diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
index 0d8addbb0fae..1e5165aa9e4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt
@@ -22,11 +22,33 @@ building C files and assembler files.
 
 KAFLAGS
 --------------------------------------------------
-Additional options to the assembler.
+Additional options to the assembler (for built-in and modules).
+
+AFLAGS_MODULE
+--------------------------------------------------
+Addtional module specific options to use for $(AS).
+
+AFLAGS_KERNEL
+--------------------------------------------------
+Addtional options for $(AS) when used for assembler
+code for code that is compiled as built-in.
 
 KCFLAGS
 --------------------------------------------------
-Additional options to the C compiler.
+Additional options to the C compiler (for built-in and modules).
+
+CFLAGS_KERNEL
+--------------------------------------------------
+Addtional options for $(CC) when used to compile
+code that is compiled as built-in.
+
+CFLAGS_MODULE
+--------------------------------------------------
+Addtional module specific options to use for $(CC).
+
+LDFLAGS_MODULE
+--------------------------------------------------
+Additional options used for $(LD) when linking modules.
 
 KBUILD_VERBOSE
 --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index 8abd041b605d..c375313cb128 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -921,16 +921,33 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly):
 	The first example utilises the trick that a config option expands
 	to 'y' when selected.
 
-    CFLAGS_KERNEL	$(CC) options specific for built-in
+    KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL	$(AS) options specific for built-in
 
-	$(CFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile
+	$(KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile
 	resident kernel code.
 
-    CFLAGS_MODULE	$(CC) options specific for modules
+    KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE   Options for $(AS) when building modules
 
-	$(CFLAGS_MODULE) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile code
-	for loadable kernel modules.
+	$(KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options that
+	are used for $(AS).
+	From commandline AFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt).
 
+    KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL	$(CC) options specific for built-in
+
+	$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL) contains extra C compiler flags used to compile
+	resident kernel code.
+
+    KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE   Options for $(CC) when building modules
+
+	$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options that
+	are used for $(CC).
+	From commandline CFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt).
+
+    KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE   Options for $(LD) when linking modules
+
+	$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) is used to add arch specific options
+	used when linking modules. This is often a linker script.
+	From commandline LDFLAGS_MODULE shall be used (see kbuild.txt).
 
 --- 6.2 Add prerequisites to archprepare:
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 141da26fda4b..968ac2af763b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -332,10 +332,9 @@ CHECK		= sparse
 
 CHECKFLAGS     := -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ \
 		  -Wbitwise -Wno-return-void $(CF)
-MODFLAGS	= -DMODULE
-CFLAGS_MODULE   = $(MODFLAGS)
-AFLAGS_MODULE   = $(MODFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS_MODULE  = -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
+CFLAGS_MODULE   =
+AFLAGS_MODULE   =
+LDFLAGS_MODULE  =
 CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
@@ -354,7 +353,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS   := -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \
 		   -Werror-implicit-function-declaration \
 		   -Wno-format-security \
 		   -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL :=
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL :=
 KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
 
 # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
 KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
@@ -369,6 +373,8 @@ export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
 export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
 export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS AFLAGS_KERNEL AFLAGS_MODULE
+export KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE
+export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL
 
 # When compiling out-of-tree modules, put MODVERDIR in the module
 # tree rather than in the kernel tree. The kernel tree might
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@ endif
 no-dot-config-targets := clean mrproper distclean \
 			 cscope TAGS tags help %docs check% \
 			 include/linux/version.h headers_% \
-			 kernelrelease kernelversion
+			 kernelversion
 
 config-targets := 0
 mixed-targets  := 0
@@ -557,6 +563,10 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -g
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -gdwarf-2
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED
+KBUILD_CFLAGS 	+= $(call cc-option, -femit-struct-debug-baseonly)
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -pg
 endif
@@ -603,7 +613,7 @@ endif
 # Use --build-id when available.
 LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID = $(patsubst -Wl$(comma)%,%,\
 			      $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--build-id,))
-LDFLAGS_MODULE += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID)
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(LDFLAGS_BUILD_ID)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS),y)
@@ -1393,9 +1403,9 @@ checkstack:
 	$(OBJDUMP) -d vmlinux $$(find . -name '*.ko') | \
 	$(PERL) $(src)/scripts/checkstack.pl $(CHECKSTACK_ARCH)
 
-kernelrelease:
-	$(if $(wildcard include/config/kernel.release), $(Q)echo $(KERNELRELEASE), \
-	$(error kernelrelease not valid - run 'make prepare' to update it))
+kernelrelease: include/config/kernel.release
+	@echo $(KERNELRELEASE)
+
 kernelversion:
 	@echo $(KERNELVERSION)
 
