diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1878083771af..a7f8e7f4b88f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config ARM
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if MMU
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
+	select ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY
 	select ARCH_HAS_PHYS_TO_DMA
 	select ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX if MMU && !XIP_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/decompress.c b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/decompress.c
index a2ac3fe7dbf8..c16c1829a5e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/decompress.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/decompress.c
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>	/* for NULL */
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/string.h>
-
-extern unsigned long free_mem_ptr;
-extern unsigned long free_mem_end_ptr;
-extern void error(char *);
+#include "misc.h"
 
 #define STATIC static
 #define STATIC_RW_DATA	/* non-static please */
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
index e8fe51f4e97a..e1e9a5dde853 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ unsigned int __machine_arch_type;
 #include <linux/compiler.h>	/* for inline */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include "misc.h"
 
 static void putstr(const char *ptr);
-extern void error(char *x);
 
 #include CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS_INCLUDE
 
@@ -160,3 +160,8 @@ decompress_kernel(unsigned long output_start, unsigned long free_mem_ptr_p,
 	else
 		putstr(" done, booting the kernel.\n");
 }
+
+void fortify_panic(const char *name)
+{
+	error("detected buffer overflow");
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c958dccd1d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef MISC_H
+#define MISC_H
+
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+void error(char *x) __noreturn;
+extern unsigned long free_mem_ptr;
+extern unsigned long free_mem_end_ptr;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
index 12b87591eb7c..d32f5d35f602 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
@@ -15,38 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/memory.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
-#define PROC_INFO							\
-	. = ALIGN(4);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .;				\
-	*(.proc.info.init)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
-
-#define IDMAP_TEXT							\
-	ALIGN_FUNCTION();						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .;				\
-	*(.idmap.text)							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .;				\
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .;			\
-	*(.hyp.idmap.text)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_end) = .;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)
-#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)		x
-#else
-#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)	x
-#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)
-#endif
-
-#if (defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG)
-#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
-#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
-#else
-#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
-#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)	x
-#endif
+#include "vmlinux.lds.h"
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 ENTRY(stext)
@@ -69,20 +38,9 @@ SECTIONS
 	 * unwind sections get included.
 	 */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
-		*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
-		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text))
-		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text))
-		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_TEXT)
-		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_DATA)
-		EXIT_CALL
-#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
-		*(.text.fixup)
-		*(__ex_table)
-#endif
+		ARM_DISCARD
 		*(.alt.smp.init)
-		*(.discard)
-		*(.discard.*)
+		*(.pv_table)
 	}
 
 	. = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
@@ -95,22 +53,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.text : {			/* Real text segment		*/
 		_stext = .;		/* Text and read-only data	*/
-			IDMAP_TEXT
-			__entry_text_start = .;
-			*(.entry.text)
-			__entry_text_end = .;
-			IRQENTRY_TEXT
-			TEXT_TEXT
-			SCHED_TEXT
-			CPUIDLE_TEXT
-			LOCK_TEXT
-			KPROBES_TEXT
-			*(.gnu.warning)
-			*(.glue_7)
-			*(.glue_7t)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
-			ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)
+		ARM_TEXT
 	}
 
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -118,53 +61,19 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ex_table = .;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-		*(__ex_table)
-#endif
+		ARM_MMU_KEEP(*(__ex_table))
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
-	/*
-	 * Stack unwinding tables
-	 */
-	. = ALIGN(8);
-	.ARM.unwind_idx : {
-		__start_unwind_idx = .;
-		*(.ARM.exidx*)
-		__stop_unwind_idx = .;
-	}
-	.ARM.unwind_tab : {
-		__start_unwind_tab = .;
-		*(.ARM.extab*)
-		__stop_unwind_tab = .;
-	}
+	ARM_UNWIND_SECTIONS
 #endif
 
