Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild: (33 commits)
  xtensa: use DATA_DATA in xtensa
  powerpc: add missing DATA_DATA to powerpc
  cris: use DATA_DATA in cris
  kallsyms: remove usage of memmem and _GNU_SOURCE from scripts/kallsyms.c
  kbuild: use -fno-optimize-sibling-calls unconditionally
  kconfig: reset generated values only if Kconfig and .config agree.
  kbuild: fix the warning when running make tags
  kconfig: strip 'CONFIG_' automatically in kernel configuration search
  kbuild: use POSIX BRE in headers install target
  Whitelist references from __dbe_table to .init
  modpost white list pattern adjustment
  kbuild: do section mismatch check on full vmlinux
  kbuild: whitelist references from variables named _timer to .init.text
  kbuild: remove hardcoded _logo names from modpost
  kbuild: remove hardcoded apic_es7000 from modpost
  kbuild: warn about references from .init.text to .exit.text
  kbuild: consolidate section checks
  kbuild: refactor code in modpost to improve maintainability
  kbuild: ignore section mismatch warnings originating from .note section
  kbuild: .paravirtprobe section is obsolete, so modpost doesn't need to handle it
  ...

16 files changed, 414 insertions, 187 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 06c1a377c4c5..677bc6c175cb 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -100,9 +100,14 @@ cc-option-align = $(subst -functions=0,,\
         $(call cc-option,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0))
 
 # cc-version
-# Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-version,$(CC))
+# Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-version)
 cc-version = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC))
 
+# cc-fullversion
+# Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-fullversion)
+cc-fullversion = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+        $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh -p $(CC))
+
 # cc-ifversion
 # Usage:  EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0402, -O1)
 cc-ifversion = $(shell [ $(call cc-version, $(CC)) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index a525112847fd..3f7b451f3955 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ src := $(obj)
 PHONY := __build
 __build:
 
+# Init all relevant variables used in kbuild files so
+# 1) they have correct type
+# 2) they do not inherit any value from the environment
+obj-y :=
+obj-m :=
+lib-y :=
+lib-m :=
+always :=
+targets :=
+subdir-y :=
+subdir-m :=
+EXTRA_AFLAGS   :=
+EXTRA_CFLAGS   :=
+EXTRA_CPPFLAGS :=
+EXTRA_LDFLAGS  :=
+
 # Read .config if it exist, otherwise ignore
 -include include/config/auto.conf
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
index f98d772aac80..53dae3eb3d1f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ UNIFDEF := scripts/unifdef -U__KERNEL__
 
 # Eliminate the contents of (and inclusions of) compiler.h
 HDRSED  := sed  -e "s/ inline / __inline__ /g" \
-                -e "s/[[:space:]]__user[[:space:]]\+/ /g" \
-                -e "s/(__user[[:space:]]\+/ (/g" \
-                -e "s/[[:space:]]__force[[:space:]]\+/ /g" \
-                -e "s/(__force[[:space:]]\+/ (/g" \
-                -e "s/[[:space:]]__iomem[[:space:]]\+/ /g" \
-                -e "s/(__iomem[[:space:]]\+/ (/g" \
-                -e "s/[[:space:]]__attribute_const__[[:space:]]\+/\ /g" \
+                -e "s/[[:space:]]__user[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ /g" \
+                -e "s/(__user[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ (/g" \
+                -e "s/[[:space:]]__force[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ /g" \
+                -e "s/(__force[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ (/g" \
+                -e "s/[[:space:]]__iomem[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ /g" \
+                -e "s/(__iomem[[:space:]]\{1,\}/ (/g" \
+                -e "s/[[:space:]]__attribute_const__[[:space:]]\{1,\}/\ /g" \
                 -e "s/[[:space:]]__attribute_const__$$//" \
                 -e "/^\#include <linux\/compiler.h>/d"
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index d5bbbcce31ef..c6fcc597b3be 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ __modpost: $(modules:.ko=.o) FORCE
         $(call cmd,modpost) $(wildcard vmlinux) $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 quiet_cmd_kernel-mod = MODPOST $@
-      cmd_kernel-mod = $(cmd_modpost) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS)
+      cmd_kernel-mod = $(cmd_modpost) $@
 
 PHONY += vmlinux
-vmlinux: FORCE
+vmlinux.o: FORCE
         $(call cmd,kernel-mod)
 
 # Declare generated files as targets for modpost
diff --git a/scripts/cleanfile b/scripts/cleanfile
index f1ba8aa58a40..cefd29e52298 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanfile
+++ b/scripts/cleanfile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 use bytes;
 use File::Basename;
 
