Merge branch 'for-35' of git://repo.or.cz/linux-kbuild

* 'for-35' of git://repo.or.cz/linux-kbuild: (81 commits)
  kbuild: Revert part of e8d400a to resolve a conflict
  kbuild: Fix checking of scm-identifier variable
  gconfig: add support to show hidden options that have prompts
  menuconfig: add support to show hidden options which have prompts
  gconfig: remove show_debug option
  gconfig: remove dbg_print_ptype() and dbg_print_stype()
  kconfig: fix zconfdump()
  kconfig: some small fixes
  add random binaries to .gitignore
  kbuild: Include gen_initramfs_list.sh and the file list in the .d file
  kconfig: recalc symbol value before showing search results
  .gitignore: ignore *.lzo files
  headerdep: perlcritic warning
  scripts/Makefile.lib: Align the output of LZO
  kbuild: Generate modules.builtin in make modules_install
  Revert "kbuild: specify absolute paths for cscope"
  kbuild: Do not unnecessarily regenerate modules.builtin
  headers_install: use local file handles
  headers_check: fix perl warnings
  export_report: fix perl warnings
  ...

54 files changed, 103 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/break.S b/arch/frv/kernel/break.S
index bd0bdf908d93..cbb6958a3147 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/break.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/break.S
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 # the break handler has its own stack
 #
-	.section	.bss.stack
+	.section	.bss..stack
 	.globl		__break_user_context
 	.balign		THREAD_SIZE
 __break_stack:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ __break_trace_through_exceptions:
 # entry point for Break Exceptions/Interrupts
 #
 ###############################################################################
-	.section	.text.break
+	.section	.text..break
 	.balign		4
 	.globl		__entry_break
 __entry_break:
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
index 189397ec012a..63d579bf1c29 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define nr_syscalls ((syscall_table_size)/4)
 
-	.section	.text.entry
+	.section	.text..entry
 	.balign		4
 
 .macro LEDS val
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/head.S b/arch/frv/kernel/head.S
index b825ef3f2d54..e9a8cc63ac94 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/head.S
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ __head_end:
 	.size		_boot, .-_boot
 
 	# provide a point for GDB to place a break
-	.section	.text.start,"ax"
+	.section	.text..start,"ax"
 	.globl		_start
 	.balign		4
 _start:
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index cbe811fccfcc..8b973f3cc90e 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ SECTIONS
   _text = .;
   _stext = .;
   .text : {
-	*(.text.start)
-	*(.text.entry)
-	*(.text.break)
-	*(.text.tlbmiss)
+	*(.text..start)
+	*(.text..entry)
+	*(.text..break)
+	*(.text..tlbmiss)
 	TEXT_TEXT
 	SCHED_TEXT
 	LOCK_TEXT
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   .sbss		: { *(.sbss .sbss.*) }
   .bss		: { *(.bss .bss.*) }
-  .bss.stack	: { *(.bss) }
+  .bss..stack	: { *(.bss) }
 
   __bss_stop = .;
   _end = . ;
diff --git a/arch/frv/mm/tlb-miss.S b/arch/frv/mm/tlb-miss.S
index 7f392bc651a3..f3ac019bb18b 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mm/tlb-miss.S
+++ b/arch/frv/mm/tlb-miss.S
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/spr-regs.h>
 
-	.section	.text.tlbmiss
+	.section	.text..tlbmiss
 	.balign		4
 
 	.globl		__entry_insn_mmu_miss
diff --git a/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/head.S
index 985a81a2435a..10e9a2d1cc6c 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/head.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/head.S
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define SRAM_START 0xff4000
 
-	.section	.text.startup
+	.section	.text..startup
 	.global	startup
 startup:
 	mov.l	#SRAM_START+0x8000, sp
diff --git a/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds b/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
index 65e2a0d1ae39..a0a3a0ed54ef 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
+++ b/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTIONS
         {
         __stext = . ;
 	__text = .;
-	       *(.text.startup)
+	       *(.text..startup)
 	       *(.text)
         __etext = . ;
         }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/asmmacro.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/asmmacro.h
index c1642fd64029..3ab6d75aa3db 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/asmmacro.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/asmmacro.h
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ name:
  * path (ivt.S - TLB miss processing) or in places where it might not be
  * safe to use a "tpa" instruction (mca_asm.S - error recovery).
  */
-	.section ".data.patch.vtop", "a"	// declare section & section attributes
+	.section ".data..patch.vtop", "a"	// declare section & section attributes
 	.previous
 
 #define	LOAD_PHYSICAL(pr, reg, obj)		\
 [1:](pr)movl reg = obj;				\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.vtop", 1b-.
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.vtop", 1b-.
 
