diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 55c05b5..f13249b 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 
 	. = ALIGN(16);
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
 
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 30f732c..4898bdc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	}
 
 	.init : {			/* Init code and data		*/
-			*(.init.text)
+			INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 		__proc_info_begin = .;
 			*(.proc.info.init)
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@
 		__per_cpu_end = .;
 #ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
 		__init_begin = _stext;
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_end = .;
 #endif
 	}
 
 	/DISCARD/ : {			/* Exit code and data		*/
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 		*(.fixup)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_begin = .;
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_end = .;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 11f08e3..481cfd4 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
 		__init_begin = .;
 			_sinittext = .;
 			*(.text.reset)
-			*(.init.text)
+			INIT_TEXT
 			/*
 			 * .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not
 			 * link time, to deal with references from
 			 * __bug_table
 			 */
-			*(.exit.text)
+			EXIT_TEXT
 			_einittext = .;
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__tagtable_begin = .;
 			*(.taglist.init)
 		__tagtable_end = .;
-			*(.init.data)
+			INIT_DATA
 		. = ALIGN(16);
 		__setup_start = .;
 			*(.init.setup)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	 * thrown away, as cleanup code is never called unless it's a module.
 	 */
 	/DISCARD/       	: {
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9b75bc8..8587224 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
 	{
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 		__sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		__einittext = .;
 	}
 	.init.data :
 	{
 		. = ALIGN(16);
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	.init.setup :
 	{
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
 
 	/DISCARD/ :
 	{
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
index 97a7876..93c9f0e 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
   	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : { 
 		   _sinittext = .;
-		   *(.init.text)
+		   INIT_TEXT
 		   _einittext = .;
 	}
-  	.init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+	.init.data : { INIT_DATA }
   	. = ALIGN(16);
   	__setup_start = .;
   	.init.setup : { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
   	/DISCARD/ : {
-        	*(.text.exit)
-        	*(.data.exit)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
index b076c13..fead8c5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
   	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		   _sinittext = .;
-		   *(.init.text)
+		   INIT_TEXT
 		   _einittext = .;
 	}
-  	.init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+	.init.data : { INIT_DATA }
   	. = ALIGN(16);
   	__setup_start = .;
   	.init.setup : { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
   	/DISCARD/ : {
-        	*(.text.exit)
-        	*(.data.exit)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a17a81d..f42b328 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
   .init.text : {
 	*(.text.head)
 #ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
-	*(.init.text)
-	*(.exit.text)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	INIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
 #endif
   }
   _einittext = .;
-  .init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+  .init.data : { INIT_DATA }
 
   . = ALIGN(8);
   __setup_start = .;
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
 	LOCK_TEXT
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
 	*(
-	.init.text
-	.exit.text
+	INIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_TEXT
 	.exitcall.exit
 	)
 #endif
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   .data : {			/* Data */
 	DATA_DATA
 	*(.data.*)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_DATA
 	CONSTRUCTORS
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a2e72d4..43a87b9 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@
 	. = ALIGN(0x4) ;
 	___init_begin = .;
 	__sinittext = .; 
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 	__einittext = .; 
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	. = ALIGN(0x4) ;
 	___setup_start = .;
 		*(.init.setup)
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 	___con_initcall_start = .;
 		*(.con_initcall.init)
 	___con_initcall_end = .;
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 	___initramfs_start = .;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 757e419..80622ac 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 {
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
-	*(.exit.text)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
 	*(.IA_64.unwind.exit.text)
 	*(.IA_64.unwind_info.exit.text)
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@
   .init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET)
 	{
 	  _sinittext = .;
-	  *(.init.text)
+	  INIT_TEXT
 	  _einittext = .;
 	}
 
   .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET)
-	{ *(.init.data) }
+	{ INIT_DATA }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET)
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 942a8c7..41b0785 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
-  .init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+  .init.data : { INIT_DATA }
   . = ALIGN(16);
   __setup_start = .;
   .init.setup : { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
   .altinstr_replacement : { *(.altinstr_replacement) }
   /* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with references
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
-  .exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
-  .exit.data : { *(.exit.data) }
+  .exit.text : { EXIT_TEXT }
+  .exit.data : { EXIT_DATA }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(4096);
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
-	*(.exit.text)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
index 59fe285..7537cc5 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
-  .init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+  .init.data : { INIT_DATA }
   . = ALIGN(16);
   __setup_start = .;
   .init.setup : { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
-	*(.exit.text)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
index 4adffef..cdc313e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 __init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
-	.init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+	.init.data : { INIT_DATA }
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	__setup_start = .;
 	.init.setup : { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
 