-#
+# Default options
+$max_width = 79;
+
 # Clean up space-tab sequences, either by removing spaces or
 # replacing them with tabs.
 sub clean_space_tabs($)
@@ -48,9 +50,49 @@ sub clean_space_tabs($)
     return $lo;
 }
 
+# Compute the visual width of a string
+sub strwidth($) {
+    no bytes;                   # Tab alignment depends on characters
+
+    my($li) = @_;
+    my($c, $i);
+    my $pos = 0;
+    my $mlen = 0;
+
+    for ($i = 0; $i < length($li); $i++) {
+        $c = substr($li,$i,1);
+        if ($c eq "\t") {
+            $pos = ($pos+8) & ~7;
+        } elsif ($c eq "\n") {
+            $mlen = $pos if ($pos > $mlen);
+            $pos = 0;
+        } else {
+            $pos++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $mlen = $pos if ($pos > $mlen);
+    return $mlen;
+}
+
 $name = basename($0);
 
-foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
+@files = ();
+
+while (defined($a = shift(@ARGV))) {
+    if ($a =~ /^-/) {
+        if ($a eq '-width' || $a eq '-w') {
+            $max_width = shift(@ARGV)+0;
+        } else {
+            print STDERR "Usage: $name [-width #] files...\n";
+            exit 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        push(@files, $a);
+    }
+}
+
+foreach $f ( @files ) {
     print STDERR "$name: $f\n";
 
     if (! -f $f) {
@@ -90,8 +132,10 @@ foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
 
     @blanks = ();
     @lines  = ();
+    $lineno = 0;
 
     while ( defined($line = <FILE>) ) {
+        $lineno++;
         $in_bytes += length($line);
         $line =~ s/[ \t\r]*$//;         # Remove trailing spaces
         $line = clean_space_tabs($line);
@@ -107,6 +151,12 @@ foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
             @blanks = ();
             $blank_bytes = 0;
         }
+
+        $l_width = strwidth($line);
+        if ($max_width && $l_width > $max_width) {
+            print STDERR
+                "$f:$lineno: line exceeds $max_width characters ($l_width)\n";
+        }
     }
 
     # Any blanks at the end of the file are discarded
diff --git a/scripts/cleanpatch b/scripts/cleanpatch
index a53f987708f5..9680d03ad2b8 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanpatch
+++ b/scripts/cleanpatch
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 use bytes;
 use File::Basename;
 
-#
+# Default options
+$max_width = 79;
+
 # Clean up space-tab sequences, either by removing spaces or
 # replacing them with tabs.
 sub clean_space_tabs($)
@@ -48,9 +50,49 @@ sub clean_space_tabs($)
     return $lo;
 }
 
+# Compute the visual width of a string
+sub strwidth($) {
+    no bytes;                   # Tab alignment depends on characters
+
+    my($li) = @_;
+    my($c, $i);
+    my $pos = 0;
+    my $mlen = 0;
+
+    for ($i = 0; $i < length($li); $i++) {
+        $c = substr($li,$i,1);
+        if ($c eq "\t") {
+            $pos = ($pos+8) & ~7;
+        } elsif ($c eq "\n") {
+            $mlen = $pos if ($pos > $mlen);
+            $pos = 0;
+        } else {
+            $pos++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $mlen = $pos if ($pos > $mlen);
+    return $mlen;
+}
+
 $name = basename($0);
 
-foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
+@files = ();
+
+while (defined($a = shift(@ARGV))) {
+    if ($a =~ /^-/) {
+        if ($a eq '-width' || $a eq '-w') {
+            $max_width = shift(@ARGV)+0;
+        } else {
+            print STDERR "Usage: $name [-width #] files...\n";
+            exit 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        push(@files, $a);
+    }
+}
+
+foreach $f ( @files ) {
     print STDERR "$name: $f\n";
 
     if (! -f $f) {
@@ -86,6 +128,7 @@ foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
 
     $in_bytes = 0;
     $out_bytes = 0;
+    $lineno = 0;
 
     @lines  = ();
 
@@ -93,10 +136,12 @@ foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
     $err = 0;
 
     while ( defined($line = <FILE>) ) {
+        $lineno++;
         $in_bytes += length($line);
 
         if (!$in_hunk) {
-            if ($line =~ /^\@\@\s+\-([0-9]+),([0-9]+)\s+\+([0-9]+),([0-9]+)\s\@\@/) {
+            if ($line =~
+                /^\@\@\s+\-([0-9]+),([0-9]+)\s+\+([0-9]+),([0-9]+)\s\@\@/) {
                 $minus_lines = $2;
                 $plus_lines = $4;
                 if ($minus_lines || $plus_lines) {
@@ -117,6 +162,13 @@ foreach $f ( @ARGV ) {
                 $text =~ s/[ \t\r]*$//;         # Remove trailing spaces
                 $text = clean_space_tabs($text);
 
