powerpc: No need to use dot symbols when branching to a function

binutils is smart enough to know that a branch to a function
descriptor is actually a branch to the functions text address.

Alan tells me that binutils has been doing this for 9 years.

Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@samba.org>

26 files changed, 271 insertions, 271 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/util.S b/arch/powerpc/boot/util.S
index 6636b1d7821b..243b8497d58b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/util.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/util.S
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ udelay:
 	mfspr	r4,SPRN_PVR
 	srwi	r4,r4,16
 	cmpwi	0,r4,1		/* 601 ? */
-	bne	.udelay_not_601
+	bne	.Ludelay_not_601
 00:	li	r0,86	/* Instructions / microsecond? */
 	mtctr	r0
 10:	addi	r0,r0,0 /* NOP */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ udelay:
 	bne	00b
 	blr
 
-.udelay_not_601:
+.Ludelay_not_601:
 	mulli	r4,r3,1000	/* nanoseconds */
 	/*  Change r4 to be the number of ticks using:
 	 *	(nanoseconds + (timebase_period_ns - 1 )) / timebase_period_ns
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/context_tracking.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/context_tracking.h
index b6f5a33b8ee2..40014921ffff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/context_tracking.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/context_tracking.h
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_CONTEXT_TRACKING_H
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING
-#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	.schedule_user
+#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	schedule_user
 #else
-#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	.schedule
+#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	schedule
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64e.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64e.h
index a563d9afd179..a8b52b61043f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64e.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64e.h
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ exc_##label##_book3e:
 	mtlr	r16;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_D(name)						    \
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_DSTATS+name;				    \
-	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_I(name)						    \
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_ISTATS+name;				    \
-	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_X(name)						    \
 	ld	r8,PACA_EXTLB+EX_TLB_ESR(r13);				    \
 	cmpdi	cr2,r8,-1;						    \
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ exc_##label##_book3e:
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_DSTATS+name;				    \
 	b	62f;							    \
 61:	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_ISTATS+name;				    \
-62:	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+62:	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_SAVE_INFO					    \
 	std	r14,EX_TLB_ESR(r12);	/* save ESR */
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_SAVE_INFO_BOLTED					    \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index aeaa56cd9b54..8f35cd7d59cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ label##_relon_hv:							\
 #define DISABLE_INTS	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r10,r11)
 
 #define ADD_NVGPRS				\
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 
 #define RUNLATCH_ON				\
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION				\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
index f51a5580bfd0..f62c056e75bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
  * have to call a C function so call a wrapper that saves all the
  * C-clobbered registers.
  */
-#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(.trace_hardirqs_on)
-#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(.trace_hardirqs_off)
+#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_on)
+#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_off)
 