 /*
  * For now, we always put in the McKinley E9 workaround.  On CPUs that don't need it,
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ name:
 #define DO_MCKINLEY_E9_WORKAROUND
 
 #ifdef DO_MCKINLEY_E9_WORKAROUND
-	.section ".data.patch.mckinley_e9", "a"
+	.section ".data..patch.mckinley_e9", "a"
 	.previous
 /* workaround for Itanium 2 Errata 9: */
 # define FSYS_RETURN					\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.mckinley_e9", 1f-.;	\
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.mckinley_e9", 1f-.;	\
 1:{ .mib;						\
 	nop.m 0;					\
 	mov r16=ar.pfs;					\
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ name:
  * If physical stack register size is different from DEF_NUM_STACK_REG,
  * dynamically patch the kernel for correct size.
  */
-	.section ".data.patch.phys_stack_reg", "a"
+	.section ".data..patch.phys_stack_reg", "a"
 	.previous
 #define LOAD_PHYS_STACK_REG_SIZE(reg)			\
 [1:]	adds reg=IA64_NUM_PHYS_STACK_REG*8+8,r0;	\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.phys_stack_reg", 1b-.
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.phys_stack_reg", 1b-.
 
 /*
  * Up until early 2004, use of .align within a function caused bad unwind info.
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
index e7482bd628ff..988254a7d349 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 # define SMP_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << 3)
 #endif
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/percpu.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/percpu.h
index 1bd408265694..14aa1c58912b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/percpu.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/percpu.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern void *per_cpu_init(void);
 
 #endif	/* SMP */
 
-#define PER_CPU_BASE_SECTION ".data.percpu"
+#define PER_CPU_BASE_SECTION ".data..percpu"
 
 /*
  * Be extremely careful when taking the address of this variable!  Due to virtual
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
index ab9b03a9adcc..ceeffc509764 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile.gate
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ GATECFLAGS_gate-syms.o = -r
 $(obj)/gate-syms.o: $(obj)/gate.lds $(obj)/gate.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gate)
 
-# gate-data.o contains the gate DSO image as data in section .data.gate.
+# gate-data.o contains the gate DSO image as data in section .data..gate.
 # We must build gate.so before we can assemble it.
 # Note: kbuild does not track this dependency due to usage of .incbin
 $(obj)/gate-data.o: $(obj)/gate.so
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data.S
index 258c0a3238fb..b3ef1c72e132 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data.S
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-	.section .data.gate, "aw"
+	.section .data..gate, "aw"
 
 	.incbin "arch/ia64/kernel/gate.so"
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.S
index cf5e0a105e16..245d3e1ec7e1 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.S
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
  * to targets outside the shared object) and to avoid multi-phase kernel builds, we
  * simply create minimalistic "patch lists" in special ELF sections.
  */
-	.section ".data.patch.fsyscall_table", "a"
+	.section ".data..patch.fsyscall_table", "a"
 	.previous
 #define LOAD_FSYSCALL_TABLE(reg)			\
 [1:]	movl reg=0;					\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.fsyscall_table", 1b-.
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.fsyscall_table", 1b-.
 
-	.section ".data.patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down", "a"
+	.section ".data..patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down", "a"
 	.previous
 #define BRL_COND_FSYS_BUBBLE_DOWN(pr)			\
 [1:](pr)brl.cond.sptk 0;				\
 	;;						\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down", 1b-.
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down", 1b-.
 
