Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild-next

* 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild-next: (53 commits)
  .gitignore: ignore *.lzma files
  kbuild: add generic --set-str option to scripts/config
  kbuild: simplify argument loop in scripts/config
  kbuild: handle non-existing options in scripts/config
  kallsyms: generalize text region handling
  kallsyms: support kernel symbols in Blackfin on-chip memory
  documentation: make version fix
  kbuild: fix a compile warning
  gitignore: Add GNU GLOBAL files to top .gitignore
  kbuild: fix delay in setlocalversion on readonly source
  README: fix misleading pointer to the defconf directory
  vmlinux.lds.h update
  kernel-doc: cleanup perl script
  Improve vmlinux.lds.h support for arch specific linker scripts
  kbuild: fix headers_exports with boolean expression
  kbuild/headers_check: refine extern check
  kbuild: fix "Argument list too long" error for "make headers_check",
  ignore *.patch files
  Remove bashisms from scripts
  menu: fix embedded menu presentation
  ...

34 files changed, 872 insertions, 442 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index caa8395f6358..cecb3b040cc1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 *.elf
 *.bin
 *.gz
+*.lzma
+*.patch
 
 #
 # Top-level generic files
@@ -62,6 +64,12 @@ series
 cscope.*
 ncscope.*
 
+# gnu global files
+GPATH
+GRTAGS
+GSYMS
+GTAGS
+
 *.orig
 *~
 \#*#
diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes
index d21b3b5aa543..664392481c84 100644
--- a/Documentation/Changes
+++ b/Documentation/Changes
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself with
 isdn4k-utils.
 
 o  Gnu C                  3.2                     # gcc --version
-o  Gnu make               3.79.1                  # make --version
+o  Gnu make               3.80                    # make --version
 o  binutils               2.12                    # ld -v
 o  util-linux             2.10o                   # fdformat --version
 o  module-init-tools      0.9.10                  # depmod -V
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ computer.
 Make
 ----
 
-You will need Gnu make 3.79.1 or later to build the kernel.
+You will need Gnu make 3.80 or later to build the kernel.
 
 Binutils
 --------
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 26a7c0a93193..849b5e56d06f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -35,48 +35,26 @@ new .config files to see the differences:
 
 (Yes, we need something better here.)
 
-
-======================================================================
-menuconfig
---------------------------------------------------
-
-SEARCHING for CONFIG symbols
-
-Searching in menuconfig:
-
-	The Search function searches for kernel configuration symbol
-	names, so you have to know something close to what you are
-	looking for.
-
-	Example:
-		/hotplug
-		This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
-		e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
-
-	For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
-	<Help>) and Enter.  This will tell you that you can also use
-	regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you
-	are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try
-
-		/^hotplug
-
-
 ______________________________________________________________________
-Color Themes for 'menuconfig'
+Environment variables for '*config'
 
-It is possible to select different color themes using the variable
-MENUCONFIG_COLOR.  To select a theme use:
+KCONFIG_CONFIG
+--------------------------------------------------
+This environment variable can be used to specify a default kernel config
+file name to override the default name of ".config".
 
-	make MENUCONFIG_COLOR=<theme> menuconfig
+KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG
+--------------------------------------------------
+If you set KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG in the environment, Kconfig will not
+break symlinks when .config is a symlink to somewhere else.
 
-Available themes are:
-  mono       => selects colors suitable for monochrome displays
-  blackbg    => selects a color scheme with black background
-  classic    => theme with blue background. The classic look
-  bluetitle  => a LCD friendly version of classic. (default)
+KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP
+--------------------------------------------------
+If this environment variable exists and is non-null, the timestamp line
+in generated .config files is omitted.
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
-Environment variables in 'menuconfig'
+Environment variables for '{allyes/allmod/allno/rand}config'
 
 KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG
 --------------------------------------------------
@@ -95,8 +73,7 @@ values.
 This enables you to create "miniature" config (miniconfig) or custom
 config files containing just the config symbols that you are interested
 in.  Then the kernel config system generates the full .config file,
-including dependencies of your miniconfig file, based on the miniconfig
-file.
+including symbols of your miniconfig file.
 
