Merge tag 'kbuild-v4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild

Pull Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:

 - improve fixdep to coalesce consecutive slashes in dep-files

 - fix some issues of the maintainer string generation in deb-pkg script

 - remove unused CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX and clean-up
   several tools and linker scripts

 - clean-up modpost

 - allow to enable the dead code/data elimination for PowerPC in EXPERT
   mode

 - improve two coccinelle scripts for better performance

 - pass endianness and machine size flags to sparse for all architecture

 - misc fixes

* tag 'kbuild-v4.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: (25 commits)
  kbuild: add machine size to CHECKFLAGS
  kbuild: add endianness flag to CHEKCFLAGS
  kbuild: $(CHECK) doesnt need NOSTDINC_FLAGS twice
  scripts: Fixed printf format mismatch
  scripts/tags.sh: use `find` for $ALLSOURCE_ARCHS generation
  coccinelle: deref_null: improve performance
  coccinelle: mini_lock: improve performance
  powerpc: Allow LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be selected
  kbuild: Allow LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION to be selectable if enabled
  kbuild: LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION no -ffunction-sections/-fdata-sections for module build
  kbuild: Fix asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h for LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
  modpost: constify *modname function argument where possible
  modpost: remove redundant is_vmlinux() test
  modpost: use strstarts() helper more widely
  modpost: pass struct elf_info pointer to get_modinfo()
  checkpatch: remove VMLINUX_SYMBOL() check
  vmlinux.lds.h: remove no-op macro VMLINUX_SYMBOL()
  kbuild: remove CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
  export.h: remove code for prefixing symbols with underscore
  depmod.sh: remove symbol prefix support
  ...

33 files changed, 349 insertions, 443 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 554dcaddbce4..0d5cdaa72d5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -802,13 +802,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-inline-functions-called-once)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-ffunction-sections,)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fdata-sections,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL	+= $(call cc-option,-ffunction-sections,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL	+= $(call cc-option,-fdata-sections,)
 endif
 
 # arch Makefile may override CC so keep this after arch Makefile is included
 NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(call shell-cached,$(CC) -print-file-name=include)
-CHECKFLAGS     += $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS)
 
 # warn about C99 declaration after statement
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
@@ -878,6 +877,12 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= $(call ld-option, -X,)
 endif
 
+# insure the checker run with the right endianness
+CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),-mbig-endian,-mlittle-endian)
+
+# the checker needs the correct machine size
+CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),-m64,-m32)
+
 # Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
 # KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the command line or
 # set in the environment
@@ -1763,7 +1768,7 @@ quiet_cmd_rmfiles = $(if $(wildcard $(rm-files)),CLEAN   $(wildcard $(rm-files))
 # Run depmod only if we have System.map and depmod is executable
 quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD  $(KERNELRELEASE)
       cmd_depmod = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/depmod.sh $(DEPMOD) \
-                   $(KERNELRELEASE) "$(patsubst y,_,$(CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX))"
+                   $(KERNELRELEASE)
 
 # Create temporary dir for module support files
 # clean it up only when building all modules
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index b695a3e3e922..8a7f7e1f2ca7 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -597,21 +597,6 @@ config CC_STACKPROTECTOR_AUTO
 
 endchoice
 
-config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
-	bool
-	help
-	  Select this if the architecture wants to do dead code and
-	  data elimination with the linker by compiling with
-	  -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections and linking with
-	  --gc-sections.
-
-	  This requires that the arch annotates or otherwise protects
-	  its external entry points from being discarded. Linker scripts
-	  must also merge .text.*, .data.*, and .bss.* correctly into
-	  output sections. Care must be taken not to pull in unrelated
-	  sections (e.g., '.text.init'). Typically '.' in section names
-	  is used to distinguish them from label names / C identifiers.
-
 config HAVE_ARCH_WITHIN_STACK_FRAMES
 	bool
 	help
@@ -687,12 +672,6 @@ config MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	  Modules only use ELF REL relocations.  Modules with ELF RELA
 	  relocations will give an error.
 