 	NOTES
 
 	_etext = .;			/* End of text and rodata section */
 
-	/*
-	 * The vectors and stubs are relocatable code, and the
-	 * only thing that matters is their relative offsets
-	 */
-	__vectors_start = .;
-	.vectors 0xffff0000 : AT(__vectors_start) {
-		*(.vectors)
-	}
-	. = __vectors_start + SIZEOF(.vectors);
-	__vectors_end = .;
-
-	__stubs_start = .;
-	.stubs ADDR(.vectors) + 0x1000 : AT(__stubs_start) {
-		*(.stubs)
-	}
-	. = __stubs_start + SIZEOF(.stubs);
-	__stubs_end = .;
-
-	PROVIDE(vector_fiq_offset = vector_fiq - ADDR(.vectors));
-
+	ARM_VECTORS
 	INIT_TEXT_SECTION(8)
 	.exit.text : {
 		ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_TEXT)
@@ -223,6 +132,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	PERCPU_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
+	ARM_TCM
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * End of copied data. We need a dummy section to get its LMA.
 	 * Also located before final ALIGN() as trailing padding is not stored
@@ -234,63 +147,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	__init_end = .;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
-        /*
-	 * We align everything to a page boundary so we can
-	 * free it after init has commenced and TCM contents have
-	 * been copied to its destination.
-	 */
-	.tcm_start : {
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		__tcm_start = .;
-		__itcm_start = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Link these to the ITCM RAM
-	 * Put VMA to the TCM address and LMA to the common RAM
-	 * and we'll upload the contents from RAM to TCM and free
-	 * the used RAM after that.
-	 */
-	.text_itcm ITCM_OFFSET : AT(__itcm_start)
-	{
-		__sitcm_text = .;
-		*(.tcm.text)
-		*(.tcm.rodata)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__eitcm_text = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Reset the dot pointer, this is needed to create the
-	 * relative __dtcm_start below (to be used as extern in code).
-	 */
-	. = ADDR(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.text_itcm);
-
-	.dtcm_start : {
-		__dtcm_start = .;
-	}
-
-	/* TODO: add remainder of ITCM as well, that can be used for data! */
-	.data_dtcm DTCM_OFFSET : AT(__dtcm_start)
-	{
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__sdtcm_data = .;
-		*(.tcm.data)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__edtcm_data = .;
-	}
-
-	/* Reset the dot pointer or the linker gets confused */
-	. = ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm);
-
-	/* End marker for freeing TCM copy in linked object */
-	.tcm_end : AT(ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm)){
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		__tcm_end = .;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 8)
 	_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 84a1ae3ce46e..b77dc675ae55 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -15,43 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
-#define PROC_INFO							\
-	. = ALIGN(4);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .;				\
-	*(.proc.info.init)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
-
-#define HYPERVISOR_TEXT							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_start) = .;				\
-	*(.hyp.text)							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_end) = .;
-
-#define IDMAP_TEXT							\
-	ALIGN_FUNCTION();						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .;				\
-	*(.idmap.text)							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .;				\
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .;			\
-	*(.hyp.idmap.text)						\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_end) = .;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)
-#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)		x
-#else
-#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)	x
-#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)
-#endif
-
-#if (defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG) || defined(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)
-#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
-#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
-#else
-#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
-#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)	x
-#endif
+#include "vmlinux.lds.h"
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 ENTRY(stext)
@@ -74,22 +38,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	 * unwind sections get included.
 	 */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
-		*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
-		*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
-		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text))
-		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text))
-		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_TEXT)
-		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_DATA)
-		EXIT_CALL
-#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
-		*(.text.fixup)
-		*(__ex_table)
-#endif
+		ARM_DISCARD
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP
 		*(.alt.smp.init)
 #endif
-		*(.discard)
-		*(.discard.*)
 	}
 
 	. = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
@@ -104,24 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.text : {			/* Real text segment		*/
 		_stext = .;		/* Text and read-only data	*/
-			IDMAP_TEXT
-			__entry_text_start = .;
-			*(.entry.text)
-			__entry_text_end = .;
-			IRQENTRY_TEXT
-			SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
-			TEXT_TEXT
-			SCHED_TEXT
-			CPUIDLE_TEXT
-			LOCK_TEXT
-			HYPERVISOR_TEXT
-			KPROBES_TEXT
-			*(.gnu.warning)
-			*(.glue_7)
-			*(.glue_7t)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
-			ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)
+		ARM_TEXT
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ALIGN_RODATA
@@ -134,27 +69,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ex_table = .;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-		*(__ex_table)
-#endif
+		ARM_MMU_KEEP(*(__ex_table))
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
-	/*
-	 * Stack unwinding tables
-	 */
-	. = ALIGN(8);
-	.ARM.unwind_idx : {
-		__start_unwind_idx = .;
-		*(.ARM.exidx*)
-		__stop_unwind_idx = .;
-	}
-	.ARM.unwind_tab : {
-		__start_unwind_tab = .;
-		*(.ARM.extab*)
-		__stop_unwind_tab = .;
-	}
+	ARM_UNWIND_SECTIONS
 #endif
 