+                $l_width = strwidth($text);
+                if ($max_width && $l_width > $max_width) {
+                    print STDERR
+                        "$f:$lineno: adds line exceeds $max_width ",
+                        "characters ($l_width)\n";
+                }
+
                 push(@hunk_lines, '+'.$text);
             } elsif ($line =~ /^\-/) {
                 $minus_lines--;
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-version.sh b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
index bb4fbeab8320..8a1d1879c7ad 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# gcc-version gcc-command
+# gcc-version [-p] gcc-command
 #
 # Prints the gcc version of `gcc-command' in a canonical 4-digit form
 # such as `0295' for gcc-2.95, `0303' for gcc-3.3, etc.
 #
+# With the -p option, prints the patchlevel as well, for example `029503' for
+# gcc-2.95.3, `030301' for gcc-3.3.1, etc.
+#
+
+if [ $1 = "-p" ] ; then with_patchlevel=1; shift; fi
 
 compiler="$*"
 
 MAJOR=$(echo __GNUC__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
 MINOR=$(echo __GNUC_MINOR__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
-printf "%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR
-
+if [ "x$with_patchlevel" != "x" ] ; then
+        PATCHLEVEL=$(echo __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ | $compiler -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+        printf "%02d%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCHLEVEL
+else
+        printf "%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 683eb12babbb..684fb9cdc055 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ $0 [-o <file>] [-u <uid>] [-g <gid>] {-d | <cpio_source>} ...
         -o <file>      Create gzipped initramfs file named <file> using
                        gen_init_cpio and gzip
         -u <uid>       User ID to map to user ID 0 (root).
-                       <uid> is only meaningful if <cpio_source>
-                       is a directory.
+                       <uid> is only meaningful if <cpio_source> is a
+                       directory.  "squash" forces all files to uid 0.
         -g <gid>       Group ID to map to group ID 0 (root).
-                       <gid> is only meaningful if <cpio_source>
-                       is a directory.
+                       <gid> is only meaningful if <cpio_source> is a
+                       directory.  "squash" forces all files to gid 0.
         <cpio_source>  File list or directory for cpio archive.
                        If <cpio_source> is a .cpio file it will be used
                        as direct input to initramfs.
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ parse() {
         local gid="$4"
         local ftype=$(filetype "${location}")
         # remap uid/gid to 0 if necessary
-        [ "$uid" -eq "$root_uid" ] && uid=0
-        [ "$gid" -eq "$root_gid" ] && gid=0
+        [ "$root_uid" = "squash" ] && uid=0 || [ "$uid" -eq "$root_uid" ] && uid=0
+        [ "$root_gid" = "squash" ] && gid=0 || [ "$gid" -eq "$root_gid" ] && gid=0
         local str="${mode} ${uid} ${gid}"
 
         [ "${ftype}" == "invalid" ] && return 0
diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 10b006694e5d..1f11d848532a 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -378,6 +376,17 @@ static void build_initial_tok_table(void)
         table_cnt = pos;
 }
 
+static void *find_token(unsigned char *str, int len, unsigned char *token)
+{
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < len - 1; i++) {
+                if (str[i] == token[0] && str[i+1] == token[1])
+                        return &str[i];
+        }
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 /* replace a given token in all the valid symbols. Use the sampled symbols
  * to update the counts */
 static void compress_symbols(unsigned char *str, int idx)
@@ -391,7 +400,7 @@ static void compress_symbols(unsigned char *str, int idx)
                 p1 = table[i].sym;
 
                 /* find the token on the symbol */
-                p2 = memmem(p1, len, str, 2);
+                p2 = find_token(p1, len, str);
                 if (!p2) continue;
 
                 /* decrease the counts for this symbol's tokens */
@@ -410,7 +419,7 @@ static void compress_symbols(unsigned char *str, int idx)
                         if (size < 2) break;
 
                         /* find the token on the symbol */
-                        p2 = memmem(p1, size, str, 2);
+                        p2 = find_token(p1, size, str);
 
                 } while (p2);
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index fb2bb3099dd9..8986a48c8c49 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -22,24 +22,25 @@ oldconfig: $(obj)/conf
 silentoldconfig: $(obj)/conf
         $< -s arch/$(ARCH)/Kconfig
 