-config HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-	bool
-	help
-	  Some architectures generate an _ in front of C symbols; things like
-	  module loading and assembly files need to know about this.
-
 config HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/alpha/Makefile b/arch/alpha/Makefile
index 2cc3cc519c54..c5ec8c09c0c6 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 NM := $(NM) -B
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -static -N #-relax
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__alpha__ -m64
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__alpha__
 cflags-y	:= -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8
 cflags-y	+= $(call cc-option, -fno-jump-tables)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index e4e537f27339..f32a5468d79f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ endif
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(CFLAGS_ISA) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,)) -msoft-float -Uarm
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(AFLAGS_ISA) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -include asm/unified.h -msoft-float
 
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__arm__ -m32
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__arm__
 
 #Default value
 head-y		:= arch/arm/kernel/head$(MMUEXT).o
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 87f7d2f9f17c..3c353b4715dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ LDFLAGS		+= -maarch64linux
 UTS_MACHINE	:= aarch64
 endif
 
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__aarch64__ -m64
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__aarch64__
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_MODULE_PLTS),y)
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE	+= -T $(srctree)/arch/arm64/kernel/module.lds
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 2dd7f519ad0b..45f59808b842 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ READELF := $(CROSS_COMPILE)readelf
 
 export AWK
 
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -m64 -D__ia64=1 -D__ia64__=1 -D_LP64 -D__LP64__
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__ia64=1 -D__ia64__=1 -D_LP64 -D__LP64__
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= --strip-all
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -static
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 5e9fce076ab6..e2122cca4ae2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
 CHECKFLAGS += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -dM -E -x c /dev/null | \
 	egrep -vw '__GNUC_(|MINOR_|PATCHLEVEL_)_' | \
 	sed -e "s/^\#define /-D'/" -e "s/ /'='/" -e "s/$$/'/" -e 's/\$$/&&/g')
-ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-CHECKFLAGS		+= -m64
-endif
 endif
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS		+= --remove-section=.reginfo
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
index cf8802962864..89076a66eee2 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=
 LIBGCC 		:= $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name)
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -pipe -ffixed-r10 -D__linux__
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_OPENRISC_HAVE_INST_MUL),y)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mhard-mul)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
index 34ac503e28ad..714284ea6cc2 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ KBUILD_IMAGE := vmlinuz
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := default_defconfig
 
 NM		= sh $(srctree)/arch/parisc/nm
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__hppa__=1 -mbig-endian
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__hppa__=1
 LIBGCC		= $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name)
 export LIBGCC
 
 ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 UTS_MACHINE	:= parisc64
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__LP64__=1 -m64
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__LP64__=1
 CC_ARCHES	= hppa64
 LD_BFD		:= elf64-hppa-linux
 else # 32-bit
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index f674006dea2f..9c0ee1859323 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
+	select HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 	select HAVE_LIVEPATCH			if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b8d82678f8b4..dd10e6f1d1b7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 */
 	.text BLOCK(0) : AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_LD_HEAD_STUB_CATCH
-		*(.linker_stub_catch);
+		KEEP(*(.linker_stub_catch));
 		. = . ;
 #endif
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();
 #endif
 		/* careful! __ftr_alt_* sections need to be close to .text */
-		*(.text.hot .text .text.fixup .text.unlikely .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
+		*(.text.hot TEXT_MAIN .text.fixup .text.unlikely .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		CPUIDLE_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	.init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		INIT_DATA
 		__vtop_table_begin = .;
-		*(.vtop_fixup);
+		KEEP(*(.vtop_fixup));
 		__vtop_table_end = .;
 		__ptov_table_begin = .;
-		*(.ptov_fixup);
+		KEEP(*(.ptov_fixup));
 		__ptov_table_end = .;
 	}
 
