1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
index 778a5ce2e4fc..77320b8fc16a 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
-.data
+.section .data
 .global empty_zero_page
 .align 12
 empty_zero_page:
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ swapper_pg_dir:
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
+.section .rodata
+.align 4
+endian_check:
+        .word   1
+
         __HEAD
 ENTRY(_start)
 #if CONFIG_KERNEL_BASE_ADDR == 0
@@ -79,10 +84,7 @@ real_start:
 /* Does r7 point to a valid FDT? Load HEADER magic number */
         /* Run time Big/Little endian platform */
         /* Save 1 as word and load byte - 0 - BIG, 1 - LITTLE */
-        addik   r11, r0, 0x1 /* BIG/LITTLE checking value */
-        /* __bss_start will be zeroed later - it is just temp location */
-        swi     r11, r0, TOPHYS(__bss_start)
-        lbui    r11, r0, TOPHYS(__bss_start)
+        lbui    r11, r0, TOPHYS(endian_check)
         beqid   r11, big_endian /* DO NOT break delay stop dependency */
         lw      r11, r0, r7 /* Big endian load in delay slot */
         lwr     r11, r0, r7 /* Little endian load */
@@ -222,26 +224,26 @@ start_here:
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
         /* Initialize small data anchors */
-        la      r13, r0, _KERNEL_SDA_BASE_
-        la      r2, r0, _KERNEL_SDA2_BASE_
+        addik   r13, r0, _KERNEL_SDA_BASE_
+        addik   r2, r0, _KERNEL_SDA2_BASE_
 
         /* Initialize stack pointer */
-        la      r1, r0, init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE - 4
+        addik   r1, r0, init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE - 4
 
         /* Initialize r31 with current task address */
-        la      r31, r0, init_task
+        addik   r31, r0, init_task
 
         /*
          * Call platform dependent initialize function.
          * Please see $(ARCH)/mach-$(SUBARCH)/setup.c for
          * the function.
          */
-        la      r9, r0, machine_early_init
+        addik   r9, r0, machine_early_init
         brald   r15, r9
         nop
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
-        la      r15, r0, machine_halt
+        addik   r15, r0, machine_halt
         braid   start_kernel
         nop
 #else