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+From b60eff31f3bd71a6f14b6c6efc8ad5fb3705de6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
+Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:53:43 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] arm: remove unneeded symbol offsets and _TEXT_BASE
+
+Remove the last uses of symbol offsets in ARM U-Boot.
+Remove some needless uses of _TEXT_BASE.
+Remove all _TEXT_BASE definitions.
+
+Signed-off-by: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
+---
+ README | 6 ------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S | 27 ---------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S | 27 ---------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S | 26 --------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S | 26 --------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S | 14 +-------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S | 27 ---------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S | 27 ---------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S | 26 --------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S | 26 --------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S | 3 ---
+ arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S | 23 -----------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S | 27 ---------------------------
+ arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S | 26 --------------------------
+ arch/arm/lib/board.c | 12 ++++++------
+ board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S | 2 +-
+ board/cm4008/flash.c | 2 +-
+ board/cm41xx/flash.c | 2 +-
+ board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S | 5 +----
+ board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S | 3 ---
+ board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S | 5 +----
+ board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S | 3 ---
+ board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S | 4 ----
+ common/board_f.c | 14 +++-----------
+ common/board_r.c | 4 ++--
+ include/asm-generic/sections.h | 26 +++++++-------------------
+ 26 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 369 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/README b/README
+index d4eb099..5b7dec9 100644
+--- a/README
++++ b/README
+@@ -3707,12 +3707,6 @@ Configuration Settings:
+ its config.mk file). If you find problems enabling this option on
+ your board please report the problem and send patches!
+
+-- CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+- This is set by architectures that use offsets for link symbols
+- instead of absolute values. So bss_start is obtained using an
+- offset _bss_start_ofs from CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, rather than
+- directly. You should not need to touch this setting.
+-
+ - CONFIG_OMAP_PLATFORM_RESET_TIME_MAX_USEC (OMAP only)
+ This is set by OMAP boards for the max time that reset should
+ be asserted. See doc/README.omap-reset-time for details on how
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+index 00d1b30..3e2358e 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+@@ -70,32 +70,6 @@ _end_vect:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+@@ -295,7 +269,6 @@ cpu_init_crit:
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+ .align 5
+ do_hang:
+- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* use 32 words about stack */
+ bl hang /* hang and never return */
+ #else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
+ .align 5
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+index ffd7dd0..ce62011 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+@@ -77,33 +77,6 @@ _end_vect:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) + 8 bytes */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START_IN
+ IRQ_STACK_START_IN:
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+index f180eb8..1a34842 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+@@ -67,32 +67,6 @@ _pad: .word 0x12345678 /* now 16*4=64 */
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+index a67b659..7bf094a 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+@@ -55,32 +55,6 @@ _fiq: .word fiq
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
+index e83968f..a9ec81a 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -26,27 +26,18 @@
+ #define CONFIG_SYS_MATRIX_EBICSA_VAL CONFIG_SYS_MATRIX_EBI0CSA_VAL
+ #endif
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ .type lowlevel_init,function
+ lowlevel_init:
+
+- mov r5, pc /* r5 = POS1 + 4 current */
+ POS1:
++ adr r5, POS1 /* r5 = POS1 run time */
+ ldr r0, =POS1 /* r0 = POS1 compile */
+- ldr r2, _TEXT_BASE
+- sub r0, r0, r2 /* r0 = POS1-_TEXT_BASE (POS1 relative) */
+ sub r5, r5, r0 /* r0 = CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE-1 */
+- sub r5, r5, #4 /* r1 = text base - current */
+
+ /* memory control configuration 1 */
+ ldr r0, =SMRDATA
+ ldr r2, =SMRDATA1
+- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
+- sub r0, r0, r1
+- sub r2, r2, r1
+ add r0, r0, r5
+ add r2, r2, r5
+ 0:
+@@ -149,9 +140,6 @@ PLL_setup_end:
+
+ ldr r0, =SMRDATA1
+ ldr r2, =SMRDATA2
+- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
+- sub r0, r0, r1
+- sub r2, r2, r1
+ add r0, r0, r5
+ add r2, r2, r5
+ 2:
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
+index 5de2bad..34a0fcb 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
+@@ -101,32 +101,6 @@ fiq:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+@@ -207,6 +181,5 @@ _reset:
+ bx lr
+
+ _hang:
+- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* switch to abort stack */
+ 1:
+ bl 1b /* hang and never return */
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+index 5360f55..0717327 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+@@ -102,32 +102,6 @@ _fiq:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+@@ -330,7 +304,6 @@ flush_dcache:
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+ .align 5
+ do_hang:
+- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* switch to abort stack */
+ 1:
+ bl 1b /* hang and never return */
+ #else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+index e16b088..7d50145 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+@@ -71,32 +71,6 @@ _vectors_end:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+index 5783df1..7404ea7 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+@@ -67,32 +67,6 @@ _fiq:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
+index 6f7261b..78577b1 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
+ #include <asm/arch/clocks_omap3.h>
+ #include <linux/linkage.h>
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE /* sdram load addr from config.mk */
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+ ENTRY(save_boot_params)
+ ldr r4, =omap3_boot_device
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+index 5aac773..ac1e55a 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+@@ -70,29 +70,6 @@ _end_vect:
+ *
+ *************************************************************************/
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+index d8fb812..ae0d13c 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+@@ -84,32 +84,6 @@ _end_vect:
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+@@ -316,7 +290,6 @@ cpu_init_crit:
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+ .align 5
+ do_hang:
+- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* use 32 words about stack */
+ bl hang /* hang and never return */
+ #else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
+ .align 5
+diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+index 27bcda5..bf80937 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
++++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+@@ -56,32 +56,6 @@ _fiq: .word fiq
+ *************************************************************************
+ */
+
+-.globl _TEXT_BASE
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
+- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
+-#else
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-#endif
+-
+-/*
+- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
+- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
+- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
+- * them null.