 /*
  * This is used by assembly code to soft-disable interrupts first and
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index 6586a40a46ce..3128ba3ba7a0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ BEGIN_FW_FTR_SECTION;							\
 	LDX_BE	r10,0,r10;		/* get log write index */	\
 	cmpd	cr1,r11,r10;						\
 	beq+	cr1,33f;						\
-	bl	.accumulate_stolen_time;				\
+	bl	accumulate_stolen_time;				\
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1);						\
 	andi.	r10,r12,MSR_PR;		/* Restore cr0 (coming from user) */ \
 33:									\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
index cc2d8962e090..4f1393d20079 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ _GLOBAL(setup_altivec_idle)
 _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e6500)
 	mflr	r6
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	bl	.setup_altivec_ivors
+	bl	setup_altivec_ivors
 	/* Touch IVOR42 only if the CPU supports E.HV category */
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_lrat_ivor
+	bl	setup_lrat_ivor
 1:
 #endif
 	bl	setup_pw20_idle
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
 _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e6500)
 	mflr	r5
-	bl	.setup_altivec_ivors
+	bl	setup_altivec_ivors
 	/* Touch IVOR42 only if the CPU supports E.HV category */
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_lrat_ivor
+	bl	setup_lrat_ivor
 1:
-	bl	.setup_pw20_idle
-	bl	.setup_altivec_idle
+	bl	setup_pw20_idle
+	bl	setup_altivec_idle
 	bl	__restore_cpu_e5500
 	mtlr	r5
 	blr
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e5500)
 	mflr	r4
 	bl	__e500_icache_setup
 	bl	__e500_dcache_setup
-	bl	.__setup_base_ivors
-	bl	.setup_perfmon_ivor
-	bl	.setup_doorbell_ivors
+	bl	__setup_base_ivors
+	bl	setup_perfmon_ivor
+	bl	setup_doorbell_ivors
 	/*
 	 * We only want to touch IVOR38-41 if we're running on hardware
 	 * that supports category E.HV.  The architectural way to determine
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e5500)
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_ehv_ivors
+	bl	setup_ehv_ivors
 1:
 	mtlr	r4
 	blr
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 	mflr	r5
 	bl	__e500_icache_setup
 	bl	__e500_dcache_setup
-	bl	.__setup_base_ivors
-	bl	.setup_perfmon_ivor
-	bl	.setup_doorbell_ivors
+	bl	__setup_base_ivors
+	bl	setup_perfmon_ivor
+	bl	setup_doorbell_ivors
 	/*
 	 * We only want to touch IVOR38-41 if we're running on hardware
 	 * that supports category E.HV.  The architectural way to determine
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_ehv_ivors
+	bl	setup_ehv_ivors
 	b	2f
 1:
 	ld	r10,CPU_SPEC_FEATURES(r4)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 662c6dd98072..b629198b072c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ BEGIN_FW_FTR_SECTION
 	LDX_BE	r10,0,r10		/* get log write index */
 	cmpd	cr1,r11,r10
 	beq+	cr1,33f
-	bl	.accumulate_stolen_time
+	bl	accumulate_stolen_time
 	REST_GPR(0,r1)
 	REST_4GPRS(3,r1)
 	REST_2GPRS(7,r1)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ END_FW_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)
 	std	r10,SOFTE(r1)
 
 #ifdef SHOW_SYSCALLS
-	bl	.do_show_syscall
+	bl	do_show_syscall
 	REST_GPR(0,r1)
 	REST_4GPRS(3,r1)
 	REST_2GPRS(7,r1)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ system_call:			/* label this so stack traces look sane */
 syscall_exit:
 	std	r3,RESULT(r1)
 #ifdef SHOW_SYSCALLS
-	bl	.do_show_syscall_exit
+	bl	do_show_syscall_exit
 	ld	r3,RESULT(r1)
 #endif
 	CURRENT_THREAD_INFO(r12, r1)
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ syscall_error:
 	
 /* Traced system call support */
 syscall_dotrace:
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_syscall_trace_enter
+	bl	do_syscall_trace_enter
 	/*
 	 * Restore argument registers possibly just changed.
 	 * We use the return value of do_syscall_trace_enter
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 4:	/* Anything else left to do? */
 	SET_DEFAULT_THREAD_PPR(r3, r10)		/* Set thread.ppr = 3 */
 	andi.	r0,r9,(_TIF_SYSCALL_T_OR_A|_TIF_SINGLESTEP)
-	beq	.ret_from_except_lite
+	beq	ret_from_except_lite
 
 	/* Re-enable interrupts */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
@@ -319,10 +319,10 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 	mtmsrd	r10,1
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E */
 