@@ -1472,6 +1482,7 @@ cmd_crmodverdir = $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR) \
                   $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),; rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*)
 
 a_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) $(AFLAGS_KERNEL) \
+	  $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL)                              \
 	  $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS) $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) \
 	  $(modkern_aflags) $(EXTRA_AFLAGS) $(AFLAGS_$(basetarget).o)
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Makefile b/arch/avr32/Makefile
index ead8a75203a9..22fb66590dcd 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ KBUILD_DEFCONFIG	:= atstk1002_defconfig
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -pipe -fno-builtin -mno-pic
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -mrelax -mno-pic
-CFLAGS_MODULE	+= -mno-relax
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -mno-relax
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --relax
 
 cpuflags-$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_AT32AP)	+= -march=ap
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
index 5a97a31d4bbd..9d5ffaf5492a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ROMKERNEL),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS           += -mlong-calls
 endif
 KBUILD_AFLAGS           += $(call cc-option,-mno-fdpic)
-CFLAGS_MODULE    += -mlong-calls
-LDFLAGS_MODULE   += -m elf32bfin
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE    += -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE   += -m elf32bfin
 KALLSYMS         += --symbol-prefix=_
 
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := BF537-STAMP_defconfig
diff --git a/arch/frv/Makefile b/arch/frv/Makefile
index 310c47a663f8..7ff84575b186 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/frv/Makefile
@@ -23,20 +23,14 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1994 by Hamish Macdonald
 #
 
-CCSPECS	:= $(shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | grep "^Reading specs from " | head -1 | cut -c20-)
-CCDIR	:= $(strip $(patsubst %/specs,%,$(CCSPECS)))
-CPUCLASS := fr400
-
-# test for cross compiling
-COMPILE_ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
-
 ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 UTS_SYSNAME = -DUTS_SYSNAME=\"Linux\"
 else
 UTS_SYSNAME = -DUTS_SYSNAME=\"uClinux\"
 endif
 
-ARCHMODFLAGS	+= -G0 -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += -G0 -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -G0 -mlong-calls
 
 ifdef CONFIG_GPREL_DATA_8
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -G8
@@ -54,7 +48,6 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_GC_SECTIONS
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
-LINKFLAGS	+= --gc-sections
 endif
 
 ifndef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
@@ -64,16 +57,13 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FR451_COMPILE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr450
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr450
-ASFLAGS		+= -mcpu=fr450
 else
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FR551_COMPILE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr550
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr550
-ASFLAGS		+= -mcpu=fr550
 else
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr400
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -mcpu=fr400
-ASFLAGS		+= -mcpu=fr400
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -83,14 +73,12 @@ endif
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -mno-fdpic -mgpr-32 -msoft-float -mno-media
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -ffixed-fcc3 -ffixed-cc3 -ffixed-gr15 -ffixed-icc2
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -mno-fdpic
-ASFLAGS		+= -mno-fdpic
 
 # make sure the .S files get compiled with debug info
 # and disable optimisations that are unhelpful whilst debugging
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
 #KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -O1
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -Wa,--gdwarf2
-ASFLAGS		+= -Wa,--gdwarf2
 endif
 
 head-y		:= arch/frv/kernel/head.o arch/frv/kernel/init_task.o
@@ -105,11 +93,5 @@ all: Image
 Image: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/frv/boot $@
 
-bootstrap:
-	$(Q)$(MAKEBOOT) bootstrap
-
 archclean:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/frv/boot
-
-archdep: scripts/mkdep symlinks
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/frv/boot dep
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 8ae0d2604ce1..be7bfa12b705 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ CHECKFLAGS	+= -m64 -D__ia64=1 -D__ia64__=1 -D_LP64 -D__LP64__
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= --strip-all
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -static
-LDFLAGS_MODULE	+= -T $(srctree)/arch/ia64/module.lds
-AFLAGS_KERNEL	:= -mconstant-gp
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += -T $(srctree)/arch/ia64/module.lds
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL := -mconstant-gp
 EXTRA		:=
 
 cflags-y	:= -pipe $(EXTRA) -ffixed-r13 -mfixed-range=f12-f15,f32-f127 \
 		   -falign-functions=32 -frename-registers -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
-CFLAGS_KERNEL	:= -mconstant-gp
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL := -mconstant-gp
 