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
-	*(.exit.text)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 07a0055..b44edb0 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
 		. = ALIGN(4096);
 		__init_begin = .;
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 		. = ALIGN(16);
 		__setup_start = .;
 		*(.init.setup)
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
 	} > INIT
 
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5fc2398..b5470ce 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	.init.setup : {
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@
 	 * references from .rodata
 	 */
 	.exit.text : {
-		*(.exit.text)
+		EXIT_TEXT
 	}
 	.exit.data : {
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_DATA
 	}
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
 	. = ALIGN(_PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 40d0ff9..50b4a3a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : { 
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	.init.setup : {
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
 	 *  from .altinstructions and .eh_frame
 	 */
 	.exit.text : {
-		*(.exit.text)
+		EXIT_TEXT
 	}
 	.exit.data : {
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_DATA
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f66fa5d..0afb9e3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	/* Sections to be discarded. */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
-	*(.exit.data)
+	EXIT_DATA
 	}
 
 	. = KERNELBASE;
@@ -76,17 +76,19 @@
 
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 
 	/* .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not link time,
 	 * to deal with references from __bug_table
 	 */
-	.exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
+	.exit.text : {
+		EXIT_TEXT
+	}
 
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data);
+		INIT_DATA
 		__vtop_table_begin = .;
 		*(.vtop_fixup);
 		__vtop_table_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 98c1212..52b64fc 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
   /* .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not link time,
      to deal with references from __bug_table */
-  .exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
+  .exit.text : { EXIT_TEXT }
   .init.data : {
-    *(.init.data);
+    INIT_DATA
     __vtop_table_begin = .;
     *(.vtop_fixup);
     __vtop_table_end = .;
@@ -164,6 +164,6 @@
   /* Sections to be discarded. */
   /DISCARD/ : {
     *(.exitcall.exit)
-    *(.exit.data)
+    EXIT_DATA
   }
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9361591..7d43c3c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
 	 * to deal with references from __bug_table
 	*/
 	.exit.text : {
-		*(.exit.text)
+		EXIT_TEXT
 	}
 
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(0x100);
 	.init.setup : {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index d549fac..c711378 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);		/* Init code and data */
 	__init_begin = .;
 	_sinittext = .;
-	.init.text : { *(.init.text) }
+	.init.text : { INIT_TEXT }
 	_einittext = .;
-	.init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+	.init.data : { INIT_DATA }
 
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	__setup_start = .;
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 	 * .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not link time, to deal with
 	 * references from __bug_table
 	 */
-	.exit.text : { *(.exit.text) }
-	.exit.data : { *(.exit.data) }
+	.exit.text : { EXIT_TEXT }
+	.exit.data : { EXIT_DATA }
 
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.bss : {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 2fd0f74..3f1bd63 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);		/* Init code and data */
 	__init_begin = .;
 	_sinittext = .;
-	.init.text : C_PHYS(.init.text) { *(.init.text) }
+	.init.text : C_PHYS(.init.text) { INIT_TEXT }
 	_einittext = .;
-	.init.data : C_PHYS(.init.data) { *(.init.data) }
+	.init.data : C_PHYS(.init.data) { INIT_DATA }
 	. = ALIGN(L1_CACHE_BYTES);	/* Better if Cache Line aligned */
 	__setup_start = .;
 	.init.setup : C_PHYS(.init.setup) { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 	 * .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not link time, to deal with
 	 * references from __bug_table
 	 */
-	.exit.text : C_PHYS(.exit.text) { *(.exit.text) }
-	.exit.data : C_PHYS(.exit.data) { *(.exit.data) }
+	.exit.text : C_PHYS(.exit.text) { EXIT_TEXT }
+	.exit.data : C_PHYS(.exit.data) { EXIT_DATA }
 
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	.bss : C_PHYS(.bss) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a8b4200..216147d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	__init_text_end = .;
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	.init.setup : {
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 	_end = . ;
 	PROVIDE (end = .);
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9fcd503..01f8096 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
 	.init.text : {
 		__init_begin = .;
 		_sinittext = .;
-		*(.init.text)
+		INIT_TEXT
 		_einittext = .;
 	}
 	.init.data : {
-		*(.init.data)
+		INIT_DATA
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	.init.setup : {
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
 	PROVIDE (end = .);
 