 GLOBAL_ENTRY(__kernel_syscall_via_break)
 	.prologue
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S
index 88c64ed47c36..d32b0855110a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ SECTIONS
 	 */
 	. = GATE_ADDR + 0x600;
 
-	.data.patch		: {
+	.data..patch		: {
 		__paravirt_start_gate_mckinley_e9_patchlist = .;
-		*(.data.patch.mckinley_e9)
+		*(.data..patch.mckinley_e9)
 		__paravirt_end_gate_mckinley_e9_patchlist = .;
 
 		__paravirt_start_gate_vtop_patchlist = .;
-		*(.data.patch.vtop)
+		*(.data..patch.vtop)
 		__paravirt_end_gate_vtop_patchlist = .;
 
 		__paravirt_start_gate_fsyscall_patchlist = .;
-		*(.data.patch.fsyscall_table)
+		*(.data..patch.fsyscall_table)
 		__paravirt_end_gate_fsyscall_patchlist = .;
 
 		__paravirt_start_gate_brl_fsys_bubble_down_patchlist = .;
-		*(.data.patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down)
+		*(.data..patch.brl_fsys_bubble_down)
 		__paravirt_end_gate_brl_fsys_bubble_down_patchlist = .;
 	}						:readable
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
index e253ab8fcbc8..f9efe9739d3f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * Initial task structure.
  *
  * We need to make sure that this is properly aligned due to the way process stacks are
- * handled. This is done by having a special ".data.init_task" section...
+ * handled. This is done by having a special ".data..init_task" section...
  */
 #define init_thread_info	init_task_mem.s.thread_info
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
index 179fd122e837..d93e396bf599 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	mov r19=n;;			/* prepare to save predicates */		\
 	br.sptk.many dispatch_to_fault_handler
 
-	.section .text.ivt,"ax"
+	.section .text..ivt,"ax"
 
 	.align 32768	// align on 32KB boundary
 	.global ia64_ivt
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/minstate.h b/arch/ia64/kernel/minstate.h
index 292e214a3b84..d56753a11636 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/minstate.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/minstate.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define ACCOUNT_SYS_ENTER
 #endif
 
-.section ".data.patch.rse", "a"
+.section ".data..patch.rse", "a"
 .previous
 
 /*
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 (pUStk) extr.u r17=r18,3,6;			\
 (pUStk)	sub r16=r18,r22;			\
 [1:](pKStk)	br.cond.sptk.many 1f;		\
-	.xdata4 ".data.patch.rse",1b-.		\
+	.xdata4 ".data..patch.rse",1b-.		\
 	;;					\
 	cmp.ge p6,p7 = 33,r17;			\
 	;;					\
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirtentry.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirtentry.S
index 6158560d7f17..92d880c4d3d1 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirtentry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/paravirtentry.S
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "entry.h"
 
 #define DATA8(sym, init_value)			\
-	.pushsection .data.read_mostly ;	\
+	.pushsection .data..read_mostly ;	\
 	.align 8 ;				\
 	.global sym ;				\
 	sym: ;					\
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1295ba327f6f..e07218a2577f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #define IVT_TEXT							\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_ivt_text) = .;			\
-		*(.text.ivt)						\
+		*(.text..ivt)						\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_ivt_text) = .;
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-ia64-little")
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ SECTIONS
   .text2 : AT(ADDR(.text2) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{ *(.text2) }
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-  .text.lock : AT(ADDR(.text.lock) - LOAD_OFFSET)
-	{ *(.text.lock) }
+  .text..lock : AT(ADDR(.text..lock) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+	{ *(.text..lock) }
 #endif
   _etext = .;
 
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	  __stop___mca_table = .;
 	}
 
-  .data.patch.phys_stack_reg : AT(ADDR(.data.patch.phys_stack_reg) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+  .data..patch.phys_stack_reg : AT(ADDR(.data..patch.phys_stack_reg) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __start___phys_stack_reg_patchlist = .;
-	  *(.data.patch.phys_stack_reg)
+	  *(.data..patch.phys_stack_reg)
 	  __end___phys_stack_reg_patchlist = .;
 	}
 
@@ -110,24 +110,24 @@ SECTIONS
   INIT_TEXT_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
   INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
 
-  .data.patch.vtop : AT(ADDR(.data.patch.vtop) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+  .data..patch.vtop : AT(ADDR(.data..patch.vtop) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __start___vtop_patchlist = .;
-	  *(.data.patch.vtop)
+	  *(.data..patch.vtop)
 	  __end___vtop_patchlist = .;
 	}
 
-  .data.patch.rse : AT(ADDR(.data.patch.rse) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+  .data..patch.rse : AT(ADDR(.data..patch.rse) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __start___rse_patchlist = .;
-	  *(.data.patch.rse)
+	  *(.data..patch.rse)
 	  __end___rse_patchlist = .;
 	}
 