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_syscall_trace_leave
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	do_syscall_trace_leave
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Save non-volatile GPRs, if not already saved. */
 _GLOBAL(save_nvgprs)
@@ -345,38 +345,38 @@ _GLOBAL(save_nvgprs)
  */
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_fork)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_fork
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_fork
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_vfork)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_vfork
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_vfork
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_clone)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_clone
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_clone
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc32_swapcontext)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.compat_sys_swapcontext
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	compat_sys_swapcontext
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc64_swapcontext)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_swapcontext
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_swapcontext
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_fork)
-	bl	.schedule_tail
+	bl	schedule_tail
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	li	r3,0
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
-	bl	.schedule_tail
+	bl	schedule_tail
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	ld	r14, 0(r14)
 	mtlr	r14
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_DSCR)
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_except)
 	ld	r11,_TRAP(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r11,1
-	bne	.ret_from_except_lite
+	bne	ret_from_except_lite
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
@@ -661,23 +661,23 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
 #endif
 1:	andi.	r0,r4,_TIF_NEED_RESCHED
 	beq	2f
-	bl	.restore_interrupts
+	bl	restore_interrupts
 	SCHEDULE_USER
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
 2:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 	andi.	r0,r4,_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK & ~_TIF_RESTORE_TM
 	bne	3f		/* only restore TM if nothing else to do */
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.restore_tm_state
+	bl	restore_tm_state
 	b	restore
 3:
 #endif
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.restore_interrupts
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	restore_interrupts
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_notify_resume
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	do_notify_resume
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 resume_kernel:
 	/* check current_thread_info, _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE */
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ resume_kernel:
 	 * sure we are soft-disabled first and reconcile irq state.
 	 */
 	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r3,r4)
-1:	bl	.preempt_schedule_irq
+1:	bl	preempt_schedule_irq
 
 	/* Re-test flags and eventually loop */
 	CURRENT_THREAD_INFO(r9, r1)
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ restore_no_replay:
 	 */
 do_restore:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
-	b	.exception_return_book3e
+	b	exception_return_book3e
 #else
 	/*
 	 * Clear the reservation. If we know the CPU tracks the address of
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 	 *
 	 * Still, this might be useful for things like hash_page
 	 */
-	bl	.__check_irq_replay
+	bl	__check_irq_replay
 	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0
  	beq	restore_no_replay
  
@@ -928,13 +928,13 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0x500
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
- 	bl	.do_IRQ
-	b	.ret_from_except
+ 	bl	do_IRQ
+	b	ret_from_except
 1:	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0x900
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
-	bl	.timer_interrupt
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	timer_interrupt
+	b	ret_from_except
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL
 1:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
@@ -948,14 +948,14 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E */
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
-	bl	.doorbell_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	doorbell_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL */
-1:	b	.ret_from_except /* What else to do here ? */
+1:	b	ret_from_except /* What else to do here ? */
  
 unrecov_restore:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	unrecov_restore
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_RTAS
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_graph_caller)
 	ld	r11, 112(r1)
 	addi	r3, r11, 16
 
-	bl	.prepare_ftrace_return
+	bl	prepare_ftrace_return
 	nop
 
 	ld	r0, 128(r1)
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ _GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
 	mr	r31, r1
 	stdu	r1, -112(r1)
 
-	bl	.ftrace_return_to_handler
+	bl	ftrace_return_to_handler
 	nop
 
 	/* return value has real return address */
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ _GLOBAL(mod_return_to_handler)
 	 */
 	ld	r2, PACATOC(r13)
 
-	bl	.ftrace_return_to_handler
+	bl	ftrace_return_to_handler
 	nop
 
 	/* return value has real return address */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
index c1bee3ce9d1f..5e37338c2e5c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ exc_##n##_bad_stack:							    \
 	CHECK_NAPPING();						\
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;				\
 	bl	hdlr;							\
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite;
+	b	ret_from_except_lite;
 
 /* This value is used to mark exception frames on the stack. */
 	.section	".toc","aw"
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x100, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_CRITICAL,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x100)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /* Machine Check Interrupt */
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	MC_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x000, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_MACHINE_CHECK,
 			    PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_MC(0x000)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.machine_check_exception
+	bl	machine_check_exception
 	b	ret_from_mc_except
 