+# Create new linux.po file
+# Adjust charset to UTF-8 in .po file to accept UTF-8 in Kconfig files
+# The symlink is used to repair a deficiency in arch/um
 update-po-config: $(obj)/kxgettext
-        xgettext --default-domain=linux \
-          --add-comments --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ \
-          --files-from=scripts/kconfig/POTFILES.in \
-          --output scripts/kconfig/config.pot
-        $(Q)ln -fs Kconfig_i386 arch/um/Kconfig_arch
-        $(Q)for i in `ls arch/`; \
-        do \
-          scripts/kconfig/kxgettext arch/$$i/Kconfig \
-            | msguniq -o scripts/kconfig/linux_$${i}.pot; \
-        done
-        $(Q)msgcat scripts/kconfig/config.pot \
-          `find scripts/kconfig/ -type f -name linux_*.pot` \
-          --output scripts/kconfig/linux_raw.pot
-        $(Q)msguniq --sort-by-file scripts/kconfig/linux_raw.pot \
-            --output scripts/kconfig/linux.pot
-        $(Q)rm -f arch/um/Kconfig_arch
-        $(Q)rm -f scripts/kconfig/linux_*.pot scripts/kconfig/config.pot
+        xgettext --default-domain=linux                  \
+            --add-comments --keyword=_ --keyword=N_      \
+            --from-code=UTF-8                            \
+            --files-from=scripts/kconfig/POTFILES.in     \
+            --output $(obj)/config.pot
+        $(Q)sed -i s/CHARSET/UTF-8/ $(obj)/config.pot
+        $(Q)ln -fs Kconfig.i386 arch/um/Kconfig.arch
+        (for i in `ls arch/`;                            \
+        do                                               \
+            $(obj)/kxgettext arch/$$i/Kconfig;           \
+        done ) >> $(obj)/config.pot
+        msguniq --sort-by-file --to-code=UTF-8 $(obj)/config.pot \
+            --output $(obj)/linux.pot
+        $(Q)rm -f arch/um/Kconfig.arch
+        $(Q)rm -f $(obj)/config.pot
 
 PHONY += randconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig allmodconfig defconfig
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 664fe29dacef..b2913e9da495 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -341,27 +341,42 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
                 conf_unsaved++;
                 /* maybe print value in verbose mode... */
         sym_ok:
+                if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
+                        continue;
+                /* The choice symbol only has a set value (and thus is not new)
+                 * if all its visible childs have values.
+                 */
+                prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
+                flags = sym->flags;
+                for (e = prop->expr; e; e = e->left.expr)
+                        if (e->right.sym->visible != no)
+                                flags &= e->right.sym->flags;
+                sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
+        }
+
+        for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
                 if (sym_has_value(sym) && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
-                        if (sym->visible == no)
+                        /* Reset values of generates values, so they'll appear
+                         * as new, if they should become visible, but that
+                         * doesn't quite work if the Kconfig and the saved
+                         * configuration disagree.
+                         */
+                        if (sym->visible == no && !conf_unsaved)
                                 sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
                         switch (sym->type) {
                         case S_STRING:
                         case S_INT:
                         case S_HEX:
-                                if (!sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
-                                        sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID|SYMBOL_DEF_USER);
+                                /* Reset a string value if it's out of range */
+                                if (sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
+                                        break;
+                                sym->flags &= ~(SYMBOL_VALID|SYMBOL_DEF_USER);
+                                conf_unsaved++;
+                                break;
                         default:
                                 break;
                         }
                 }
-                if (!sym_is_choice(sym))
-                        continue;
-                prop = sym_get_choice_prop(sym);
-                flags = sym->flags;
-                for (e = prop->expr; e; e = e->left.expr)
-                        if (e->right.sym->visible != no)
-                                flags &= e->right.sym->flags;
-                sym->flags &= flags | ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
         }
 
         sym_add_change_count(conf_warnings || conf_unsaved);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c b/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
index abee55ca6174..11f7dab94715 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ void menu__xgettext(void)
         struct message *m = message__list;
 
         while (m != NULL) {
-                message__print_gettext_msgid_msgstr(m);
+                /* skip empty lines ("") */
+                if (strlen(m->msg) > sizeof("\"\""))
+                        message__print_gettext_msgid_msgstr(m);
                 m = m->next;
         }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
index cdca7388e0f1..9681476b96e7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ usage() {
         printf "Usage: $0 [-check compiler options|-header|-library]\n"
 }
 