 This 'KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG' file is a config file which contains
 (usually a subset of all) preset config symbols.  These variable
@@ -113,26 +90,14 @@ These examples will disable most options (allnoconfig) but enable or
 disable the options that are explicitly listed in the specified
 mini-config files.
 
+______________________________________________________________________
+Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig'
+
 KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE
 --------------------------------------------------
 If this variable has a non-blank value, it prevents silent kernel
 config udpates (requires explicit updates).
 
-KCONFIG_CONFIG
---------------------------------------------------
-This environment variable can be used to specify a default kernel config
-file name to override the default name of ".config".
-
-KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG
---------------------------------------------------
-If you set KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG in the environment, Kconfig will not
-break symlinks when .config is a symlink to somewhere else.
-
-KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------
-If this environment variable exists and is non-null, the timestamp line
-in generated .config files is omitted.
-
 KCONFIG_AUTOCONFIG
 --------------------------------------------------
 This environment variable can be set to specify the path & name of the
@@ -143,15 +108,54 @@ KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER
 This environment variable can be set to specify the path & name of the
 "autoconf.h" (header) file.  Its default value is "include/linux/autoconf.h".
 
+
+======================================================================
+menuconfig
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+SEARCHING for CONFIG symbols
+
+Searching in menuconfig:
+
+	The Search function searches for kernel configuration symbol
+	names, so you have to know something close to what you are
+	looking for.
+
+	Example:
+		/hotplug
+		This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
+		e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
+
+	For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
+	<Help>) and Enter.  This will tell you that you can also use
+	regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you
+	are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try
+
+		/^hotplug
+
 ______________________________________________________________________
-menuconfig User Interface Options
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+User interface options for 'menuconfig'
+
+MENUCONFIG_COLOR
+--------------------------------------------------
+It is possible to select different color themes using the variable
+MENUCONFIG_COLOR.  To select a theme use:
+
+	make MENUCONFIG_COLOR=<theme> menuconfig
+
+Available themes are:
+  mono       => selects colors suitable for monochrome displays
+  blackbg    => selects a color scheme with black background
+  classic    => theme with blue background. The classic look
+  bluetitle  => a LCD friendly version of classic. (default)
+
 MENUCONFIG_MODE
 --------------------------------------------------
 This mode shows all sub-menus in one large tree.
 
 Example:
-	MENUCONFIG_MODE=single_menu make menuconfig
+	make MENUCONFIG_MODE=single_menu menuconfig
+
 
 ======================================================================
 xconfig
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
index b1096da953c8..0767cf69c69e 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ following files:
 
 		KERNELDIR := /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
 		all::
-			$(MAKE) -C $KERNELDIR M=`pwd` $@
+			$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=`pwd` $@
 
 		# Module specific targets
 		genbin:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 03373bb703ca..ea63667617f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS += -rR --no-print-directory
 # To put more focus on warnings, be less verbose as default
 # Use 'make V=1' to see the full commands
 
-ifdef V
-  ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
 endif
 ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
   KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
@@ -54,10 +52,8 @@ endif
 # See the file "Documentation/sparse.txt" for more details, including
 # where to get the "sparse" utility.
 
-ifdef C
-  ifeq ("$(origin C)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_CHECKSRC = $(C)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin C)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_CHECKSRC = $(C)
 endif
 ifndef KBUILD_CHECKSRC
   KBUILD_CHECKSRC = 0
@@ -69,12 +65,10 @@ endif
 ifdef SUBDIRS
   KBUILD_EXTMOD ?= $(SUBDIRS)
 endif
-ifdef M
-  ifeq ("$(origin M)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(M)
-  endif
-endif
 
+ifeq ("$(origin M)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(M)
+endif
 
 # kbuild supports saving output files in a separate directory.
 # To locate output files in a separate directory two syntaxes are supported.
@@ -98,10 +92,8 @@ ifeq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
 
 # OK, Make called in directory where kernel src resides
 # Do we want to locate output files in a separate directory?
-ifdef O
-  ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
 endif
 
