2_hash(char *str)
+static unsigned int djb2_hash(char *str)
 {
 	unsigned long hash = 5381;
 	int c;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ unsigned int djb2_hash(char *str)
 	return (unsigned int)(hash & ((1 << DYNAMIC_DEBUG_HASH_BITS) - 1));
 }
 
-unsigned int r5_hash(char *str)
+static unsigned int r5_hash(char *str)
 {
 	unsigned long hash = 0;
 	int c;
diff --git a/scripts/checkincludes.pl b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
index 8e6b716c191c..676ddc07d6fa 100755
--- a/scripts/checkincludes.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
@@ -1,24 +1,85 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 #
-# checkincludes: Find files included more than once in (other) files.
+# checkincludes: find/remove files included more than once
+#
 # Copyright abandoned, 2000, Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk>.
+# Copyright 2009 Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com>
+#
+# This script checks for duplicate includes. It also has support
+# to remove them in place. Note that this will not take into
+# consideration macros so you should run this only if you know
+# you do have real dups and do not have them under #ifdef's. You
+# could also just review the results.
+
+sub usage {
+	print "Usage: checkincludes.pl [-r]\n";
+	print "By default we just warn of duplicates\n";
+	print "To remove duplicated includes in place use -r\n";
+	exit 1;
+}
+
+my $remove = 0;
+
+if ($#ARGV < 0) {
+	usage();
+}
+
+if ($#ARGV >= 1) {
+	if ($ARGV[0] =~ /^-/) {
+		if ($ARGV[0] eq "-r") {
+			$remove = 1;
+			shift;
+		} else {
+			usage();
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 foreach $file (@ARGV) {
 	open(FILE, $file) or die "Cannot open $file: $!.\n";
 
 	my %includedfiles = ();
+	my @file_lines = ();
 
 	while (<FILE>) {
 		if (m/^\s*#\s*include\s*[<"](\S*)[>"]/o) {
 			++$includedfiles{$1};
 		}
-	}
-	
-	foreach $filename (keys %includedfiles) {
-		if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
-			print "$file: $filename is included more than once.\n";
-		}
+		push(@file_lines, $_);
 	}
 
 	close(FILE);
+
+	if (!$remove) {
+		foreach $filename (keys %includedfiles) {
+			if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
+				print "$file: $filename is included more than once.\n";
+			}
+		}
+		next;
+	}
+
+	open(FILE,">$file") || die("Cannot write to $file: $!");
+
+	my $dups = 0;
+	foreach (@file_lines) {
+		if (m/^\s*#\s*include\s*[<"](\S*)[>"]/o) {
+			foreach $filename (keys %includedfiles) {
+				if ($1 eq $filename) {
+					if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
+						$includedfiles{$filename}--;
+						$dups++;
+					} else {
+						print FILE $_;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			print FILE $_;
+		}
+	}
+	if ($dups > 0) {
+		print "$file: removed $dups duplicate includes\n";
+	}
+	close(FILE);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 3baaaecd6b13..9960d1c303f8 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ static int conf_cnt;
 static char line[128];
 static struct menu *rootEntry;
 
-static char nohelp_text[] = N_("Sorry, no help available for this option yet.\n");
-
-static const char *get_help(struct menu *menu)
+static void print_help(struct menu *menu)
 {
-	if (menu_has_help(menu))
-		return _(menu_get_help(menu));
-	else
-		return nohelp_text;
+	struct gstr help = str_new();
+
+	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
+
+	printf("\n%s\n", str_get(&help));
+	str_free(&help);
 }
 