@@ -208,26 +208,26 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__ftr_fixup : AT(ADDR(__ftr_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ftr_fixup = .;
-		*(__ftr_fixup)
+		KEEP(*(__ftr_fixup))
 		__stop___ftr_fixup = .;
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__mmu_ftr_fixup : AT(ADDR(__mmu_ftr_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___mmu_ftr_fixup = .;
-		*(__mmu_ftr_fixup)
+		KEEP(*(__mmu_ftr_fixup))
 		__stop___mmu_ftr_fixup = .;
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__lwsync_fixup : AT(ADDR(__lwsync_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___lwsync_fixup = .;
-		*(__lwsync_fixup)
+		KEEP(*(__lwsync_fixup))
 		__stop___lwsync_fixup = .;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__fw_ftr_fixup : AT(ADDR(__fw_ftr_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___fw_ftr_fixup = .;
-		*(__fw_ftr_fixup)
+		KEEP(*(__fw_ftr_fixup))
 		__stop___fw_ftr_fixup = .;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	.machine.desc : AT(ADDR(.machine.desc) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__machine_desc_start = . ;
-		*(.machine.desc)
+		KEEP(*(.machine.desc))
 		__machine_desc_end = . ;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		DATA_DATA
 		*(.data.rel*)
-		*(.sdata)
+		*(SDATA_MAIN)
 		*(.sdata2)
 		*(.got.plt) *(.got)
 		*(.plt)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.opd : AT(ADDR(.opd) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start_opd = .;
-		*(.opd)
+		KEEP(*(.opd))
 		__end_opd = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index c79936d02f7b..68a690442be0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -m64
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m64
 UTS_MACHINE	:= s390x
 STACK_SIZE	:= 16384
-CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__s390__ -D__s390x__ -mbig-endian
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__s390__ -D__s390x__
 
 export LD_BFD
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
index edac927e4952..966a13d2b127 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ else
 # sparc64
 #
 
-CHECKFLAGS    += -D__sparc__ -D__sparc_v9__ -D__arch64__ -m64
+CHECKFLAGS    += -D__sparc__ -D__sparc_v9__ -D__arch64__
 LDFLAGS       := -m elf64_sparc
 export BITS   := 64
 UTS_MACHINE   := sparc64
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 60135cbd905c..f0a6ea22429d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
 else
         BITS := 64
         UTS_MACHINE := x86_64
-        CHECKFLAGS += -D__x86_64__ -m64
+        CHECKFLAGS += -D__x86_64__
 
         biarch := -m64
         KBUILD_AFLAGS += -m64
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
index 719db1968d81..68efb950a918 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
@@ -19,42 +19,32 @@
 #define KCRC_ALIGN 4
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define KSYM(name) _##name
-#else
-#define KSYM(name) name
-#endif
-
 /*
  * note on .section use: @progbits vs %progbits nastiness doesn't matter,
  * since we immediately emit into those sections anyway.
  */
 .macro ___EXPORT_SYMBOL name,val,sec
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	.globl KSYM(__ksymtab_\name)
+	.globl __ksymtab_\name
 	.section ___ksymtab\sec+\name,"a"
 	.balign KSYM_ALIGN
-KSYM(__ksymtab_\name):
-	__put \val, KSYM(__kstrtab_\name)
+__ksymtab_\name:
+	__put \val, __kstrtab_\name
 	.previous
 	.section __ksymtab_strings,"a"
-KSYM(__kstrtab_\name):
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-	.asciz "_\name"
-#else
+__kstrtab_\name:
 	.asciz "\name"
-#endif
 	.previous
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	.section ___kcrctab\sec+\name,"a"
 	.balign KCRC_ALIGN
-KSYM(__kcrctab_\name):
+__kcrctab_\name:
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS)
-	.long KSYM(__crc_\name) - .
+	.long __crc_\name - .
 #else
-	.long KSYM(__crc_\name)
+	.long __crc_\name
 #endif
-	.weak KSYM(__crc_\name)
+	.weak __crc_\name
 	.previous
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -84,12 +74,12 @@ KSYM(__kcrctab_\name):
 #endif
 
