ppc4xx: Cleanup for partial linking and --gc-sections

This commit adapts 4xx boards for partial linking with --gc-sections.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Cc: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Cc: Tirumala Marri <tmarri@apm.com>
Cc: David Updegraff <dave@cray.com>
Cc: Matthias Fuchs <matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com>
Cc: Dirk Eibach <eibach@gdsys.de>
Cc: Larry Johnson <lrj@acm.org>
Cc: Peter De Schrijver <p2@mind.be>
Cc: Niklaus Giger <niklaus.giger@netstal.com>
Cc: Daniel Poirot <dan.poirot@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>

21 files changed, 115 insertions, 355 deletions

diff --git a/board/amcc/bamboo/Makefile b/board/amcc/bamboo/Makefile
index 7c0f50f2c7..2e7dc39178 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bamboo/Makefile
+++ b/board/amcc/bamboo/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/amcc/bamboo/u-boot-nand.lds b/board/amcc/bamboo/u-boot-nand.lds
index e256b198d6..c34bb62cc4 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bamboo/u-boot-nand.lds
+++ b/board/amcc/bamboo/u-boot-nand.lds
@@ -26,34 +26,13 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
     /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
     /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
+    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text*)
+    board/amcc/bamboo/init.o		(.text*)
 
     /* Align to next NAND block */
     . = ALIGN(0x4000);
@@ -61,8 +40,7 @@ SECTIONS
     /* Keep some space here for redundant env and potential bad env blocks */
     . = ALIGN(0x10000);
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -70,9 +48,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -80,23 +55,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -122,9 +93,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/amcc/bluestone/Makefile b/board/amcc/bluestone/Makefile
index bcc52523a9..642eda01a7 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bluestone/Makefile
+++ b/board/amcc/bluestone/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/amcc/canyonlands/Makefile b/board/amcc/canyonlands/Makefile
index c8ecaf9ffe..4d87ea9a78 100644
--- a/board/amcc/canyonlands/Makefile
+++ b/board/amcc/canyonlands/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/amcc/canyonlands/u-boot-nand.lds b/board/amcc/canyonlands/u-boot-nand.lds
index c71f0b7c0a..534d6ddf4c 100644
--- a/board/amcc/canyonlands/u-boot-nand.lds
+++ b/board/amcc/canyonlands/u-boot-nand.lds
@@ -26,34 +26,13 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
     /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
     /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
     arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
+    board/amcc/canyonlands/init.o	(.text*)
 
     /* Align to next NAND block */
     . = ALIGN(0x20000);
@@ -61,8 +40,7 @@ SECTIONS
     /* Keep some space here for redundant env and potential bad env blocks */
     . = ALIGN(0x80000);
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -70,9 +48,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -80,23 +55,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -122,9 +93,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile b/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
index 50851381ee..efe2065e4a 100644
--- a/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
+++ b/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-nand.lds b/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-nand.lds
index cf4229a22e..f3855c4dd7 100644
--- a/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-nand.lds
+++ b/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-nand.lds
@@ -26,34 +26,13 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
     /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
     /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
     arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
+    board/amcc/sequoia/init.o	(.text*)
 
     /* Align to next NAND block */
     . = ALIGN(0x4000);
@@ -61,8 +40,7 @@ SECTIONS
     /* Keep some space here for redundant env and potential bad env blocks */
     . = ALIGN(0x10000);
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -70,9 +48,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -80,23 +55,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -122,9 +93,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-ram.lds b/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-ram.lds
index 63e87c9886..ba76a77920 100644
--- a/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-ram.lds
+++ b/board/amcc/sequoia/u-boot-ram.lds
@@ -26,34 +26,12 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
+    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text*)
+    board/amcc/sequoia/init.o		(.text*)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -61,9 +39,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -71,23 +46,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -113,9 +84,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/amirix/ap1000/Makefile b/board/amirix/ap1000/Makefile
index fdf61458d3..fe7a6a2144 100644
--- a/board/amirix/ap1000/Makefile
+++ b/board/amirix/ap1000/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
 	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/board/amirix/ap1000/u-boot.lds b/board/amirix/ap1000/u-boot.lds
index bebcded619..356d019976 100644
--- a/board/amirix/ap1000/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/amirix/ap1000/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,68 +22,26 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
     /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
     /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
 
     arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
-    board/amirix/ap1000/init.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/kgdb.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/traps.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_uart.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu_init.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/speed.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o	(.text)
-    lib/crc32.o		(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/lib/extable.o	(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
-
-/*    . = env_offset;*/
-/*    common/env_embedded.o(.text)*/
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    board/amirix/ap1000/init.o		(.text)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.eh_frame)
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -91,23 +49,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -131,9 +85,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/cray/L1/L1.c b/board/cray/L1/L1.c
index 0f5f02cb8c..d87b6ef906 100644
--- a/board/cray/L1/L1.c
+++ b/board/cray/L1/L1.c
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ int misc_init_r (void)
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
-{
-	return (L1_MEMSIZE);
-}
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* stubs so we can print dates w/o any nvram RTC.*/
 int rtc_get (struct rtc_time *tmp)
 {
diff --git a/board/esd/dasa_sim/u-boot.lds b/board/esd/dasa_sim/u-boot.lds
index 0e1d625a1b..3349fe8d40 100644
--- a/board/esd/dasa_sim/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/esd/dasa_sim/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,59 +22,31 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
   .resetvec 0xFFFFFFFC :
   {
-    *(.resetvec)
+    KEEP(*(.resetvec))
   } = 0xffff
 
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o		(.text)
+    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
 
     . = env_offset;
-    common/env_embedded.o(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o		(.text*)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.eh_frame)
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x0FFF) & 0xFFFFF000;
@@ -82,23 +54,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -124,9 +92,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/esd/du440/Makefile b/board/esd/du440/Makefile
index 7b7b4f7fda..06824c7ac4 100644
--- a/board/esd/du440/Makefile
+++ b/board/esd/du440/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/esd/pmc440/Makefile b/board/esd/pmc440/Makefile
index b2f4465832..f640d1e008 100644
--- a/board/esd/pmc440/Makefile
+++ b/board/esd/pmc440/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/gdsys/intip/Makefile b/board/gdsys/intip/Makefile
index c8ecaf9ffe..4d87ea9a78 100644
--- a/board/gdsys/intip/Makefile
+++ b/board/gdsys/intip/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/korat/Makefile b/board/korat/Makefile
index 83b4d61bcb..6781596e7b 100644
--- a/board/korat/Makefile
+++ b/board/korat/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/lwmon5/Makefile b/board/lwmon5/Makefile
index ba9387d5d8..f7fef96fb4 100644
--- a/board/lwmon5/Makefile
+++ b/board/lwmon5/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/ml2/u-boot.lds b/board/ml2/u-boot.lds
index 950f857976..b6c0715711 100644
--- a/board/ml2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/ml2/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,68 +22,21 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
   . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.text)
-    board/ml2/init.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/kgdb.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/traps.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_uart.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu_init.o	(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/speed.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o	(.text)
-    lib/crc32.o		(.text)
-    arch/powerpc/lib/extable.o	(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
-
-/*    . = env_offset;*/
-/*    common/env_embedded.o(.text)*/
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.eh_frame)
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -91,22 +44,19 @@ SECTIONS
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
   .reloc   :
   {
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
     CONSTRUCTORS
   }
   _edata  =  .;
@@ -133,9 +83,8 @@ SECTIONS
   __bss_start = .;
   .bss (NOLOAD)       :
   {
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
   }
diff --git a/board/netstal/hcu5/Makefile b/board/netstal/hcu5/Makefile
index 53487653b6..280c2f668e 100644
--- a/board/netstal/hcu5/Makefile
+++ b/board/netstal/hcu5/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
 	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/board/sbc405/sbc405.c b/board/sbc405/sbc405.c
index 33b4d11058..4efc410da5 100644
--- a/board/sbc405/sbc405.c
+++ b/board/sbc405/sbc405.c
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ int checkboard (void)
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
-{
-	return  spd_sdram ();
-}
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 int testdram (void)
 {
 	/* TODO: XXX XXX XXX */
diff --git a/board/t3corp/Makefile b/board/t3corp/Makefile
index 682174f2a3..4211b7b53f 100644
--- a/board/t3corp/Makefile
+++ b/board/t3corp/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))
+all:	$(LIB) $(SOBJS)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)