 static void strip(char *str)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
+static int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
 	const char *def;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
 		case '?':
 			/* print help */
 			if (line[1] == '\n') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				def = NULL;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu)
 		if (sym_set_tristate_value(sym, newval))
 			return 0;
 help:
-		printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+		print_help(menu);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
 			fgets(line, 128, stdin);
 			strip(line);
 			if (line[0] == '?') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!line[0])
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int conf_choice(struct menu *menu)
 		if (!child)
 			continue;
 		if (line[strlen(line) - 1] == '?') {
-			printf("\n%s\n", get_help(child));
+			print_help(child);
 			continue;
 		}
 		sym_set_choice_value(sym, child->sym);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index a04da3459f0f..b55e72ff2fc6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int conf_split_config(void)
+static int conf_split_config(void)
 {
 	const char *name;
 	char path[128];
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
index 579ece4fa584..edd3f39a080a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ struct expr *expr_trans_bool(struct expr *e)
 /*
  * e1 || e2 -> ?
  */
-struct expr *expr_join_or(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2)
+static struct expr *expr_join_or(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2)
 {
 	struct expr *tmp;
 	struct symbol *sym1, *sym2;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct expr *expr_join_or(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct expr *expr_join_and(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2)
+static struct expr *expr_join_and(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2)
 {
 	struct expr *tmp;
 	struct symbol *sym1, *sym2;
@@ -1098,6 +1098,8 @@ void expr_fprint(struct expr *e, FILE *out)
 static void expr_print_gstr_helper(void *data, struct symbol *sym, const char *str)
 {
 	str_append((struct gstr*)data, str);
+	if (sym)
+		str_printf((struct gstr*)data, " [=%s]", sym_get_string_value(sym));
 }
 
 void expr_gstr_print(struct expr *e, struct gstr *gs)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 199b22bb49e2..65464366fe38 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -456,19 +456,9 @@ static void text_insert_help(struct menu *menu)
 	GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
 	GtkTextIter start, end;
 	const char *prompt = _(menu_get_prompt(menu));
-	gchar *name;
-	const char *help;
+	struct gstr help = str_new();
 
-	help = menu_get_help(menu);
-
-	/* Gettextize if the help text not empty */
-	if ((help != 0) && (help[0] != 0))
-		help = _(help);
-
-	if (menu->sym && menu->sym->name)
-		name = g_strdup_printf(menu->sym->name);
-	else
-		name = g_strdup("");
+	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
 
 	buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text_w));
 	gtk_text_buffer_get_bounds(buffer, &start, &end);
@@ -478,14 +468,11 @@ static void text_insert_help(struct menu *menu)
 	gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &end);
 	gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(buffer, &end, prompt, -1, tag1,
 					 NULL);
-	gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, " ", 1);
-	gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &end);
-	gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(buffer, &end, name, -1, tag1,
-					 NULL);
 	gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "\n\n", 2);
 	gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(buffer, &end);
-	gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(buffer, &end, help, -1, tag2,
+	gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags(buffer, &end, str_get(&help), -1, tag2,
 					 NULL);
+	str_free(&help);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
index 803233fdd6dd..b1c86c19292c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
 		  <property name="headers_visible">True</property>
 		  <property name="rules_hint">False</property>
 		  <property name="reorderable">False</property>
-		  <property name="enable_search">True</property>
+		  <property name="enable_search">False</property>
 		  <signal name="cursor_changed" handler="on_treeview2_cursor_changed" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:58:22 GMT"/>
 		  <signal name="button_press_event" handler="on_treeview1_button_press_event" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:03:52 GMT"/>
 		  <signal name="key_press_event" handler="on_treeview2_key_press_event" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:11:44 GMT"/>
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 		      <property name="headers_visible">True</property>
 		      <property name="rules_hint">False</property>
 		      <property name="reorderable">False</property>
-		      <property name="enable_search">True</property>
+		      <property name="enable_search">False</property>
 		      <signal name="cursor_changed" handler="on_treeview2_cursor_changed" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:57:55 GMT"/>
 		      <signal name="button_press_event" handler="on_treeview2_button_press_event" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:57:58 GMT"/>
 		      <signal name="key_press_event" handler="on_treeview2_key_press_event" last_modification_time="Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:58:01 GMT"/>
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c b/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
index 8d9ce22b0fc5..dcc3fcc0cc9a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int message__add(const char *msg, char *option, char *file, int lineno)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void menu_build_message_list(struct menu *menu)
+static void menu_build_message_list(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct menu *child;
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void message__print_gettext_msgid_msgstr(struct message *self)
 	       "msgstr \"\"\n", self->msg);
 }
 
