1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index ee6826a52d26..5a863a3bf10c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ enum ipl_type {
 #define IPL_FCP_STR      "fcp"
 #define IPL_NSS_STR      "nss"
 
+/*
+ * Must be in data section since the bss section
+ * is not cleared when these are accessed.
+ */
+u16 ipl_devno __attribute__((__section__(".data"))) = 0;
+u32 ipl_flags __attribute__((__section__(".data"))) = 0;
+
 static char *ipl_type_str(enum ipl_type type)
 {
         switch (type) {