 # That's our default target when none is given on the command line
diff --git a/README b/README
index d6c6c742c1d7..737838fe73cc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -174,8 +174,17 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
 	"make silentoldconfig"
 			   Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
 			   with questions already answered.
+			   Additionally updates the dependencies.
 	"make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default
-			   symbol values from arch/$ARCH/defconfig.
+			   symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/defconfig
+			   or arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig,
+			   depending on the architecture.
+	"make ${PLATFORM}_defconfig"
+			  Create a ./.config file by using the default
+			  symbol values from
+			  arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig.
+			  Use "make help" to get a list of all available
+			  platforms of your architecture.
 	"make allyesconfig"
 			   Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
 			   values to 'y' as much as possible.
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index f1736ca7922c..6bdba10fef4a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -1,4 +1,57 @@
-#include <linux/section-names.h>
+/*
+ * Helper macros to support writing architecture specific
+ * linker scripts.
+ *
+ * A minimal linker scripts has following content:
+ * [This is a sample, architectures may have special requiriements]
+ *
+ * OUTPUT_FORMAT(...)
+ * OUTPUT_ARCH(...)
+ * ENTRY(...)
+ * SECTIONS
+ * {
+ *	. = START;
+ *	__init_begin = .;
+ *	HEAD_TEXT_SECTION
+ *	INIT_TEXT_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
+ *	INIT_DATA_SECTION(...)
+ *	PERCPU(PAGE_SIZE)
+ *	__init_end = .;
+ *
+ *	_stext = .;
+ *	TEXT_SECTION = 0
+ *	_etext = .;
+ *
+ *      _sdata = .;
+ *	RO_DATA_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
+ *	RW_DATA_SECTION(...)
+ *	_edata = .;
+ *
+ *	EXCEPTION_TABLE(...)
+ *	NOTES
+ *
+ *	__bss_start = .;
+ *	BSS_SECTION(0, 0)
+ *	__bss_stop = .;
+ *	_end = .;
+ *
+ *	/DISCARD/ : {
+ *		EXIT_TEXT
+ *		EXIT_DATA
+ *		EXIT_CALL
+ *	}
+ *	STABS_DEBUG
+ *	DWARF_DEBUG
+ * }
+ *
+ * [__init_begin, __init_end] is the init section that may be freed after init
+ * [_stext, _etext] is the text section
+ * [_sdata, _edata] is the data section
+ *
+ * Some of the included output section have their own set of constants.
+ * Examples are: [__initramfs_start, __initramfs_end] for initramfs and
+ *               [__nosave_begin, __nosave_end] for the nosave data
+ */
 
 #ifndef LOAD_OFFSET
 #define LOAD_OFFSET 0
@@ -116,7 +169,36 @@
 	FTRACE_EVENTS()							\
 	TRACE_SYSCALLS()
 
-#define RO_DATA(align)							\
+/*
+ * Data section helpers
+ */
+#define NOSAVE_DATA							\
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__nosave_begin) = .;				\
+	*(.data.nosave)							\
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__nosave_end) = .;
+
+#define PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(page_align)					\
+	. = ALIGN(page_align);						\
+	*(.data.page_aligned)
+
+#define READ_MOSTLY_DATA(align)						\
+	. = ALIGN(align);						\
+	*(.data.read_mostly)
+
+#define CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(align)					\
+	. = ALIGN(align);						\
+	*(.data.cacheline_aligned)
+
+#define INIT_TASK(align)						\
+	. = ALIGN(align);						\
+	*(.data.init_task)
+
+/*
+ * Read only Data
+ */
+#define RO_DATA_SECTION(align)						\
 	. = ALIGN((align));						\
 	.rodata           : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rodata) = .;			\
@@ -270,9 +352,10 @@
 	}								\
 	. = ALIGN((align));
 
-/* RODATA provided for backward compatibility.
+/* RODATA & RO_DATA provided for backward compatibility.
  * All archs are supposed to use RO_DATA() */
-#define RODATA RO_DATA(4096)
+#define RODATA          RO_DATA_SECTION(4096)
+#define RO_DATA(align)  RO_DATA_SECTION(align)
 