 /* Data Storage Interrupt */
@@ -612,9 +612,9 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	std	r14,_DSISR(r1)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.program_check_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	program_check_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Floating Point Unavailable Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(fp_unavailable);
@@ -625,13 +625,13 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r12,MSR_PR;
 	beq-	1f
-	bl	.load_up_fpu
+	bl	load_up_fpu
 	b	fast_exception_return
 1:	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Altivec Unavailable Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(altivec_unavailable);
@@ -644,16 +644,16 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r12,MSR_PR;
 	beq-	1f
-	bl	.load_up_altivec
+	bl	load_up_altivec
 	b	fast_exception_return
 1:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #endif
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.altivec_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	altivec_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* AltiVec Assist */
 	START_EXCEPTION(altivec_assist);
@@ -662,16 +662,16 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 				PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x220)
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	bl	.altivec_assist_exception
+	bl	altivec_assist_exception
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #else
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 #endif
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 
 /* Decrementer Interrupt */
@@ -687,14 +687,14 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x9f0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_WATCHDOG,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x9f0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT
-	bl	.WatchdogException
+	bl	WatchdogException
 #else
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 #endif
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 				PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xf20)
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Debug exception as a critical interrupt*/
 	START_EXCEPTION(debug_crit);
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	mr	r4,r14
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXCRIT+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXCRIT+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.DebugException
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	DebugException
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 kernel_dbg_exc:
 	b	.	/* NYI */
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	mr	r4,r14
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXDBG+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXDBG+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.DebugException
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	DebugException
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	START_EXCEPTION(perfmon);
 	NORMAL_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x260, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR,
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	INTS_DISABLE
 	CHECK_NAPPING()
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.performance_monitor_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
+	bl	performance_monitor_exception
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
 
 /* Doorbell interrupt */
 	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION(0x280, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL,
@@ -862,11 +862,11 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x2a0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL_CRITICAL,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x2a0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /*
@@ -878,21 +878,21 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x2c0)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Guest Doorbell critical Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(guest_doorbell_crit);
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x2e0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_GUEST_DBELL_CRIT,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x2e0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /* Hypervisor call */
@@ -901,10 +901,10 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x310)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Embedded Hypervisor priviledged  */
 	START_EXCEPTION(ehpriv);
@@ -912,10 +912,10 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x320)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* LRAT Error interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(lrat_error);
@@ -1014,16 +1014,16 @@ storage_fault_common:
 	mr	r5,r15
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.do_page_fault
+	bl	do_page_fault
 	cmpdi	r3,0
 	bne-	1f
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
-1:	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
+1:	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r5,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r4,_DAR(r1)
-	bl	.bad_page_fault
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	bad_page_fault
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /*
  * Alignment exception doesn't fit entirely in the 0x100 bytes so it
@@ -1035,10 +1035,10 @@ alignment_more:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.alignment_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	alignment_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /*
  * We branch here from entry_64.S for the last stage of the exception
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ bad_stack_book3e:
 	std	r12,0(r11)
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_bad_stack
+	bl	kernel_bad_stack
 	b	1b
 
 /*
@@ -1521,13 +1521,13 @@ _GLOBAL(start_initialization_book3e)
 	 * and always use AS 0, so we just set it up to match our link
 	 * address and never use 0 based addresses.
 	 */
-	bl	.initial_tlb_book3e
+	bl	initial_tlb_book3e
 
 	/* Init global core bits */
-	bl	.init_core_book3e
+	bl	init_core_book3e
 
 	/* Init per-thread bits */
-	bl	.init_thread_book3e
+	bl	init_thread_book3e
 
 	/* Return to common init code */
 	tovirt(r28,r28)
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ _GLOBAL(start_initialization_book3e)
  */
 _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init_tlb_set)
 	li	r4,1
-	b	.generic_secondary_smp_init
+	b	generic_secondary_smp_init
 