-void menu__xgettext(void)
+static void menu__xgettext(void)
 {
 	struct message *m = message__list;
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
index 8e69461313d1..ffeb532b2cff 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ P(menu_get_root_menu,struct menu *,(struct menu *menu));
 P(menu_get_parent_menu,struct menu *,(struct menu *menu));
 P(menu_has_help,bool,(struct menu *menu));
 P(menu_get_help,const char *,(struct menu *menu));
+P(get_symbol_str,void,(struct gstr *r, struct symbol *sym));
+P(menu_get_ext_help,void,(struct menu *menu, struct gstr *help));
 
 /* symbol.c */
 P(symbol_hash,struct symbol *,[SYMBOL_HASHSIZE]);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index 25b60bc117f7..d82953573588 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ inputbox_instructions_string[] = N_(
 setmod_text[] = N_(
 	"This feature depends on another which has been configured as a module.\n"
 	"As a result, this feature will be built as a module."),
-nohelp_text[] = N_(
-	"There is no help available for this kernel option.\n"),
 load_config_text[] = N_(
 	"Enter the name of the configuration file you wish to load.  "
 	"Accept the name shown to restore the configuration you "
@@ -284,66 +282,6 @@ static void show_textbox(const char *title, const char *text, int r, int c);
 static void show_helptext(const char *title, const char *text);
 static void show_help(struct menu *menu);
 
-static void get_prompt_str(struct gstr *r, struct property *prop)
-{
-	int i, j;
-	struct menu *submenu[8], *menu;
-
-	str_printf(r, _("Prompt: %s\n"), _(prop->text));
-	str_printf(r, _("  Defined at %s:%d\n"), prop->menu->file->name,
-		prop->menu->lineno);
-	if (!expr_is_yes(prop->visible.expr)) {
-		str_append(r, _("  Depends on: "));
-		expr_gstr_print(prop->visible.expr, r);
-		str_append(r, "\n");
-	}
-	menu = prop->menu->parent;
-	for (i = 0; menu != &rootmenu && i < 8; menu = menu->parent)
-		submenu[i++] = menu;
-	if (i > 0) {
-		str_printf(r, _("  Location:\n"));
-		for (j = 4; --i >= 0; j += 2) {
-			menu = submenu[i];
-			str_printf(r, "%*c-> %s", j, ' ', _(menu_get_prompt(menu)));
-			if (menu->sym) {
-				str_printf(r, " (%s [=%s])", menu->sym->name ?
-					menu->sym->name : _("<choice>"),
-					sym_get_string_value(menu->sym));
-			}
-			str_append(r, "\n");
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void get_symbol_str(struct gstr *r, struct symbol *sym)
-{
-	bool hit;
-	struct property *prop;
-
-	if (sym && sym->name)
-		str_printf(r, "Symbol: %s [=%s]\n", sym->name,
-		                                    sym_get_string_value(sym));
-	for_all_prompts(sym, prop)
-		get_prompt_str(r, prop);
-	hit = false;
-	for_all_properties(sym, prop, P_SELECT) {
-		if (!hit) {
-			str_append(r, "  Selects: ");
-			hit = true;
-		} else
-			str_printf(r, " && ");
-		expr_gstr_print(prop->expr, r);
-	}
-	if (hit)
-		str_append(r, "\n");
-	if (sym->rev_dep.expr) {
-		str_append(r, _("  Selected by: "));
-		expr_gstr_print(sym->rev_dep.expr, r);
-		str_append(r, "\n");
-	}
-	str_append(r, "\n\n");
-}
-
 static struct gstr get_relations_str(struct symbol **sym_arr)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym;
@@ -699,19 +637,9 @@ static void show_helptext(const char *title, const char *text)
 static void show_help(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct gstr help = str_new();
-	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
 