-if [ $# == 0 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
         usage
         exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index d0e4fa594fc7..d2c2a429887b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -419,11 +419,13 @@ static void search_conf(void)
 {
         struct symbol **sym_arr;
         struct gstr res;
+        char *dialog_input;
         int dres;
 again:
         dialog_clear();
         dres = dialog_inputbox(_("Search Configuration Parameter"),
-                              _("Enter CONFIG_ (sub)string to search for (omit CONFIG_)"),
+                              _("Enter CONFIG_ (sub)string to search for "
+                                "(with or without \"CONFIG\")"),
                               10, 75, "");
         switch (dres) {
         case 0:
@@ -435,7 +437,12 @@ again:
                 return;
         }
 
-        sym_arr = sym_re_search(dialog_input_result);
+        /* strip CONFIG_ if necessary */
+        dialog_input = dialog_input_result;
+        if (strncasecmp(dialog_input_result, "CONFIG_", 7) == 0)
+                dialog_input += 7;
+
+        sym_arr = sym_re_search(dialog_input);
         res = get_relations_str(sym_arr);
         free(sym_arr);
         show_textbox(_("Search Results"), str_get(&res), 0, 0);
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 3645e980da71..04579a517900 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static int is_vmlinux(const char *modname)
         else
                 myname = modname;
 
-        return strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0;
+        return (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0) ||
+               (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux.o") == 0);
 }
 
 void *do_nofail(void *ptr, const char *expr)
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
         hdr->e_shstrndx = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shstrndx);
         hdr->e_shnum    = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shnum);
         hdr->e_machine  = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_machine);
+        hdr->e_type     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_type);
         sechdrs = (void *)hdr + hdr->e_shoff;
         info->sechdrs = sechdrs;
 
@@ -384,6 +386,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
                 sechdrs[i].sh_size   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_size);
                 sechdrs[i].sh_link   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_link);
                 sechdrs[i].sh_name   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_name);
+                sechdrs[i].sh_info   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_info);
+                sechdrs[i].sh_addr   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_addr);
         }
         /* Find symbol table. */
         for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
@@ -605,18 +609,14 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
  *   warn here.
  *   the pattern is identified by:
  *   tosec   = .init.text | .exit.text | .init.data
- *   fromsec = .data
- *   atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console
+ *   fromsec = .data | .data.rel | .data.rel.*
+ *   atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console, *_timer
  *
  * Pattern 3:
- *   Whitelist all references from .pci_fixup* section to .init.text
- *   This is part of the PCI init when built-in
- *
- * Pattern 4:
  *   Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.data
  *   Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.text
  *
- * Pattern 5:
+ * Pattern 4:
  *   Some symbols belong to init section but still it is ok to reference
  *   these from non-init sections as these symbols don't have any memory
  *   allocated for them and symbol address and value are same. So even
@@ -625,26 +625,6 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
  *   This pattern is identified by
  *   refsymname = __init_begin, _sinittext, _einittext
  *
- * Pattern 7:
- *  Logos used in drivers/video/logo reside in __initdata but the
- *  funtion that references them are EXPORT_SYMBOL() so cannot be
- *  marker __init. So we whitelist them here.
- *  The pattern is:
- *  tosec      = .init.data
- *  fromsec    = .text*
- *  refsymname = logo_
- *
- * Pattern 8:
- *  Symbols contained in .paravirtprobe may safely reference .init.text.
- *  The pattern is:
- *  tosec   = .init.text
- *  fromsec  = .paravirtprobe
- *
- * Pattern 10:
- *  ia64 has machvec table for each platform and
- *  powerpc has a machine desc table for each platform.
- *  It is mixture of function pointers of .init.text and .text.
- *  fromsec  = .machvec | .machine.desc
  **/
 static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
                             const char *fromsec, const char *atsym,
@@ -655,12 +635,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
         const char *pat2sym[] = {
                 "driver",
                 "_template", /* scsi uses *_template a lot */
+                "_timer",    /* arm uses ops structures named _timer a lot */
                 "_sht",      /* scsi also used *_sht to some extent */
                 "_ops",
                 "_probe",
                 "_probe_one",
                 "_console",
-                "apic_es7000",
                 NULL
         };
 
@@ -692,7 +672,9 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
             (strcmp(tosec, ".exit.text") != 0) &&
             (strcmp(tosec, ".init.data") != 0))
                 f2 = 0;
-        if (strcmp(fromsec, ".data") != 0)
+        if ((strcmp(fromsec, ".data") != 0) &&
+            (strcmp(fromsec, ".data.rel") != 0) &&
+            (strncmp(fromsec, ".data.rel.", strlen(".data.rel.")) != 0))
                 f2 = 0;
 
         for (s = pat2sym; *s; s++)
@@ -702,37 +684,16 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
                 return 1;
 