 #define SECURITY_INIT							\
 	.security_initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.security_initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
@@ -330,16 +413,42 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Section used for early init (in .S files) */
-#define HEAD_TEXT  *(HEAD_TEXT_SECTION)
+#define HEAD_TEXT  *(.head.text)
+
+#define HEAD_TEXT_SECTION							\
+	.head.text : AT(ADDR(.head.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+		HEAD_TEXT						\
+	}
+
+/*
+ * Exception table
+ */
+#define EXCEPTION_TABLE(align)						\
+	. = ALIGN(align);						\
+	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ex_table) = .;			\
+		*(__ex_table)						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ex_table) = .;			\
+	}
+
+/*
+ * Init task
+ */
+#define INIT_TASK_DATA(align)						\
+	. = ALIGN(align);						\
+	.data.init_task : {						\
+		INIT_TASK						\
+	}
 
 /* init and exit section handling */
 #define INIT_DATA							\
 	*(.init.data)							\
 	DEV_DISCARD(init.data)						\
-	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
 	CPU_DISCARD(init.data)						\
-	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
 	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
+	*(.init.rodata)							\
+	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
+	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
 	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)
 
 #define INIT_TEXT							\
@@ -363,9 +472,35 @@
 	CPU_DISCARD(exit.text)						\
 	MEM_DISCARD(exit.text)
 
-		/* DWARF debug sections.
-		Symbols in the DWARF debugging sections are relative to
-		the beginning of the section so we begin them at 0.  */
+#define EXIT_CALL							\
+	*(.exitcall.exit)
+
+/*
+ * bss (Block Started by Symbol) - uninitialized data
+ * zeroed during startup
+ */
+#define SBSS								\
+	.sbss : AT(ADDR(.sbss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
+		*(.sbss)						\
+		*(.scommon)						\
+	}
+
+#define BSS(bss_align)							\
+	. = ALIGN(bss_align);						\
+	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__bss_start) = .;			\
+		*(.bss.page_aligned)					\
+		*(.dynbss)						\
+		*(.bss)							\
+		*(COMMON)						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__bss_stop) = .;				\
+	}
+
+/*
+ * DWARF debug sections.
+ * Symbols in the DWARF debugging sections are relative to
+ * the beginning of the section so we begin them at 0.
+ */
 #define DWARF_DEBUG							\
 		/* DWARF 1 */						\
 		.debug          0 : { *(.debug) }			\
@@ -432,6 +567,12 @@
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_notes) = .;			\
 	}
 
+#define INIT_SETUP(initsetup_align)					\
+		. = ALIGN(initsetup_align);				\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__setup_start) = .;			\
+		*(.init.setup)						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__setup_end) = .;
+
 #define INITCALLS							\
 	*(.initcallearly.init)						\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__early_initcall_end) = .;			\
@@ -453,6 +594,31 @@
   	*(.initcall7.init)						\
   	*(.initcall7s.init)
 
+#define INIT_CALLS							\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initcall_start) = .;			\
+		INITCALLS						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initcall_end) = .;
+
+#define CON_INITCALL							\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__con_initcall_start) = .;		\
+		*(.con_initcall.init)					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__con_initcall_end) = .;
+
+#define SECURITY_INITCALL						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__security_initcall_start) = .;		\
+		*(.security_initcall.init)				\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__security_initcall_end) = .;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+#define INIT_RAM_FS							\
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initramfs_start) = .;				\
+	*(.init.ramfs)							\
+	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__initramfs_end) = .;
+#else
+#define INITRAMFS
+#endif
+
 /**
  * PERCPU_VADDR - define output section for percpu area
  * @vaddr: explicit base address (optional)
@@ -509,3 +675,58 @@
 		*(.data.percpu.shared_aligned)				\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_end) = .;			\
 	}
+
+
+/*
+ * Definition of the high level *_SECTION macros
+ * They will fit only a subset of the architectures
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * Writeable data.
+ * All sections are combined in a single .data section.
+ * The sections following CONSTRUCTORS are arranged so their
+ * typical alignment matches.
+ * A cacheline is typical/always less than a PAGE_SIZE so
+ * the sections that has this restriction (or similar)
+ * is located before the ones requiring PAGE_SIZE alignment.
+ * NOSAVE_DATA starts and ends with a PAGE_SIZE alignment which
+ * matches the requirment of PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA.
+ *
+ * use 0 as page_align if page_aligned data is not used */
+#define RW_DATA_SECTION(cacheline, nosave, pagealigned, inittask)	\
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
+	.data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
+		INIT_TASK(inittask)					\
+		CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(cacheline)			\
+		READ_MOSTLY_DATA(cacheline)				\
+		DATA_DATA						\
+		CONSTRUCTORS						\
+		NOSAVE_DATA(nosave)					\
+		PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(pagealigned)				\
+	}
+
+#define INIT_TEXT_SECTION(inittext_align)				\
+	. = ALIGN(inittext_align);					\
+	.init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_sinittext) = .;				\
+		INIT_TEXT						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_einittext) = .;				\
+	}
+
+#define INIT_DATA_SECTION(initsetup_align)				\
+	.init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+		INIT_DATA						\
+		INIT_SETUP(initsetup_align)				\
+		INIT_CALLS						\
+		CON_INITCALL						\
+		SECURITY_INITCALL					\
+		INIT_RAM_FS						\
+	}
+
+#define BSS_SECTION(sbss_align, bss_align)				\
+	SBSS								\
+	BSS(bss_align)							\
+	. = ALIGN(4);
+
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 0e06c176f185..b2189803f19a 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #define _LINUX_INIT_H
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/section-names.h>
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 /* These macros are used to mark some functions or 
  * initialized data (doesn't apply to uninitialized data)
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@
 #define __memexitconst   __section(.memexit.rodata)
 