+- */
+-.globl _bss_start_ofs
+-_bss_start_ofs:
+- .word __bss_start - _start
+-
+-.globl _bss_end_ofs
+-_bss_end_ofs:
+- .word __bss_end - _start
+-
+-.globl _end_ofs
+-_end_ofs:
+- .word _end - _start
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+ /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
+ .globl IRQ_STACK_START
+diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+index c320a35..1de5812 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
++++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static int display_banner(void)
+ {
+ printf("\n\n%s\n\n", version_string);
+ debug("U-Boot code: %08lX -> %08lX BSS: -> %08lX\n",
+- _TEXT_BASE,
+- _bss_start_ofs + _TEXT_BASE, _bss_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE);
++ (ulong)&_start,
++ (ulong)&__bss_start, (ulong)&__bss_end);
+ #ifdef CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
+ debug("Modem Support enabled\n");
+ #endif
+@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
+
+ memset((void *)gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
+
+- gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
++ gd->mon_len = (ulong)&__bss_end - (ulong)_start;
+ #ifdef CONFIG_OF_EMBED
+ /* Get a pointer to the FDT */
+ gd->fdt_blob = _binary_dt_dtb_start;
+ #elif defined CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
+ /* FDT is at end of image */
+- gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE);
++ gd->fdt_blob = &_end;
+ #endif
+ /* Allow the early environment to override the fdt address */
+ gd->fdt_blob = (void *)getenv_ulong("fdtcontroladdr", 16,
+@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
+
+ gd->relocaddr = addr;
+ gd->start_addr_sp = addr_sp;
+- gd->reloc_off = addr - _TEXT_BASE;
++ gd->reloc_off = addr - (ulong)&_start;
+ debug("relocation Offset is: %08lx\n", gd->reloc_off);
+ if (new_fdt) {
+ memcpy(new_fdt, gd->fdt_blob, fdt_size);
+@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
+ gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC; /* tell others: relocation done */
+ bootstage_mark_name(BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_UBOOT_R, "board_init_r");
+
+- monitor_flash_len = _end_ofs;
++ monitor_flash_len = (ulong)&__rel_dyn_end - (ulong)_start;
+
+ /* Enable caches */
+ enable_caches();
+diff --git a/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S b/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
+index 389d5e9..0fb42ad 100644
+--- a/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ cm_remap:
+
+ /* Now 0x00000000 is writeable, replace the vectors */
+ ldr r0, =_start /* r0 <- start of vectors */
+- ldr r2, =_TEXT_BASE /* r2 <- past vectors */
++ add r2, r0, #64 /* r2 <- past vectors */
+ sub r1,r1,r1 /* destination 0x00000000 */
+
+ copy_vec:
+diff --git a/board/cm4008/flash.c b/board/cm4008/flash.c
+index 2511928..8315a57 100644
+--- a/board/cm4008/flash.c
++++ b/board/cm4008/flash.c
+@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
+ */
+ flash_protect (FLAG_PROTECT_SET,
+ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE,
+- CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + _bss_start_ofs,
++ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + (__bss_end - __bss_start),
+ &flash_info[0]);
+
+ return size;
+diff --git a/board/cm41xx/flash.c b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
+index 2511928..8315a57 100644
+--- a/board/cm41xx/flash.c
++++ b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
+@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
+ */
+ flash_protect (FLAG_PROTECT_SET,
+ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE,
+- CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + _bss_start_ofs,
++ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + (__bss_end - __bss_start),
+ &flash_info[0]);
+
+ return size;
+diff --git a/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S b/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
+index b889cf9..cca9c0c 100644
+--- a/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -197,13 +197,10 @@
+ #define REFCNT_266 0
+ /**************************************/
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ lowlevel_init:
+ /* use r0 to relocate DATA read/write to flash rather than memory ! */
+- ldr r0, _TEXT_BASE
++ ldr r0, =CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+ ldr r13, =BWSCON
+
+ /* enable minimal access to PLD */
+diff --git a/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
+index 726211a..d52bc09 100644
+--- a/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
+ * r9 has Mobile DDR size, 1 means 1GiB, 2 means 2GiB and so on
+ */
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ lowlevel_init:
+ mov r11, lr
+diff --git a/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
+index c7b78fd..5de04f1 100644
+--- a/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -110,16 +110,13 @@
+ #define REFCNT 1113 /* period=15.6us, HCLK=60Mhz, (2048+1-15.6*60) */