 	NOTES
@@ -166,26 +86,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 	__init_begin = .;
 
-	/*
-	 * The vectors and stubs are relocatable code, and the
-	 * only thing that matters is their relative offsets
-	 */
-	__vectors_start = .;
-	.vectors 0xffff0000 : AT(__vectors_start) {
-		*(.vectors)
-	}
-	. = __vectors_start + SIZEOF(.vectors);
-	__vectors_end = .;
-
-	__stubs_start = .;
-	.stubs ADDR(.vectors) + 0x1000 : AT(__stubs_start) {
-		*(.stubs)
-	}
-	. = __stubs_start + SIZEOF(.stubs);
-	__stubs_end = .;
-
-	PROVIDE(vector_fiq_offset = vector_fiq - ADDR(.vectors));
-
+	ARM_VECTORS
 	INIT_TEXT_SECTION(8)
 	.exit.text : {
 		ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_TEXT)
@@ -226,6 +127,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	PERCPU_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
+	ARM_TCM
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
 	. = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
 #else
@@ -237,63 +142,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	RW_DATA_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES, PAGE_SIZE, THREAD_SIZE)
 	_edata = .;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
-        /*
-	 * We align everything to a page boundary so we can
-	 * free it after init has commenced and TCM contents have
-	 * been copied to its destination.
-	 */
-	.tcm_start : {
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		__tcm_start = .;
-		__itcm_start = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Link these to the ITCM RAM
-	 * Put VMA to the TCM address and LMA to the common RAM
-	 * and we'll upload the contents from RAM to TCM and free
-	 * the used RAM after that.
-	 */
-	.text_itcm ITCM_OFFSET : AT(__itcm_start)
-	{
-		__sitcm_text = .;
-		*(.tcm.text)
-		*(.tcm.rodata)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__eitcm_text = .;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Reset the dot pointer, this is needed to create the
-	 * relative __dtcm_start below (to be used as extern in code).
-	 */
-	. = ADDR(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.text_itcm);
-
-	.dtcm_start : {
-		__dtcm_start = .;
-	}
-
-	/* TODO: add remainder of ITCM as well, that can be used for data! */
-	.data_dtcm DTCM_OFFSET : AT(__dtcm_start)
-	{
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__sdtcm_data = .;
-		*(.tcm.data)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
-		__edtcm_data = .;
-	}
-
-	/* Reset the dot pointer or the linker gets confused */
-	. = ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm);
-
-	/* End marker for freeing TCM copy in linked object */
-	.tcm_end : AT(ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm)){
-		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		__tcm_end = .;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 0)
 	_end = .;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71281e08e1d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)
+#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)		x
+#else
+#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)	x
+#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)
+#endif
+
+#if (defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)) || \
+	defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG) || defined(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)
+#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
+#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
+#else
+#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
+#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)	x
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+#define ARM_MMU_KEEP(x)		x
+#define ARM_MMU_DISCARD(x)
+#else
+#define ARM_MMU_KEEP(x)
+#define ARM_MMU_DISCARD(x)	x
+#endif
+
+#define PROC_INFO							\
+		. = ALIGN(4);						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .;			\
+		*(.proc.info.init)					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
+
+#define HYPERVISOR_TEXT							\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_start) = .;			\
+		*(.hyp.text)						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_end) = .;
+
+#define IDMAP_TEXT							\
+		ALIGN_FUNCTION();					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .;			\
+		*(.idmap.text)						\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .;			\
+		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .;		\
+		*(.hyp.idmap.text)					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_end) = .;
+
+#define ARM_DISCARD							\
+		*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)					\
+		*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)					\
+		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text))		\
+		ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text))		\
+		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_TEXT)				\
+		ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_DATA)				\
+		EXIT_CALL						\
+		ARM_MMU_DISCARD(*(.text.fixup))				\
+		ARM_MMU_DISCARD(*(__ex_table))				\
+		*(.discard)						\
+		*(.discard.*)
+
+#define ARM_TEXT							\
+		IDMAP_TEXT						\
+		__entry_text_start = .;					\
+		*(.entry.text)						\
+		__entry_text_end = .;					\
+		IRQENTRY_TEXT						\
+		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT					\
+		TEXT_TEXT						\
+		SCHED_TEXT						\
+		CPUIDLE_TEXT						\
+		LOCK_TEXT						\
+		HYPERVISOR_TEXT						\
+		KPROBES_TEXT						\
+		*(.gnu.warning)						\
+		*(.glue_7)						\
+		*(.glue_7t)						\
+		. = ALIGN(4);						\
+		*(.got)			/* Global offset table */	\
+		ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)
+
+/* Stack unwinding tables */
+#define ARM_UNWIND_SECTIONS						\
+	. = ALIGN(8);							\
+	.ARM.unwind_idx : {						\
+		__start_unwind_idx = .;					\
+		*(.ARM.exidx*)						\
+		__stop_unwind_idx = .;					\
+	}								\
+	.ARM.unwind_tab : {						\
+		__start_unwind_tab = .;					\
+		*(.ARM.extab*)						\
+		__stop_unwind_tab = .;					\
+	}
+
+/*
+ * The vectors and stubs are relocatable code, and the
+ * only thing that matters is their relative offsets
+ */
+#define ARM_VECTORS							\
+	__vectors_start = .;						\
+	.vectors 0xffff0000 : AT(__vectors_start) {			\
+		*(.vectors)						\
+	}								\
+	. = __vectors_start + SIZEOF(.vectors);				\
+	__vectors_end = .;						\
+									\
+	__stubs_start = .;						\
+	.stubs ADDR(.vectors) + 0x1000 : AT(__stubs_start) {		\
+		*(.stubs)						\
+	}								\
+	. = __stubs_start + SIZEOF(.stubs);				\
+	__stubs_end = .;						\
+									\
+	PROVIDE(vector_fiq_offset = vector_fiq - ADDR(.vectors));
+
+#define ARM_TCM								\
+	__itcm_start = ALIGN(4);					\
+	.text_itcm ITCM_OFFSET : AT(__itcm_start - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+		__sitcm_text = .;					\
+		*(.tcm.text)						\
+		*(.tcm.rodata)						\
+		. = ALIGN(4);						\
+		__eitcm_text = .;					\
+	}								\
+	. = __itcm_start + SIZEOF(.text_itcm);				\
+									\
+	__dtcm_start = .;						\
+	.data_dtcm DTCM_OFFSET : AT(__dtcm_start - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+		__sdtcm_data = .;					\
+		*(.tcm.data)						\
+		. = ALIGN(4);						\
+		__edtcm_data = .;					\
+	}								\
+	. = __dtcm_start + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index bd6f4513539a..c186474422f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -758,20 +758,9 @@ void set_kernel_text_ro(void)
 static inline void fix_kernmem_perms(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX */
 