-  .data.patch.mckinley_e9 : AT(ADDR(.data.patch.mckinley_e9) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+  .data..patch.mckinley_e9 : AT(ADDR(.data..patch.mckinley_e9) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  __start___mckinley_e9_bundles = .;
-	  *(.data.patch.mckinley_e9)
+	  *(.data..patch.mckinley_e9)
 	  __end___mckinley_e9_bundles = .;
 	}
 
@@ -175,17 +175,17 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
 
-  .data.page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET)
+  .data..page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data..page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET)
         {
 	PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 	  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	  __start_gate_section = .;
-	  *(.data.gate)
+	  *(.data..gate)
 	  __stop_gate_section = .;
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
 	  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	  __xen_start_gate_section = .;
-	  *(.data.gate.xen)
+	  *(.data..gate.xen)
 	  __xen_stop_gate_section = .;
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/vmm_ivt.S b/arch/ia64/kvm/vmm_ivt.S
index 40920c630649..24018484c6e9 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/vmm_ivt.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/vmm_ivt.S
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(kvm_vmm_panic)
 	br.call.sptk.many b6=vmm_panic_handler;
 END(kvm_vmm_panic)
 
-    .section .text.ivt,"ax"
+    .section .text..ivt,"ax"
 
     .align 32768    // align on 32KB boundary
     .global kvm_ia64_ivt
diff --git a/arch/ia64/scripts/unwcheck.py b/arch/ia64/scripts/unwcheck.py
index c27849889e19..2bfd941ff7c7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/scripts/unwcheck.py
+++ b/arch/ia64/scripts/unwcheck.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 #
 # Usage: unwcheck.py FILE
 #
diff --git a/arch/ia64/xen/gate-data.S b/arch/ia64/xen/gate-data.S
index 7d4830afc91d..6f95b6b32a4e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/xen/gate-data.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/xen/gate-data.S
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-	.section .data.gate.xen, "aw"
+	.section .data..gate.xen, "aw"
 
 	.incbin "arch/ia64/xen/gate.so"
diff --git a/arch/ia64/xen/xensetup.S b/arch/ia64/xen/xensetup.S
index aff8346ea193..b820ed02ab9f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/xen/xensetup.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/xen/xensetup.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <xen/interface/elfnote.h>
 
-	.section .data.read_mostly
+	.section .data..read_mostly
 	.align 8
 	.global xen_domain_type
 xen_domain_type:
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9f1784f586b9..a91b2713451d 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	.romvec : {
 		__rom_start = . ;
 		_romvec = .;
-		*(.data.initvect)
+		*(.data..initvect)
 	} > romvec
 #endif
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT
-        	*(.text.lock)
+		*(.text..lock)
 
 		. = ALIGN(16);          /* Exception table              */
 		__start___ex_table = .;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-ram.S b/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-ram.S
index 2ef06242398b..8eb94fb6b971 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-ram.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-ram.S
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ _dprbase:
      * and then overwritten as needed.
      */
  
-.section ".data.initvect","awx"
+.section ".data..initvect","awx"
     .long   RAMEND	/* Reset: Initial Stack Pointer                 - 0.  */
     .long   _start      /* Reset: Initial Program Counter               - 1.  */
     .long   buserr      /* Bus Error                                    - 2.  */
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-rom.S b/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-rom.S
index 62ecf4144b3b..97510e55b802 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-rom.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/68360/head-rom.S
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ _dprbase:
      * and then overwritten as needed.
      */
  
-.section ".data.initvect","awx"
+.section ".data..initvect","awx"
     .long   RAMEND	/* Reset: Initial Stack Pointer                 - 0.  */
     .long   _start      /* Reset: Initial Program Counter               - 1.  */
     .long   buserr      /* Bus Error                                    - 2.  */
diff --git a/arch/mips/lasat/image/head.S b/arch/mips/lasat/image/head.S
index efb95f2609c2..e0ecda92c40a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lasat/image/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/lasat/image/head.S
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <asm/lasat/head.h>
 
 	.text
-	.section .text.start, "ax"
+	.section .text..start, "ax"
 	.set noreorder
 	.set mips3
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal b/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
index 988f8ad189cb..0864c963e188 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
+++ b/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   .text :
   {
-    *(.text.start)
+    *(.text..start)
   }
 