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(name)					\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM_FUNC(KSYM(name)),)
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM_FUNC(name),)
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(name) 				\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM_FUNC(KSYM(name)), _gpl)
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM_FUNC(name), _gpl)
 #define EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL(name)				\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM(name),)
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, name,)
 #define EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL_GPL(name)				\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, KSYM(name),_gpl)
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(name, name,_gpl)
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index af240573e482..e373e2e10f6a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -64,15 +64,24 @@
  * generates .data.identifier sections, which need to be pulled in with
  * .data. We don't want to pull in .data..other sections, which Linux
  * has defined. Same for text and bss.
+ *
+ * RODATA_MAIN is not used because existing code already defines .rodata.x
+ * sections to be brought in with rodata.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 #define TEXT_MAIN .text .text.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
 #define DATA_MAIN .data .data.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
+#define SDATA_MAIN .sdata .sdata.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
+#define RODATA_MAIN .rodata .rodata.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
 #define BSS_MAIN .bss .bss.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
+#define SBSS_MAIN .sbss .sbss.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*
 #else
 #define TEXT_MAIN .text
 #define DATA_MAIN .data
+#define SDATA_MAIN .sdata
+#define RODATA_MAIN .rodata
 #define BSS_MAIN .bss
+#define SBSS_MAIN .sbss
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -104,66 +113,66 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 #define MCOUNT_REC()	. = ALIGN(8);				\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_mcount_loc) = .; \
-			*(__mcount_loc)				\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_mcount_loc) = .;
+			__start_mcount_loc = .;			\
+			KEEP(*(__mcount_loc))			\
+			__stop_mcount_loc = .;
 #else
 #define MCOUNT_REC()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-#define LIKELY_PROFILE()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_annotated_branch_profile) = .; \
-				*(_ftrace_annotated_branch)			      \
-				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_annotated_branch_profile) = .;
+#define LIKELY_PROFILE()	__start_annotated_branch_profile = .;	\
+				KEEP(*(_ftrace_annotated_branch))	\
+				__stop_annotated_branch_profile = .;
 #else
 #define LIKELY_PROFILE()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
-#define BRANCH_PROFILE()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_branch_profile) = .;   \
-				*(_ftrace_branch)			      \
-				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_branch_profile) = .;
+#define BRANCH_PROFILE()	__start_branch_profile = .;		\
+				KEEP(*(_ftrace_branch))			\
+				__stop_branch_profile = .;
 #else
 #define BRANCH_PROFILE()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
 #define KPROBE_BLACKLIST()	. = ALIGN(8);				      \
-				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_kprobe_blacklist) = .; \
+				__start_kprobe_blacklist = .;		      \
 				KEEP(*(_kprobe_blacklist))		      \
-				VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_kprobe_blacklist) = .;
+				__stop_kprobe_blacklist = .;
 #else
 #define KPROBE_BLACKLIST()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION
 #define ERROR_INJECT_WHITELIST()	STRUCT_ALIGN();			      \
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_error_injection_whitelist) = .;\
+			__start_error_injection_whitelist = .;		      \
 			KEEP(*(_error_injection_whitelist))		      \
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_error_injection_whitelist) = .;
+			__stop_error_injection_whitelist = .;
 #else
 #define ERROR_INJECT_WHITELIST()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING
 #define FTRACE_EVENTS()	. = ALIGN(8);					\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_ftrace_events) = .;	\
+			__start_ftrace_events = .;			\
 			KEEP(*(_ftrace_events))				\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_ftrace_events) = .;	\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_ftrace_eval_maps) = .;	\
+			__stop_ftrace_events = .;			\
+			__start_ftrace_eval_maps = .;			\
 			KEEP(*(_ftrace_eval_map))			\
-			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_ftrace_eval_maps) = .;
+			__stop_ftrace_eval_maps = .;
 #else
 #define FTRACE_EVENTS()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
-#define TRACE_PRINTKS() VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___trace_bprintk_fmt) = .;      \
+#define TRACE_PRINTKS()	 __start___trace_bprintk_fmt = .;      \
 			 KEEP(*(__trace_printk_fmt)) /* Trace_printk fmt' pointer */ \
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___trace_bprintk_fmt) = .;
-#define TRACEPOINT_STR() VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___tracepoint_str) = .;	\
+			 __stop___trace_bprintk_fmt = .;
+#define TRACEPOINT_STR() __start___tracepoint_str = .;	\
 			 KEEP(*(__tracepoint_str)) /* Trace_printk fmt' pointer */ \
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___tracepoint_str) = .;
+			 __stop___tracepoint_str = .;
 #else
 #define TRACE_PRINTKS()
 #define TRACEPOINT_STR()
@@ -171,27 +180,27 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
 #define TRACE_SYSCALLS() . = ALIGN(8);					\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_syscalls_metadata) = .;	\
+			 __start_syscalls_metadata = .;			\
 			 KEEP(*(__syscalls_metadata))			\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_syscalls_metadata) = .;
+			 __stop_syscalls_metadata = .;
 #else
 #define TRACE_SYSCALLS()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_EVENTS
 #define BPF_RAW_TP() STRUCT_ALIGN();					\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start__bpf_raw_tp) = .;	\
+			 __start__bpf_raw_tp = .;			\
 			 KEEP(*(__bpf_raw_tp_map))			\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop__bpf_raw_tp) = .;
+			 __stop__bpf_raw_tp = .;
 #else
 #define BPF_RAW_TP()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_EARLYCON
 #define EARLYCON_TABLE() . = ALIGN(8);				\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__earlycon_table) = .;	\
+			 __earlycon_table = .;			\
 			 KEEP(*(__earlycon_table))		\
-			 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__earlycon_table_end) = .;
+			 __earlycon_table_end = .;
 #else
 #define EARLYCON_TABLE()
 #endif
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@
 #define _OF_TABLE_0(name)
 #define _OF_TABLE_1(name)						\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__##name##_of_table) = .;			\
+	__##name##_of_table = .;					\
 	KEEP(*(__##name##_of_table))					\
 	KEEP(*(__##name##_of_table_end))
 