-void free_tcmmem(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
-	extern char __tcm_start, __tcm_end;
-
-	poison_init_mem(&__tcm_start, &__tcm_end - &__tcm_start);
-	free_reserved_area(&__tcm_start, &__tcm_end, -1, "TCM link");
-#endif
-}
-
 void free_initmem(void)
 {
 	fix_kernmem_perms();
-	free_tcmmem();
 
 	poison_init_mem(__init_begin, __init_end - __init_begin);
 	if (!machine_is_integrator() && !machine_is_cintegrator())
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
index d55d493f9a1e..b528a15f460d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ ENDPROC(cpu_pj4b_do_resume)
 __v7_ca5mp_setup:
 __v7_ca9mp_setup:
 __v7_cr7mp_setup:
+__v7_cr8mp_setup:
 	mov	r10, #(1 << 0)			@ Cache/TLB ops broadcasting
 	b	1f
 __v7_ca7mp_setup:
@@ -641,6 +642,16 @@ __v7_cr7mp_proc_info:
 	__v7_proc __v7_cr7mp_proc_info, __v7_cr7mp_setup
 	.size	__v7_cr7mp_proc_info, . - __v7_cr7mp_proc_info
 
+	/*
+	 * ARM Ltd. Cortex R8 processor.
+	 */
+	.type	__v7_cr8mp_proc_info, #object
+__v7_cr8mp_proc_info:
+	.long	0x410fc180
+	.long	0xff0ffff0
+	__v7_proc __v7_cr8mp_proc_info, __v7_cr8mp_setup
+	.size	__v7_cr8mp_proc_info, . - __v7_cr8mp_proc_info
+
 	/*
 	 * ARM Ltd. Cortex A7 processor.
 	 */