   /* Data in ROM */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
index 32c2cca74345..45effe6978fa 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define SMP_CACHE_BYTES L1_CACHE_BYTES
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 void parisc_cache_init(void);	/* initializes cache-flushing */
 void disable_sr_hashing_asm(int); /* low level support for above */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
index 4653c77bf9d1..2ab4af58ecb9 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/system.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static inline void set_eiem(unsigned long val)
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-# define __lock_aligned __attribute__((__section__(".data.lock_aligned")))
+# define __lock_aligned __attribute__((__section__(".data..lock_aligned")))
 #endif
 
 #define arch_align_stack(x) (x)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
index 0e3d9f9b9e33..4dbdf0ed6fa0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ smp_slave_stext:
 ENDPROC(stext)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
-	.section .data.read_mostly
+	.section .data..read_mostly
 
 	.align	4
 	.export	$global$,data
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
index d020eae6525c..4a91e433416f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
  * guarantee that global objects will be laid out in memory in the same order 
  * as the order of declaration, so put these in different sections and use
  * the linker script to order them. */
-pmd_t pmd0[PTRS_PER_PMD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data.vm0.pmd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pmd_t pmd0[PTRS_PER_PMD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pmd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
 #endif
 
-pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data.vm0.pgd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
-pte_t pg0[PT_INITIAL * PTRS_PER_PTE] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data.vm0.pte"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pgd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pte_t pg0[PT_INITIAL * PTRS_PER_PTE] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pte"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9dab4a4e09f7..d64a6bbec2aa 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	/* PA-RISC locks requires 16-byte alignment */
 	. = ALIGN(16);
-	.data.lock_aligned : {
-		*(.data.lock_aligned)
+	.data..lock_aligned : {
+		*(.data..lock_aligned)
 	}
 
 	/* End of data section */
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	__bss_start = .;
 	/* page table entries need to be PAGE_SIZE aligned */
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-	.data.vmpages : {
-		*(.data.vm0.pmd)
-		*(.data.vm0.pgd)
-		*(.data.vm0.pte)
+	.data..vmpages : {
+		*(.data..vm0.pmd)
+		*(.data..vm0.pgd)
+		*(.data..vm0.pte)
 	}
 	.bss : {
 		*(.bss)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 1a54a3b3a3fa..42dcd3f4ad7b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mspe=no)
 # kernel considerably.
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-funit-at-a-time)
 
+# FIXME: the module load should be taught about the additional relocs
+# generated by this.
+# revert to pre-gcc-4.4 behaviour of .eh_frame
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm)
+
 # Never use string load/store instructions as they are
 # often slow when they are implemented at all
 KBUILD_CFLAGS		+= -mno-string
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
index 725634fc18c6..4b509411ad8a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern struct ppc64_caches ppc64_caches;
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ && ! __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_64.h
index bfc4e027e2ad..358ff14ea25e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_64.h
@@ -162,14 +162,6 @@ do {						\
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
 
-#ifdef MODULE
-#define __page_aligned __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)))
-#else
-#define __page_aligned \
-	__attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE), \
-		__section__(".data.page_aligned")))
-#endif
-
 #define VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS \
 	(test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT) ? \
 	 VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS32 : VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS64)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index dcd01c82e701..8a0deefac08d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -223,19 +223,17 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 
 	/* The initial task and kernel stack */
-	.data.init_task : AT(ADDR(.data.init_task) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-		INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
-	}
+	INIT_TASK_DATA_SECTION(THREAD_SIZE)
 
-	.data.page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	.data..page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data..page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 	}
 
-	.data.cacheline_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.cacheline_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	.data..cacheline_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data..cacheline_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 	}
 
-	.data.read_mostly : AT(ADDR(.data.read_mostly) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	.data..read_mostly : AT(ADDR(.data..read_mostly) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		READ_MOSTLY_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
index 9b866816863c..24aafa68b643 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES     256
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT     8
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
index c56d3f56d020..1f066e46e83e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ restore_registers:
 	lghi	%r2,0
 	br	%r14
 