@@ -217,18 +226,18 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 #define ACPI_PROBE_TABLE(name)						\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__##name##_acpi_probe_table) = .;		\
+	__##name##_acpi_probe_table = .;				\
 	KEEP(*(__##name##_acpi_probe_table))				\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__##name##_acpi_probe_table_end) = .;
+	__##name##_acpi_probe_table_end = .;
 #else
 #define ACPI_PROBE_TABLE(name)
 #endif
 
 #define KERNEL_DTB()							\
 	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__dtb_start) = .;				\
+	__dtb_start = .;						\
 	KEEP(*(.dtb.init.rodata))					\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__dtb_end) = .;
+	__dtb_end = .;
 
 /*
  * .data section
@@ -238,23 +247,23 @@
 	*(DATA_MAIN)							\
 	*(.ref.data)							\
 	*(.data..shared_aligned) /* percpu related */			\
-	MEM_KEEP(init.data)						\
-	MEM_KEEP(exit.data)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(init.data*)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(exit.data*)						\
 	*(.data.unlikely)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_once) = .;				\
+	__start_once = .;						\
 	*(.data.once)							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_once) = .;					\
+	__end_once = .;							\
 	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\
 	*(__tracepoints)						\
 	/* implement dynamic printk debug */				\
 	. = ALIGN(8);                                                   \
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___jump_table) = .;                       \
+	__start___jump_table = .;					\
 	KEEP(*(__jump_table))                                           \
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___jump_table) = .;                        \
+	__stop___jump_table = .;					\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___verbose) = .;                          \
+	__start___verbose = .;						\
 	KEEP(*(__verbose))                                              \
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___verbose) = .;				\
+	__stop___verbose = .;						\
 	LIKELY_PROFILE()		       				\
 	BRANCH_PROFILE()						\
 	TRACE_PRINTKS()							\
@@ -266,10 +275,10 @@
  */
 #define NOSAVE_DATA							\
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__nosave_begin) = .;				\
+	__nosave_begin = .;						\
 	*(.data..nosave)						\
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__nosave_end) = .;
+	__nosave_end = .;
 