         /* Check for pattern 3 */
-        if ((strncmp(fromsec, ".pci_fixup", strlen(".pci_fixup")) == 0) &&
-            (strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0))
-        return 1;
-
-        /* Check for pattern 4 */
         if ((strcmp(fromsec, ".text.head") == 0) &&
                 ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.data") == 0) ||
                 (strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0)))
         return 1;
 
-        /* Check for pattern 5 */
+        /* Check for pattern 4 */
         for (s = pat3refsym; *s; s++)
                 if (strcmp(refsymname, *s) == 0)
                         return 1;
 
-        /* Check for pattern 7 */
-        if ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.data") == 0) &&
-            (strncmp(fromsec, ".text", strlen(".text")) == 0) &&
-            (strncmp(refsymname, "logo_", strlen("logo_")) == 0))
-                return 1;
-
-        /* Check for pattern 8 */
-        if ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0) &&
-            (strcmp(fromsec, ".paravirtprobe") == 0))
-                return 1;
-
-        /* Check for pattern 10 */
-        if ((strcmp(fromsec, ".machvec") == 0) ||
-            (strcmp(fromsec, ".machine.desc") == 0))
-                return 1;
-
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -753,6 +714,8 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
         for (sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
                 if (sym->st_shndx != relsym->st_shndx)
                         continue;
+                if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
+                        continue;
                 if (sym->st_value == addr)
                         return sym;
         }
@@ -864,11 +827,6 @@ static void warn_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, const char *fromsec,
                              elf->strtab + before->st_name, refsymname))
                 return;
 
-        /* fromsec whitelist - without a valid 'before'
-         * powerpc has a GOT table in .got2 section */
-        if (strcmp(fromsec, ".got2") == 0)
-                return;
-
         if (before && after) {
                 warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s "
                      "(between '%s' and '%s')\n",
@@ -895,6 +853,78 @@ static void warn_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, const char *fromsec,
         }
 }
 