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.exit.text)
-		*(.exit.data)
+		EXIT_TEXT
+		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
index 3866f49..26090b7 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
   #include "asm/common.lds.S"
 
-  init.data : { *(.init.data) }
+  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
 
   /* Ensure the __preinit_array_start label is properly aligned.  We
      could instead move the label definition inside the section, but
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
index 13df191..5828c1d 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
   . = ALIGN(4096);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   #include "asm/common.lds.S"
 
-  init.data : { *(init.data) }
+  init.data : { INIT_DATA }
   .data    :
   {
     . = ALIGN(KERNEL_STACK_SIZE);		/* init_task */
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6172599..d08cd1d 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 #define DATA_CONTENTS							      \
 		__sdata = . ;						      \
 		DATA_DATA						      \
-			*(.exit.data)	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
+			EXIT_DATA	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
 			*(.data.exit)	/* 2.4 convention */		      \
 		. = ALIGN (16) ;					      \
 		*(.data.cacheline_aligned)				      \
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@
 		. = ALIGN (4096) ;					      \
 		__init_start = . ;					      \
 			__sinittext = .;				      \
-			*(.init.text)	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
+			INIT_TEXT	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
 			__einittext = .;				      \
-			*(.init.data)					      \
+			INIT_DATA					      \
 			*(.text.init)	/* 2.4 convention */		      \
 			*(.data.init)					      \
 		INITCALL_CONTENTS					      \
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 #define ROMK_INIT_RAM_CONTENTS						      \
 		. = ALIGN (4096) ;					      \
 		__init_start = . ;					      \
-			*(.init.data)	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
+			INIT_DATA	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
 			*(.data.init)	/* 2.4 convention */		      \
 		__init_end = . ;					      \
 		. = ALIGN (4096) ;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
    should go into ROM.  */	
 #define ROMK_INIT_ROM_CONTENTS						      \
 			_sinittext = .;					      \
-			*(.init.text)	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
+			INIT_TEXT	/* 2.5 convention */		      \
 			_einittext = .;					      \
 			*(.text.init)	/* 2.4 convention */		      \
 		INITCALL_CONTENTS					      \
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 7d72cce..84c913f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -131,10 +131,12 @@
   .init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__init_begin = .;
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
-  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.data) }
+  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	INIT_DATA
+  }
   . = ALIGN(16);
   .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__setup_start = .;
@@ -169,8 +171,12 @@
   }
   /* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with references
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
-  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) }
-  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.data) }
+  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	EXIT_TEXT
+  }
+  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	EXIT_DATA
+  }
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index ba8ea97..ea53869 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -155,12 +155,15 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.text)
+	INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
-  __initdata_begin = .;
-  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.data) }
-  __initdata_end = .;
+  .init.data : AT(ADDR(.init.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	__initdata_begin = .;
+	INIT_DATA
+	__initdata_end = .;
+   }
+
   . = ALIGN(16);
   __setup_start = .;
   .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.setup) }
@@ -187,8 +190,12 @@
   }
   /* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with references
      from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */
-  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) }
-  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.data) }
+  .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	EXIT_TEXT
+  }
+  .exit.data : AT(ADDR(.exit.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	EXIT_DATA
+  }
 
 /* vdso blob that is mapped into user space */
   vdso_start = . ;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ac4ed52..7d0f55a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@
   __init_begin = .;
   .init.text : {
   	_sinittext = .;
-	*(.init.literal) *(.init.text)
+	*(.init.literal) INIT_TEXT
 	_einittext = .;
   }
 
   .init.data :
   {
-    *(.init.data)
+    INIT_DATA
     . = ALIGN(0x4);
     __tagtable_begin = .;
     *(.taglist)
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ :
   {
-  	*(.exit.literal .exit.text)
-  	*(.exit.data)
+	*(.exit.literal)
+	EXIT_TEXT
+	EXIT_DATA
         *(.exitcall.exit)
   }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 9f584cc..ae0166e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -183,6 +183,13 @@
 		*(.kprobes.text)					\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_end) = .;
 
+/* init and exit section handling */
+#define INIT_TEXT *(.init.text)
+#define INIT_DATA *(.init.data)
+#define EXIT_TEXT *(.exit.text)
+#define EXIT_DATA *(.exit.data)
+
+
 		/* DWARF debug sections.
 		Symbols in the DWARF debugging sections are relative to
 		the beginning of the section so we begin them at 0.  */