 #define PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(page_align)					\
 	. = ALIGN(page_align);						\
@@ -286,13 +295,13 @@
 
 #define INIT_TASK_DATA(align)						\
 	. = ALIGN(align);						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_init_task) = .;				\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(init_thread_union) = .;				\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(init_stack) = .;					\
-	*(.data..init_task)						\
-	*(.data..init_thread_info)					\
-	. = VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_init_task) + THREAD_SIZE;		\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_init_task) = .;
+	__start_init_task = .;						\
+	init_thread_union = .;						\
+	init_stack = .;							\
+	KEEP(*(.data..init_task))					\
+	KEEP(*(.data..init_thread_info))				\
+	. = __start_init_task + THREAD_SIZE;				\
+	__end_init_task = .;
 
 /*
  * Allow architectures to handle ro_after_init data on their
@@ -300,9 +309,9 @@
  */
 #ifndef RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA
 #define RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_ro_after_init) = .;			\
+	__start_ro_after_init = .;					\
 	*(.data..ro_after_init)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_ro_after_init) = .;
+	__end_ro_after_init = .;
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -311,14 +320,14 @@
 #define RO_DATA_SECTION(align)						\
 	. = ALIGN((align));						\
 	.rodata           : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rodata) = .;			\
+		__start_rodata = .;					\
 		*(.rodata) *(.rodata.*)					\
 		RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA	/* Read only after init */	\
 		KEEP(*(__vermagic))	/* Kernel version magic */	\
 		. = ALIGN(8);						\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___tracepoints_ptrs) = .;		\
+		__start___tracepoints_ptrs = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(__tracepoints_ptrs)) /* Tracepoints: pointer array */ \
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___tracepoints_ptrs) = .;		\
+		__stop___tracepoints_ptrs = .;				\
 		*(__tracepoints_strings)/* Tracepoints: strings */	\
 	}								\
 									\
@@ -328,109 +337,109 @@
 									\
 	/* PCI quirks */						\
 	.pci_fixup        : AT(ADDR(.pci_fixup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_early) = .;		\
+		__start_pci_fixups_early = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_early))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_early) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_header) = .;		\
+		__end_pci_fixups_early = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_header = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_header))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_header) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_final) = .;		\
+		__end_pci_fixups_header = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_final = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_final))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_final) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_enable) = .;		\
+		__end_pci_fixups_final = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_enable = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_enable))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_enable) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_resume) = .;		\
+		__end_pci_fixups_enable = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_resume = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_resume))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_resume) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_resume_early) = .;	\
+		__end_pci_fixups_resume = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_resume_early = .;			\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_resume_early))			\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_resume_early) = .;	\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_suspend) = .;		\
+		__end_pci_fixups_resume_early = .;			\
+		__start_pci_fixups_suspend = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_suspend))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_suspend) = .;		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_pci_fixups_suspend_late) = .;	\
+		__end_pci_fixups_suspend = .;				\
+		__start_pci_fixups_suspend_late = .;			\
 		KEEP(*(.pci_fixup_suspend_late))			\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_suspend_late) = .;	\
+		__end_pci_fixups_suspend_late = .;			\
 	}								\
 									\
 	/* Built-in firmware blobs */					\
 	.builtin_fw        : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_builtin_fw) = .;			\
+		__start_builtin_fw = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(.builtin_fw))					\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_builtin_fw) = .;			\
+		__end_builtin_fw = .;					\
 	}								\
 									\
 	TRACEDATA							\
 									\
 	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */			\
 	__ksymtab         : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab) = .;			\
+		__start___ksymtab = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab+*)))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab) = .;			\
+		__stop___ksymtab = .;					\
 	}								\
 									\
 	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only symbols */			\
 	__ksymtab_gpl     : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab_gpl) = .;		\
+		__start___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
 		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)))				\
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab_gpl) = .;		\
+		__stop___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
 	}								\
 									\
 	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal unused symb