+static unsigned int *reloc_location(struct elf_info *elf,
+                                           int rsection, Elf_Rela *r)
+{
+        Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
+        int section = sechdrs[rsection].sh_info;
+
+        return (void *)elf->hdr + sechdrs[section].sh_offset +
+                (r->r_offset - sechdrs[section].sh_addr);
+}
+
+static int addend_386_rel(struct elf_info *elf, int rsection, Elf_Rela *r)
+{
+        unsigned int r_typ = ELF_R_TYPE(r->r_info);
+        unsigned int *location = reloc_location(elf, rsection, r);
+
+        switch (r_typ) {
+        case R_386_32:
+                r->r_addend = TO_NATIVE(*location);
+                break;
+        case R_386_PC32:
+                r->r_addend = TO_NATIVE(*location) + 4;
+                /* For CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y */
+                if (elf->hdr->e_type == ET_EXEC)
+                        r->r_addend += r->r_offset;
+                break;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int addend_arm_rel(struct elf_info *elf, int rsection, Elf_Rela *r)
+{
+        unsigned int r_typ = ELF_R_TYPE(r->r_info);
+
+        switch (r_typ) {
+        case R_ARM_ABS32:
+                /* From ARM ABI: (S + A) | T */
+                r->r_addend = (int)(long)(elf->symtab_start + ELF_R_SYM(r->r_info));
+                break;
+        case R_ARM_PC24:
+                /* From ARM ABI: ((S + A) | T) - P */
+                r->r_addend = (int)(long)(elf->hdr + elf->sechdrs[rsection].sh_offset +
+                                          (r->r_offset - elf->sechdrs[rsection].sh_addr));
+                break;
+        default:
+                return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int addend_mips_rel(struct elf_info *elf, int rsection, Elf_Rela *r)
+{
+        unsigned int r_typ = ELF_R_TYPE(r->r_info);
+        unsigned int *location = reloc_location(elf, rsection, r);
+        unsigned int inst;
+
+        if (r_typ == R_MIPS_HI16)
+                return 1;       /* skip this */
+        inst = TO_NATIVE(*location);
+        switch (r_typ) {
+        case R_MIPS_LO16:
+                r->r_addend = inst & 0xffff;
+                break;
+        case R_MIPS_26:
+                r->r_addend = (inst & 0x03ffffff) << 2;
+                break;
+        case R_MIPS_32:
+                r->r_addend = inst;
+                break;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * A module includes a number of sections that are discarded
  * either when loaded or when used as built-in.
@@ -938,8 +968,11 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
                                 r.r_offset = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_offset);
 #if KERNEL_ELFCLASS == ELFCLASS64
                                 if (hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
+                                        unsigned int r_typ;
                                         r_sym = ELF64_MIPS_R_SYM(rela->r_info);
                                         r_sym = TO_NATIVE(r_sym);
+                                        r_typ = ELF64_MIPS_R_TYPE(rela->r_info);
+                                        r.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO(r_sym, r_typ);
                                 } else {
                                         r.r_info = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_info);
                                         r_sym = ELF_R_SYM(r.r_info);
@@ -972,8 +1005,11 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
                                 r.r_offset = TO_NATIVE(rel->r_offset);
 #if KERNEL_ELFCLASS == ELFCLASS64
                                 if (hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
+                                        unsigned int r_typ;
                                         r_sym = ELF64_MIPS_R_SYM(rel->r_info);
                                         r_sym = TO_NATIVE(r_sym);
+                                        r_typ = ELF64_MIPS_R_TYPE(rel->r_info);
+                                        r.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO(r_sym, r_typ);
                                 } else {
                                         r.r_info = TO_NATIVE(rel->r_info);
                                         r_sym = ELF_R_SYM(r.r_info);
@@ -983,6 +1019,20 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
                                 r_sym = ELF_R_SYM(r.r_info);
 #endif
                                 r.r_addend = 0;
+                                switch (hdr->e_machine) {
+                                case EM_386:
+                                        if (addend_386_rel(elf, i, &r))
+                                                continue;
+                                        break;
+                                case EM_ARM:
+                                        if(addend_arm_rel(elf, i, &r))
+                                                continue;
+                                        break;
+                                case EM_MIPS:
+                                        if (addend_mips_rel(elf, i, &r))
+                                                continue;
+                                        break;
+                                }
                                 sym = elf->symtab_start + r_sym;
                                 /* Skip special sections */
                                 if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
@@ -998,6 +1048,63 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
         }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Identify sections from which references to either a
+ * .init or a .exit section is OK.
+ *
+ * [OPD] Keith Ownes <kaos@sgi.com> commented:
+ * For our future {in}sanity, add a comment that this is the ppc .opd
+ * section, not the ia64 .opd section.
+ * ia64 .opd should not point to discarded sections.
+ * [.rodata] like for .init.text we ignore .rodata references -same reason
+ */
+static int initexit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
+{
+        const char **s;
+        /* Absolute section names */
+        const char *namelist1[] = {
+                "__bug_table",          /* used by powerpc for BUG() */
+                "__ex_table",
+                ".altinstructions",
+                ".cranges",             /* used by sh64 */
+                ".fixup",
+                ".machvec",             /* ia64 + powerpc uses these */
+                ".machine.desc",
+                ".opd",                 /* See comment [OPD] */
+                ".parainstructions",
+                ".pdr",
+                ".plt",                 /* seen on ARCH=um build on x86_64. Harmless */
+                ".smp_locks",
+                ".stab",
+                NULL
+        };
+        /* Start of section names */
+        const char *namelist2[] = {
+                ".debug",
+                ".eh_frame",
+                ".note",                /* ignore ELF notes - may contain anything */
+                ".got",                 /* powerpc - global offset table */
+                ".toc",                 /* powerpc - table of contents */
+                NULL
+        };
+        /* part of section name */
+        const char *namelist3 [] = {
+                ".unwind",  /* Sample: IA_64.unwind.exit.text */
+                NULL
+        };
+
+        for (s = namelist1; *s; s++)
+                if (strcmp(*s, name) == 0)
+                        return 1;
+        for (s = namelist2; *s; s++)
+                if (strncmp(*s, name, strlen(*s)) == 0)
+                        return 1;
+        for (s = namelist3; *s; s++)
+                if (strstr(name, *s) != NULL)
+                        return 1;
+        return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Functions used only during module init is marked __init and is stored in
  * a .init.text section. Likewise data is marked __initdata and stored in
@@ -1014,7 +1121,7 @@ static int init_section(const char *name)
         return 0;
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * Identify sections from which references to a .init section is OK.
  *
  * Unfortunately references to read only data that referenced .init
@@ -1028,48 +1135,31 @@ static int init_section(const char *name)
  *
  * where vgacon_startup is __init.  If you want to wade through the false
  * positives, take out the check for rodata.
- **/
+ */
 static int init_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
 {
         const char **s;
         /* Absolute section names */
         const char *namelist1[] = {
-                ".init",
-                ".opd",   /* see comment [OPD] at exit_section_ref_ok() */
-                ".toc1",  /* used by ppc64 */
-                ".stab",
-                ".data.rel.ro", /* used by parisc64 */
-                ".parainstructions",
-                ".text.lock",
-                "__bug_table", /* used by powerpc for BUG() */
-                ".pci_fixup_header",
-                ".pci_fixup_final",
-                ".pdr",
-                "__param",
-                "__ex_table",
-                ".fixup",
-                ".smp_locks",
-                ".plt",  /* seen on ARCH=um build on x86_64. Harmless */
+                "__dbe_table",          /* MIPS generate these */
                 "__ftr_fixup",          /* powerpc cpu feature fixup */
                 "__fw_ftr_fixup",       /* powerpc firmware feature fixup */
-                ".cranges",     /* used by sh64 */
+                "__param",
+                ".data.rel.ro",         /* used by parisc64 */
+                ".init",
+                ".text.lock",
                 NULL
         };
         /* Start of section names */
         const char *namelist2[] = {
                 ".init.",
-                ".altinstructions",
-                ".eh_frame",
-                ".debug",
-                ".parainstructions",
+                ".pci_fixup",
                 ".rodata",
                 NULL
         };
-        /* part of section name */
-        const char *namelist3 [] = {
-                ".unwind",  /* sample: IA_64.unwind.init.text */
-                NULL
-        };
+
+        if (initexit_section_ref_ok(name))
+                return 1;
 
