2 files changed, 9 insertions, 55 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index eb58d2d7d971..5e01bee9d1d3 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@
         *(.data..shared_aligned) /* percpu related */                   \
         DEV_KEEP(init.data)                                             \
         DEV_KEEP(exit.data)                                             \
-        CPU_KEEP(init.data)                                             \
-        CPU_KEEP(exit.data)                                             \
         MEM_KEEP(init.data)                                             \
         MEM_KEEP(exit.data)                                             \
         *(.data.unlikely)                                               \
@@ -374,8 +372,6 @@
                 *(.ref.rodata)                                          \
                 DEV_KEEP(init.rodata)                                   \
                 DEV_KEEP(exit.rodata)                                   \
-                CPU_KEEP(init.rodata)                                   \
-                CPU_KEEP(exit.rodata)                                   \
                 MEM_KEEP(init.rodata)                                   \
                 MEM_KEEP(exit.rodata)                                   \
         }                                                               \
@@ -418,8 +414,6 @@
                 *(.ref.text)                                            \
         DEV_KEEP(init.text)                                             \
         DEV_KEEP(exit.text)                                             \
-        CPU_KEEP(init.text)                                             \
-        CPU_KEEP(exit.text)                                             \
         MEM_KEEP(init.text)                                             \
         MEM_KEEP(exit.text)                                             \
                 *(.text.unlikely)
@@ -504,7 +498,6 @@
 #define INIT_DATA                                                       \
         *(.init.data)                                                   \
         DEV_DISCARD(init.data)                                          \
-        CPU_DISCARD(init.data)                                          \
         MEM_DISCARD(init.data)                                          \
         KERNEL_CTORS()                                                  \
         MCOUNT_REC()                                                    \
@@ -512,7 +505,6 @@
         FTRACE_EVENTS()                                                 \
         TRACE_SYSCALLS()                                                \
         DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
-        CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
         MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
         CLK_OF_TABLES()                                                 \
         CLKSRC_OF_TABLES()                                              \
@@ -522,22 +514,18 @@
 #define INIT_TEXT                                                       \
         *(.init.text)                                                   \
         DEV_DISCARD(init.text)                                          \
-        CPU_DISCARD(init.text)                                          \
         MEM_DISCARD(init.text)
 
 #define EXIT_DATA                                                       \
         *(.exit.data)                                                   \
         DEV_DISCARD(exit.data)                                          \
         DEV_DISCARD(exit.rodata)                                        \
-        CPU_DISCARD(exit.data)                                          \
-        CPU_DISCARD(exit.rodata)                                        \
         MEM_DISCARD(exit.data)                                          \
         MEM_DISCARD(exit.rodata)
 
 #define EXIT_TEXT                                                       \
         *(.exit.text)                                                   \
         DEV_DISCARD(exit.text)                                          \
-        CPU_DISCARD(exit.text)                                          \
         MEM_DISCARD(exit.text)
 
 #define EXIT_CALL                                                       \
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index a4be8e112bb6..3acbf0803a9b 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -861,24 +861,23 @@ static void check_section(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 
 
 #define ALL_INIT_DATA_SECTIONS \
-        ".init.setup$", ".init.rodata$", \
-        ".cpuinit.rodata$", ".meminit.rodata$", \
-        ".init.data$", ".cpuinit.data$", ".meminit.data$"
+        ".init.setup$", ".init.rodata$", ".meminit.rodata$", \
+        ".init.data$", ".meminit.data$"
 #define ALL_EXIT_DATA_SECTIONS \
-        ".exit.data$", ".cpuexit.data$", ".memexit.data$"
+        ".exit.data$", ".memexit.data$"
 
 #define ALL_INIT_TEXT_SECTIONS \
-        ".init.text$", ".cpuinit.text$", ".meminit.text$"
+        ".init.text$", ".meminit.text$"
 #define ALL_EXIT_TEXT_SECTIONS \
-        ".exit.text$", ".cpuexit.text$", ".memexit.text$"
+        ".exit.text$", ".memexit.text$"
 
 #define ALL_PCI_INIT_SECTIONS   \
         ".pci_fixup_early$", ".pci_fixup_header$", ".pci_fixup_final$", \
         ".pci_fixup_enable$", ".pci_fixup_resume$", \
         ".pci_fixup_resume_early$", ".pci_fixup_suspend$"
 
-#define ALL_XXXINIT_SECTIONS CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, MEM_INIT_SECTIONS
-#define ALL_XXXEXIT_SECTIONS CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS
+#define ALL_XXXINIT_SECTIONS MEM_INIT_SECTIONS
+#define ALL_XXXEXIT_SECTIONS MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS
 
 #define ALL_INIT_SECTIONS INIT_SECTIONS, ALL_XXXINIT_SECTIONS
 #define ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS EXIT_SECTIONS, ALL_XXXEXIT_SECTIONS
@@ -887,11 +886,9 @@ static void check_section(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 #define TEXT_SECTIONS ".text$"
 
 #define INIT_SECTIONS      ".init.*"
-#define CPU_INIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuinit.*"
 #define MEM_INIT_SECTIONS  ".meminit.*"
 
 #define EXIT_SECTIONS      ".exit.*"
-#define CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuexit.*"
 #define MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".memexit.*"
 
 /* init data sections */
@@ -979,48 +976,20 @@ const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
         .mismatch = DATA_TO_ANY_EXIT,
         .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
 },
-/* Do not reference init code/data from cpuinit/meminit code/data */
+/* Do not reference init code/data from meminit code/data */
 {
         .fromsec = { ALL_XXXINIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
         .tosec   = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
         .mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_SOME_INIT,
         .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
 },
-/* Do not reference cpuinit code/data from meminit code/data */
-{
-        .fromsec = { MEM_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .tosec   = { CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_SOME_INIT,
-        .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
-},
-/* Do not reference meminit code/data from cpuinit code/data */
-{
-        .fromsec = { CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .tosec   = { MEM_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_SOME_INIT,
-        .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
-},
-/* Do not reference exit code/data from cpuexit/memexit code/data */
+/* Do not reference exit code/data from memexit code/data */
 {
         .fromsec = { ALL_XXXEXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
         .tosec   = { EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
         .mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_SOME_EXIT,
         .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
 },
-/* Do not reference cpuexit code/data from memexit code/data */
-{
-        .fromsec = { MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .tosec   = { CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_SOME_EXIT,
-        .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
-},
-/* Do not reference memexit code/data from cpuexit code/data */
-{
-        .fromsec = { CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .tosec   = { MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
-        .mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_SOME_EXIT,
-        .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
-},
 /* Do not use exit code/data from init code */
 {
         .fromsec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
@@ -1089,8 +1058,6 @@ static const struct sectioncheck *section_mismatch(
  * Pattern 2:
  *   Many drivers utilise a *driver container with references to
  *   add, remove, probe functions etc.
- *   These functions may often be marked __cpuinit and we do not want to
- *   warn here.
  *   the pattern is identified by:
  *   tosec   = init or exit section
  *   fromsec = data section
@@ -1249,7 +1216,6 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
 /*
  * Convert a section name to the function/data attribute
  * .init.text => __init
- * .cpuinit.data => __cpudata
  * .memexitconst => __memconst
  * etc.
  *