+ /**************************************/
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ lowlevel_init:
+ /* memory control configuration */
+ /* make r0 relative the current location so that it */
+ /* reads SMRDATA out of FLASH rather than memory ! */
+ ldr r0, =SMRDATA
+- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
++ ldr r1, =CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+ sub r0, r0, r1
+ ldr r1, =BWSCON /* Bus Width Status Controller */
+ add r2, r0, #13*4
+diff --git a/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
+index 4df0974..65e6b7a 100644
+--- a/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
+ * r5 has zero always
+ */
+
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ lowlevel_init:
+ mov r9, lr
+diff --git a/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S b/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
+index cad0a5a..e05a1c7 100644
+--- a/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
++++ b/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
+@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
+ #include <./configs/omap1510.h>
+ #endif
+
+-
+-_TEXT_BASE:
+- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE /* sdram load addr from config.mk */
+-
+ .globl lowlevel_init
+ lowlevel_init:
+
+diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
+index 02965b0..5b9ba07 100644
+--- a/common/board_f.c
++++ b/common/board_f.c
+@@ -149,13 +149,9 @@ static int display_text_info(void)
+ #ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX
+ ulong bss_start, bss_end;
+
+-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+- bss_start = _bss_start_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
+- bss_end = _bss_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
+-#else
+ bss_start = (ulong)&__bss_start;
+ bss_end = (ulong)&__bss_end;
+-#endif
++
+ debug("U-Boot code: %08X -> %08lX BSS: -> %08lX\n",
+ CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, bss_start, bss_end);
+ #endif
+@@ -279,8 +275,8 @@ static int zero_global_data(void)
+
+ static int setup_mon_len(void)
+ {
+-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+- gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
++#ifdef __ARM__
++ gd->mon_len = (ulong)&__bss_end - (ulong)_start;
+ #elif defined(CONFIG_SANDBOX)
+ gd->mon_len = (ulong)&_end - (ulong)_init;
+ #else
+@@ -363,11 +359,7 @@ static int setup_fdt(void)
+ gd->fdt_blob = __dtb_dt_begin;
+ #elif defined CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
+ /* FDT is at end of image */
+-# ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+- gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(_end_ofs + CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE);
+-# else
+ gd->fdt_blob = (ulong *)&_end;
+-# endif
+ #elif defined(CONFIG_OF_HOSTFILE)
+ if (read_fdt_from_file()) {
+ puts("Failed to read control FDT\n");
+diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
+index c2d0763..899f377 100644
+--- a/common/board_r.c
++++ b/common/board_r.c
+@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ __weak int fixup_cpu(void)
+
+ static int initr_reloc_global_data(void)
+ {
+-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+- monitor_flash_len = _end_ofs;
++#ifdef __ARM__
++ monitor_flash_len = _end - __image_copy_start;
+ #elif !defined(CONFIG_SANDBOX)
+ monitor_flash_len = (ulong)&__init_end - gd->relocaddr;
+ #endif
+diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+index 7e1eb4b..458952f 100644
+--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
++++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+@@ -63,28 +63,16 @@ extern char __image_copy_end[];
+ extern void _start(void);
+
+ /*
+- * ARM needs to use offsets for symbols, since the values of some symbols
+- * are not resolved prior to relocation (and are just 0). Maybe this can be
+- * resolved, or maybe other architectures are similar, iwc this should be
+- * promoted to an architecture option.
++ * ARM defines its symbols as char[]. Other arches define them as ulongs.
+ */
+ #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
+-#define CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+-#endif
+-
+-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+-/* Start/end of the relocation entries, as an offset from _start */
+-extern ulong _rel_dyn_start_ofs;
+-extern ulong _rel_dyn_end_ofs;
+-
+-/* End of the region to be relocated, as an offset form _start */
+-extern ulong _image_copy_end_ofs;
+
+-extern ulong _bss_start_ofs; /* BSS start relative to _start */
+-extern ulong _bss_end_ofs; /* BSS end relative to _start */
+-extern ulong _end_ofs; /* end of image relative to _start */
+-
+-extern ulong _TEXT_BASE; /* code start */
++extern char __bss_start[];
++extern char __bss_end[];
++extern char __image_copy_start[];
++extern char __image_copy_end[];
++extern char __rel_dyn_start[];
++extern char __rel_dyn_end[];
+
+ #else /* don't use offsets: */
+