1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 7d72cce0052..f1148ac8abe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
  * put it inside the section definition.
  */
 
-/* Don't define absolute symbols until and unless you know that symbol
- * value is should remain constant even if kernel image is relocated
- * at run time. Absolute symbols are not relocated. If symbol value should
- * change if kernel is relocated, make the symbol section relative and
- * put it inside the section definition.
- */
 #define LOAD_OFFSET __PAGE_OFFSET
 
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
@@ -44,6 +38,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
   /* read-only */
   .text : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+        . = ALIGN(4096); /* not really needed, already page aligned */
+        *(.text.page_aligned)
         TEXT_TEXT
         SCHED_TEXT
         LOCK_TEXT
@@ -131,10 +127,12 @@ SECTIONS
   .init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
         __init_begin = .;
         _sinittext = .;
-        *(.init.text)
+        INIT_TEXT
         _einittext = .;
   }
-  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.data) }
+  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+        INIT_DATA
+  }
   . = ALIGN(16);
   .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
         __setup_start = .;
@@ -169,8 +167,12 @@ SECTIONS
   }
   /* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with references
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
-  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) }
-  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.data) }
+  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+        EXIT_TEXT
+  }
+  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+        EXIT_DATA
+  }
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) {