1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bf977f8514f6..4e66f62b8d41 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)
 #define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)        x
+#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
 #else
 #define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
+#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)     x
 #endif
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
 SECTIONS
 {
         /*
+         * XXX: The linker does not define how output sections are
+         * assigned to input sections when there are multiple statements
+         * matching the same input section name.  There is no documented
+         * order of matching.
+         *
          * unwind exit sections must be discarded before the rest of the
          * unwind sections get included.
          */
@@ -47,6 +54,9 @@ SECTIONS
                 *(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
                 ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text))
                 ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text))
+                ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_TEXT)
+                ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_DATA)
+                EXIT_CALL
 #ifndef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
                 *(.ARM.exidx.devexit.text)
                 *(.ARM.extab.devexit.text)
@@ -58,6 +68,8 @@ SECTIONS
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP
                 *(.alt.smp.init)
 #endif
+                *(.discard)
+                *(.discard.*)
         }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
@@ -279,9 +291,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
         STABS_DEBUG
         .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
-
-        /* Default discards */
-        DISCARDS
 }
 
 /*