 _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init)
 	mflr	r28
@@ -1558,18 +1558,18 @@ _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init)
 	bne	2f
 
 	/* Setup TLB for this core */
-	bl	.initial_tlb_book3e
+	bl	initial_tlb_book3e
 
 	/* We can return from the above running at a different
 	 * address, so recalculate r2 (TOC)
 	 */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 
 	/* Init global core bits */
-2:	bl	.init_core_book3e
+2:	bl	init_core_book3e
 
 	/* Init per-thread bits */
-3:	bl	.init_thread_book3e
+3:	bl	init_thread_book3e
 
 	/* Return to common init code at proper virtual address.
 	 *
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 3afd3915921a..28391e048120 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 #endif
 
 	beq	cr1,2f
-	b	.power7_wakeup_noloss
-2:	b	.power7_wakeup_loss
+	b	power7_wakeup_noloss
+2:	b	power7_wakeup_loss
 
 	/* Fast Sleep wakeup on PowerNV */
 8:	GET_PACA(r13)
-	b 	.power7_wakeup_tb_loss
+	b 	power7_wakeup_tb_loss
 
 9:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ data_access_slb_pSeries:
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	/*
 	 * We can't just use a direct branch to .slb_miss_realmode
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ instruction_access_slb_pSeries:
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	mfctr	r11
 	ld	r10,PACAKBASE(r13)
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ data_access_slb_relon_pSeries:
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_DAR
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	/*
 	 * We can't just use a direct branch to .slb_miss_realmode
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ instruction_access_slb_relon_pSeries:
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_SRR0		/* SRR0 is faulting address */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	mfctr	r11
 	ld	r10,PACAKBASE(r13)
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ system_call_entry:
 	b	system_call_common
 
 ppc64_runlatch_on_trampoline:
-	b	.__ppc64_runlatch_on
+	b	__ppc64_runlatch_on
 
 /*
  * Here we have detected that the kernel stack pointer is bad.
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	std	r12,RESULT(r1)
 	std	r11,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD-16(r1)
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_bad_stack
+	bl	kernel_bad_stack
 	b	1b
 
 /*
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ data_access_common:
 	ld	r3,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DAR(r13)
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	li	r5,0x300
-	b	.do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
+	b	do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
 
 	.align  7
 	.globl  h_data_storage_common
@@ -1056,11 +1056,11 @@ h_data_storage_common:
 	mfspr   r10,SPRN_HDSISR
 	stw     r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0xe00, PACA_EXGEN)
-	bl      .save_nvgprs
+	bl      save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi    r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl      .unknown_exception
-	b       .ret_from_except
+	bl      unknown_exception
+	b       ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl instruction_access_common
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ instruction_access_common:
 	ld	r3,_NIP(r1)
 	andis.	r4,r12,0x5820
 	li	r5,0x400
-	b	.do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
+	b	do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
 
 	STD_EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xe20, h_instr_storage, .unknown_exception)
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ slb_miss_user_common:
 	stw	r9,PACA_EXGEN+EX_CCR(r13)
 	std	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_LR(r13)
 	std	r11,PACA_EXGEN+EX_SRR0(r13)
-	bl	.slb_allocate_user
+	bl	slb_allocate_user
 
 	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_LR(r13)
 	ld	r3,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R3(r13)
@@ -1131,9 +1131,9 @@ slb_miss_fault:
 unrecov_user_slb:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x4200, PACA_EXGEN)
 	DISABLE_INTS
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	1b
 
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
@@ -1158,10 +1158,10 @@ machine_check_common:
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	std	r3,_DAR(r1)
 	std	r4,_DSISR(r1)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.machine_check_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	machine_check_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl alignment_common
@@ -1175,31 +1175,31 @@ alignment_common:
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	std	r3,_DAR(r1)
 	std	r4,_DSISR(r1)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.alignment_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	alignment_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl program_check_common
 program_check_common:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x700, PACA_EXGEN)
-	bl