         for (s = namelist1; *s; s++)
                 if (strcmp(*s, name) == 0)
@@ -1077,9 +1167,10 @@ static int init_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
         for (s = namelist2; *s; s++)
                 if (strncmp(*s, name, strlen(*s)) == 0)
                         return 1;
-        for (s = namelist3; *s; s++)
-                if (strstr(name, *s) != NULL)
-                        return 1;
+
+        /* If section name ends with ".init" we allow references
+         * as is the case with .initcallN.init, .early_param.init, .taglist.init etc
+         */
         if (strrcmp(name, ".init") == 0)
                 return 1;
         return 0;
@@ -1104,58 +1195,25 @@ static int exit_section(const char *name)
 
 /*
  * Identify sections from which references to a .exit section is OK.
- *
- * [OPD] Keith Ownes <kaos@sgi.com> commented:
- * For our future {in}sanity, add a comment that this is the ppc .opd
- * section, not the ia64 .opd section.
- * ia64 .opd should not point to discarded sections.
- * [.rodata] like for .init.text we ignore .rodata references -same reason
- **/
+ */
 static int exit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
 {
         const char **s;
         /* Absolute section names */
         const char *namelist1[] = {
-                ".exit.text",
                 ".exit.data",
-                ".init.text",
-                ".rodata",
-                ".opd", /* See comment [OPD] */
-                ".toc1",  /* used by ppc64 */
-                ".altinstructions",
-                ".pdr",
-                "__bug_table", /* used by powerpc for BUG() */
+                ".exit.text",
                 ".exitcall.exit",
-                ".eh_frame",
-                ".parainstructions",
-                ".stab",
-                "__ex_table",
-                ".fixup",
-                ".smp_locks",
-                ".plt",  /* seen on ARCH=um build on x86_64. Harmless */
-                ".cranges",     /* used by sh64 */
-                NULL
-        };
-        /* Start of section names */
-        const char *namelist2[] = {
-                ".debug",
-                NULL
-        };
-        /* part of section name */
-        const char *namelist3 [] = {
-                ".unwind",  /* Sample: IA_64.unwind.exit.text */
+                ".rodata",
                 NULL
         };
 
+        if (initexit_section_ref_ok(name))
+                return 1;
+
         for (s = namelist1; *s; s++)
                 if (strcmp(*s, name) == 0)
                         return 1;
-        for (s = namelist2; *s; s++)
-                if (strncmp(*s, name, strlen(*s)) == 0)
-                        return 1;
-        for (s = namelist3; *s; s++)
-                if (strstr(name, *s) != NULL)
-                        return 1;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 0858caa9c03f..4156dd34c5de 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ typedef union
 #define ELF64_MIPS_R_SYM(i) \
   ((__extension__ (_Elf64_Mips_R_Info_union)(i)).r_info_fields.r_sym)
 
+#define ELF64_MIPS_R_TYPE(i) \
+  ((__extension__ (_Elf64_Mips_R_Info_union)(i)).r_info_fields.r_type1)
+
 #if KERNEL_ELFDATA != HOST_ELFDATA
 
 static inline void __endian(const void *src, void *dest, unsigned int size)