-	.section .data.nosave,"aw",@progbits
+	.section .data..nosave,"aw",@progbits
 	.align	8
 .Ldisabled_wait_31:
 	.long  0x000a0000,0x00000000
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
index f02382ae5c48..862d74808236 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SECTIONS
 {
-  .rodata.compressed : {
+  .rodata..compressed : {
 	input_len = .;
 	LONG(input_data_end - input_data) input_data = .;
 	*(.data)
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
index e461d67f03c3..ef9e555aafba 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 struct cache_info {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/boot/btfixupprep.c b/arch/sparc/boot/btfixupprep.c
index bbf91b9c3d39..e7f2940bd270 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/boot/btfixupprep.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/boot/btfixupprep.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ main1:
 		(*rr)->next = NULL;
 	}
 	printf("! Generated by btfixupprep. Do not edit.\n\n");
-	printf("\t.section\t\".data.init\",#alloc,#write\n\t.align\t4\n\n");
+	printf("\t.section\t\".data..init\",#alloc,#write\n\t.align\t4\n\n");
 	printf("\t.global\t___btfixup_start\n___btfixup_start:\n\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < last; i++) {
 		f = array + i;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
index 78b07009f60a..0588b8c7faa2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #define SMP_CACHE_BYTES (1 << SMP_CACHE_BYTES_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARC32
 #include <asm/asi.h>
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
index 7fcad58e216d..69268014dd8e 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .data           : {
     INIT_TASK_DATA(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE)
     . = ALIGN(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE);
-    *(.data.init_irqstack)
+    *(.data..init_irqstack)
     DATA_DATA
     *(.data.* .gnu.linkonce.d.*)
     SORT(CONSTRUCTORS)
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
index 8aa77b61a5ff..ddc9698b66ed 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
 	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 union thread_union cpu0_irqstack
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_irqstack"))) =
+	__attribute__((__section__(".data..init_irqstack"))) =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
index e7a6cca667aa..ec6378550671 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     INIT_TASK_DATA(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE)
     . = ALIGN(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE);
-    *(.data.init_irqstack)
+    *(.data..init_irqstack)
     DATA_DATA
     *(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
     CONSTRUCTORS
diff --git a/arch/x86/.gitignore b/arch/x86/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..028079065af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+boot/compressed/vmlinux
+tools/test_get_len
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
index bcbd36c41432..5c228129d175 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mkpiggy.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	offs += 32*1024 + 18;	/* Add 32K + 18 bytes slack */
 	offs = (offs+4095) & ~4095; /* Round to a 4K boundary */
 
-	printf(".section \".rodata.compressed\",\"a\",@progbits\n");
+	printf(".section \".rodata..compressed\",\"a\",@progbits\n");
 	printf(".globl z_input_len\n");
 	printf("z_input_len = %lu\n", ilen);
 	printf(".globl z_output_len\n");
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index a6f1a59a5b0c..5ddabceee124 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		HEAD_TEXT
 		_ehead = . ;
 	}
-	.rodata.compressed : {
-		*(.rodata.compressed)
+	.rodata..compressed : {
+		*(.rodata..compressed)
 	}
 	.text :	{
 		_text = .; 	/* Text */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
index 2f9047cfaaca..48f99f15452e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT	(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
 
 #define INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT
 #define INTERNODE_CACHE_BYTES (1 << INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
index 8ded418b0593..13ab720573e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/wakeup_32.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-	.section .text.page_aligned
+	.section .text..page_aligned
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/page_types.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
index 3a54dcb9cd0e..43e9ccf44947 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
 /*
  * per-CPU TSS segments. Threads are completely 'soft' on Linux,
  * no more per-task TSS's. The TSS size is kept cacheline-aligned
- * so they are allowed to end up in the .data.cacheline_aligned
+ * so they are allowed to end up in the .data..cacheline_aligned
  * section. Since TSS's are completely CPU-local, we want them
  * on exact cacheline boundaries, to eliminate cacheline ping-pong.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
index a867940a6dfc..cf592767812e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 #endif
 #endif
 		/*
-		 * Up to this point, the boot CPU has been using .data.init
+		 * Up to this point, the boot CPU has been using .init.data
 		 * area.  Reload any changed state for the boot CPU.
 		 */
 		if (cpu == boot_cpu_id)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2cc249718c46..d0bb52296fa3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		HEAD_TEXT
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		*(.text.page_aligned)
+		*(.text..page_aligned)
 #endif
 		. = ALIGN(8);
 		_stext = .;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__bss_start = .;
-		*(.bss.page_aligned)
+		*(.bss..page_aligned)
 		*(.bss)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__bss_stop = .;