-	if (menu_has_help(menu))
-	{
-		if (sym->name) {
-			str_printf(&help, "CONFIG_%s:\n\n", sym->name);
-			str_append(&help, _(menu_get_help(menu)));
-			str_append(&help, "\n");
-		}
-	} else {
-		str_append(&help, nohelp_text);
-	}
-	get_symbol_str(&help, sym);
+	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
+
 	show_helptext(_(menu_get_prompt(menu)), str_get(&help));
 	str_free(&help);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 07ff8d105c9d..059a2465c574 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #define LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 #include "lkc.h"
 
+static const char nohelp_text[] = N_(
+	"There is no help available for this kernel option.\n");
+
 struct menu rootmenu;
 static struct menu **last_entry_ptr;
 
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ void menu_end_menu(void)
 	current_menu = current_menu->parent;
 }
 
-struct expr *menu_check_dep(struct expr *e)
+static struct expr *menu_check_dep(struct expr *e)
 {
 	if (!e)
 		return e;
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ static int menu_range_valid_sym(struct symbol *sym, struct symbol *sym2)
 	       (sym2->type == S_UNKNOWN && sym_string_valid(sym, sym2->name));
 }
 
-void sym_check_prop(struct symbol *sym)
+static void sym_check_prop(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct property *prop;
 	struct symbol *sym2;
@@ -451,3 +454,80 @@ const char *menu_get_help(struct menu *menu)
 	else
 		return "";
 }
+
+static void get_prompt_str(struct gstr *r, struct property *prop)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	struct menu *submenu[8], *menu;
+
+	str_printf(r, _("Prompt: %s\n"), _(prop->text));
+	str_printf(r, _("  Defined at %s:%d\n"), prop->menu->file->name,
+		prop->menu->lineno);
+	if (!expr_is_yes(prop->visible.expr)) {
+		str_append(r, _("  Depends on: "));
+		expr_gstr_print(prop->visible.expr, r);
+		str_append(r, "\n");
+	}
+	menu = prop->menu->parent;
+	for (i = 0; menu != &rootmenu && i < 8; menu = menu->parent)
+		submenu[i++] = menu;
+	if (i > 0) {
+		str_printf(r, _("  Location:\n"));
+		for (j = 4; --i >= 0; j += 2) {
+			menu = submenu[i];
+			str_printf(r, "%*c-> %s", j, ' ', _(menu_get_prompt(menu)));
+			if (menu->sym) {
+				str_printf(r, " (%s [=%s])", menu->sym->name ?
+					menu->sym->name : _("<choice>"),
+					sym_get_string_value(menu->sym));
+			}
+			str_append(r, "\n");
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void get_symbol_str(struct gstr *r, struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	bool hit;
+	struct property *prop;
+
+	if (sym && sym->name)
+		str_printf(r, "Symbol: %s [=%s]\n", sym->name,
+			   sym_get_string_value(sym));
+	for_all_prompts(sym, prop)
+		get_prompt_str(r, prop);
+	hit = false;
+	for_all_properties(sym, prop, P_SELECT) {
+		if (!hit) {
+			str_append(r, "  Selects: ");
+			hit = true;
+		} else
+			str_printf(r, " && ");
+		expr_gstr_print(prop->expr, r);
+	}
+	if (hit)
+		str_append(r, "\n");
+	if (sym->rev_dep.expr) {
+		str_append(r, _("  Selected by: "));
+		expr_gstr_print(sym->rev_dep.expr, r);
+		str_append(r, "\n");
+	}
+	str_append(r, "\n\n");
+}
+
+void menu_get_ext_help(struct menu *menu, struct gstr *help)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
+
+	if (menu_has_help(menu)) {
+		if (sym->name) {
+			str_printf(help, "CONFIG_%s:\n\n", sym->name);
+			str_append(help, _(menu_get_help(menu)));
+			str_append(help, "\n");
+		}
+	} else {
+		str_append(help, nohelp_text);
+	}
+	if (sym)
+		get_symbol_str(help, sym);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index ce7d508c7520..00c51507cfcc 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -1042,12 +1042,10 @@ void ConfigInfoView::menuInfo(void)
 		if (showDebug())
 			debug = debug_info(sym);
 