 /* For assembly routines */
-#define __HEAD		.section	__stringify(HEAD_TEXT_SECTION),"ax"
+#define __HEAD		.section	".head.text","ax"
 #define __INIT		.section	".init.text","ax"
 #define __FINIT		.previous
 
@@ -225,7 +223,8 @@ struct obs_kernel_param {
  * obs_kernel_param "array" too far apart in .init.setup.
  */
 #define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early)			\
-	static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata __aligned(1) = str; \
+	static const char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initconst	\
+		__aligned(1) = str; \
 	static struct obs_kernel_param __setup_##unique_id	\
 		__used __section(.init.setup)			\
 		__attribute__((aligned((sizeof(long)))))	\
diff --git a/include/linux/section-names.h b/include/linux/section-names.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c956f4eb2adf..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/section-names.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H
-#define __LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H
-
-#define HEAD_TEXT_SECTION .head.text
-
-#endif /* !__LINUX_SECTION_NAMES_H */
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index d3a50967c337..fed6dc31b0da 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -809,14 +809,6 @@ config KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
 	   you wait for kallsyms to be fixed.
 
 
-config STRIP_ASM_SYMS
-	bool "Strip assembler-generated symbols during link"
-	default n
-	help
-	  Strip internal assembler-generated symbols during a link (symbols
-	  that look like '.Lxxx') so they don't pollute the output of
-	  get_wchan() and suchlike.
-
 config HOTPLUG
 	bool "Support for hot-pluggable devices" if EMBEDDED
 	default y
@@ -998,6 +990,14 @@ config SLUB_DEBUG
 	  SLUB sysfs support. /sys/slab will not exist and there will be
 	  no support for cache validation etc.
 
+config STRIP_ASM_SYMS
+	bool "Strip assembler-generated symbols during link"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Strip internal assembler-generated symbols during a link (symbols
+	  that look like '.Lxxx') so they don't pollute the output of
+	  get_wchan() and suchlike.
+
 config COMPAT_BRK
 	bool "Disable heap randomization"
 	default y
diff --git a/kernel/kallsyms.c b/kernel/kallsyms.c
index 374faf9bfdc7..3a29dbe7898e 100644
--- a/kernel/kallsyms.c
+++ b/kernel/kallsyms.c
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@
 #define all_var 0
 #endif
 
-/* These will be re-linked against their real values during the second link stage */
+/*
+ * These will be re-linked against their real values
+ * during the second link stage.
+ */
 extern const unsigned long kallsyms_addresses[] __attribute__((weak));
 extern const u8 kallsyms_names[] __attribute__((weak));
 
-/* tell the compiler that the count isn't in the small data section if the arch
- * has one (eg: FRV)
+/*
+ * Tell the compiler that the count isn't in the small data section if the arch
+ * has one (eg: FRV).
  */
 extern const unsigned long kallsyms_num_syms
 __attribute__((weak, section(".rodata")));
@@ -75,31 +79,37 @@ static int is_ksym_addr(unsigned long addr)
 	return is_kernel_text(addr) || is_kernel_inittext(addr);
 }
 