-		help = menu_get_help(menu);
-		/* Gettextize if the help text not empty */
-		if (help.isEmpty())
-			help = print_filter(menu_get_help(menu));
-		else
-			help = print_filter(_(menu_get_help(menu)));
+		struct gstr help_gstr = str_new();
+		menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help_gstr);
+		help = print_filter(str_get(&help_gstr));
+		str_free(&help_gstr);
 	} else if (menu->prompt) {
 		head += "<big><b>";
 		head += print_filter(_(menu->prompt->text));
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 18f3e5c33634..6c8fbbb66ebc 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ tristate modules_val;
 
 struct expr *sym_env_list;
 
-void sym_add_default(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
+static void sym_add_default(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 {
 	struct property *prop = prop_alloc(P_DEFAULT, sym);
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct property *sym_get_default_prop(struct symbol *sym)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct property *sym_get_range_prop(struct symbol *sym)
+static struct property *sym_get_range_prop(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct property *prop;
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ const char *prop_get_type_name(enum prop_type type)
 	return "unknown";
 }
 
-void prop_add_env(const char *env)
+static void prop_add_env(const char *env)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym, *sym2;
 	struct property *prop;
diff --git a/scripts/markup_oops.pl b/scripts/markup_oops.pl
index 89774011965d..5f0fcb712e29 100644
--- a/scripts/markup_oops.pl
+++ b/scripts/markup_oops.pl
@@ -184,10 +184,7 @@ if ($target eq "0") {
 
 # if it's a module, we need to find the .ko file and calculate a load offset
 if ($module ne "") {
-	my $dir = dirname($filename);
-	$dir = $dir . "/";
-	my $mod = $module . ".ko";
-	my $modulefile = `find $dir -name $mod | head -1`;
+	my $modulefile = `modinfo $module | grep '^filename:' | awk '{ print \$2 }'`;
 	chomp($modulefile);
 	$filename = $modulefile;
 	if ($filename eq "") {
diff --git a/scripts/tags.sh b/scripts/tags.sh
index 4a34ec591e8c..d52f7a01557c 100755
--- a/scripts/tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/tags.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ exuberant()
 	-I ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp                         \
 	-I ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp                \
 	-I EXPORT_SYMBOL,EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL                      \
-	--extra=+f --c-kinds=+px                                \
+	-I DEFINE_TRACE,EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL,EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL \
+	--extra=+f --c-kinds=-px                                \
 	--regex-asm='/^ENTRY\(([^)]*)\).*/\1/'                  \
 	--regex-c='/^SYSCALL_DEFINE[[:digit:]]?\(([^,)]*).*/sys_\1/'
 
diff --git a/usr/.gitignore b/usr/.gitignore
index 69b2e89fa165..8e48117a3f3d 100644
--- a/usr/.gitignore
+++ b/usr/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 gen_init_cpio
 initramfs_data.cpio
 initramfs_data.cpio.gz
+initramfs_data.cpio.bz2
+initramfs_data.cpio.lzma
 initramfs_list
 include
diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index 245145a99c10..1e6a9e4a72cc 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ klibcdirs:;
 PHONY += klibcdirs
 
 
-# Gzip, but no bzip2
+# Gzip
 suffix_$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP)   = .gz
 
 # Bzip2