-/* expand a compressed symbol data into the resulting uncompressed string,
-   given the offset to where the symbol is in the compressed stream */
+/*
+ * Expand a compressed symbol data into the resulting uncompressed string,
+ * given the offset to where the symbol is in the compressed stream.
+ */
 static unsigned int kallsyms_expand_symbol(unsigned int off, char *result)
 {
 	int len, skipped_first = 0;
 	const u8 *tptr, *data;
 
-	/* get the compressed symbol length from the first symbol byte */
+	/* Get the compressed symbol length from the first symbol byte. */
 	data = &kallsyms_names[off];
 	len = *data;
 	data++;
 
-	/* update the offset to return the offset for the next symbol on
-	 * the compressed stream */
+	/*
+	 * Update the offset to return the offset for the next symbol on
+	 * the compressed stream.
+	 */
 	off += len + 1;
 
-	/* for every byte on the compressed symbol data, copy the table
-	   entry for that byte */
-	while(len) {
-		tptr = &kallsyms_token_table[ kallsyms_token_index[*data] ];
+	/*
+	 * For every byte on the compressed symbol data, copy the table
+	 * entry for that byte.
+	 */
+	while (len) {
+		tptr = &kallsyms_token_table[kallsyms_token_index[*data]];
 		data++;
 		len--;
 
 		while (*tptr) {
-			if(skipped_first) {
+			if (skipped_first) {
 				*result = *tptr;
 				result++;
 			} else
@@ -110,36 +120,46 @@ static unsigned int kallsyms_expand_symbol(unsigned int off, char *result)
 
 	*result = '\0';
 
-	/* return to offset to the next symbol */
+	/* Return to offset to the next symbol. */
 	return off;
 }
 
-/* get symbol type information. This is encoded as a single char at the
- * begining of the symbol name */
+/*
+ * Get symbol type information. This is encoded as a single char at the
+ * beginning of the symbol name.
+ */
 static char kallsyms_get_symbol_type(unsigned int off)
 {
-	/* get just the first code, look it up in the token table, and return the
-	 * first char from this token */
-	return kallsyms_token_table[ kallsyms_token_index[ kallsyms_names[off+1] ] ];
+	/*
+	 * Get just the first code, look it up in the token table,
+	 * and return the first char from this token.
+	 */
+	return kallsyms_token_table[kallsyms_token_index[kallsyms_names[off + 1]]];
 }
 
 
-/* find the offset on the compressed stream given and index in the
- * kallsyms array */
+/*
+ * Find the offset on the compressed stream given and index in the
+ * kallsyms array.
+ */
 static unsigned int get_symbol_offset(unsigned long pos)
 {
 	const u8 *name;
 	int i;
 
-	/* use the closest marker we have. We have markers every 256 positions,
-	 * so that should be close enough */
-	name = &kallsyms_names[ kallsyms_markers[pos>>8] ];
+	/*
+	 * Use the closest marker we have. We have markers every 256 positions,
+	 * so that should be close enough.
+	 */
+	name = &kallsyms_names[kallsyms_markers[pos >> 8]];
 
-	/* sequentially scan all the symbols up to the point we're searching for.
-	 * Every symbol is stored in a [<len>][<len> bytes of data] format, so we
-	 * just need to add the len to the current pointer for every symbol we
-	 * wish to skip */
-	for(i = 0; i < (pos&0xFF); i++)
+	/*
+	 * Sequentially scan all the symbols up to the point we're searching
+	 * for. Every symbol is stored in a [<len>][<len> bytes of data] format,
+	 * so we just need to add the len to the current pointer for every
+	 * symbol we wish to skip.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < (pos & 0xFF); i++)
 		name = name + (*name) + 1;
 
 	return name - kallsyms_names;
@@ -190,7 +210,7 @@ static unsigned long get_symbol_pos(unsigned long addr,
 	/* This kernel should never had been booted. */
 	BUG_ON(!kallsyms_addresses);
 
-	/* do a binary search on the sorted kallsyms_addresses array */
+	/* Do a binary search on the sorted kallsyms_address