 GAS_STATUS	= $(shell $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/check-gas "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)")
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(shell $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/toolchain-flags "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)" "$(READELF)")
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Makefile b/arch/m32r/Makefile
index 469766b24e22..8ff5ba0ea26c 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m32r/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -pipe -fno-schedule-insns
-CFLAGS_KERNEL += -mmodel=medium
-CFLAGS_MODULE += -mmodel=large
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL += -mmodel=medium
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -mmodel=large
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CHIP_VDEC2
 cflags-$(CONFIG_ISA_M32R2)	+= -DNO_FPU -Wa,-bitinst
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Makefile b/arch/m68k/Makefile
index 570d85c3f97f..b06a7e3cbcd6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := multi_defconfig
 # override top level makefile
 AS += -m68020
 LDFLAGS := -m m68kelf
-LDFLAGS_MODULE += -T $(srctree)/arch/m68k/kernel/module.lds
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += -T $(srctree)/arch/m68k/kernel/module.lds
 ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH))
 	ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
 		CROSS_COMPILE := $(call cc-cross-prefix, \
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index f0d196090e94..f4a4b663ebb3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ all-$(CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT)+= vmlinuz
 cflags-y			+= -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe
 cflags-y			+= -msoft-float
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
-MODFLAGS			+= -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
 
 cflags-y += -ffreestanding
 
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mno-daddi,)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SB1
 ifdef CONFIG_SB1_PASS_1_WORKAROUNDS
-MODFLAGS	+= -msb1-pass1-workarounds
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += -msb1-pass1-workarounds
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -msb1-pass1-workarounds
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 77cfe7a29e25..5d42f5eae70f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
-LDFLAGS_MODULE	+= arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index 30c5f01f93b0..0c9e6c6d2a64 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__s390__ -msize-long
 else
 LD_BFD		:= elf64-s390
 LDFLAGS		:= -m elf64_s390
-MODFLAGS	+= -fpic -D__PIC__
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += -fpic -D__PIC__
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -fpic -D__PIC__
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -m64
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m64
 UTS_MACHINE	:= s390x
diff --git a/arch/score/Makefile b/arch/score/Makefile
index 68e0cd06d5c9..d77dc639d8e3 100644
--- a/arch/score/Makefile
+++ b/arch/score/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ cflags-y += -G0 -pipe -mel -mnhwloop -D__SCOREEL__ \
 #
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
-MODFLAGS += -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += -mlong-calls
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -mlong-calls
 LDFLAGS += --oformat elf32-littlescore
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= -G0 -static -nostdlib
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 154ff43aaa81..67fa774f9572 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -628,6 +628,19 @@ config DEBUG_INFO
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED
+	bool "Reduce debugging information"
+	depends on DEBUG_INFO
+	help
+	  If you say Y here gcc is instructed to generate less debugging
+	  information for structure types. This means that tools that
+	  need full debugging information (like kgdb or systemtap) won't
+	  be happy. But if you merely need debugging information to
+	  resolve line numbers there is no loss. Advantage is that
+	  build directory object sizes shrink dramatically over a full
+	  DEBUG_INFO build and compile times are reduced too.
+	  Only works with newer gcc versions.
+
 config DEBUG_VM
 	bool "Debug VM"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index e4deb73e9a84..a1a5cf95a68d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ endif
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Default is built-in, unless we know otherwise
-modkern_cflags = $(if $(part-of-module), $(CFLAGS_MODULE), $(CFLAGS_KERNEL))
+modkern_cflags =                                          \
+	$(if $(part-of-module),                           \
+		$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE), \
+		$(KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL) $(CFLAGS_KERNEL))
 quiet_modtag := $(empty)   $(empty)
 
 $(real-objs-m)        : part-of-module := y
@@ -156,14 +159,14 @@ $(obj)/%.i: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 
 cmd_gensymtypes =                                                           \
     $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) $< |                                   \
-    $(GENKSYMS) -T $@ -a $(ARCH)                                            \
+    $(GENKSYMS) $(if $(1), -T $(2)) -a $(ARCH)                              \
      $(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE),-p)                                            \
-     $(if $(1),-r $(firstword $(wildcard $(@:.symtypes=.symref) /dev/null)))
+     -r $(firstword $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref) /dev/null))
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_c = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_cc_symtypes_c =                                                         \
     set -e;                                                                 \
-    $(call cmd_gensymtypes, true) >/dev/null;                               \
+    $(call cmd_gensymtypes,true,$@) >/dev/null;                             \
     test -s $@ || rm -f $@
 
 $(obj)/%.symtypes : $(src)/%.c FORCE
@@ -192,16 +195,16 @@ else
 #   the actual value of the checksum generated by genksyms
 
 cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) $<
-cmd_modversions =							\
-	if $(OBJDUMP) -h $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) | grep -q __ksymtab; then	\
-		$(call cmd_gensymtypes, $(KBUILD_SYMTYPES))		\
-		    > $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);				\
-									\
-		$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $@ $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) 		\
-			-T $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);			\
-		rm -f $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);	\
-	else								\
-		mv -f $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) $@;				\
+cmd_modversions =								\
+	if $(OBJDUMP) -h $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) | grep -q __ksymtab; then		\
+		$(call cmd_gensymtypes,$(KBUILD_SYMTYPES),$(@:.o=.symtypes))	\
+		    > $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);					\
+										\
+		$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $@ $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) 			\
+			-T $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);				\
+		rm -f $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.ver);		\
+	else									\
+		mv -f $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F) $@;					\
 	fi;
 endif
 
@@ -248,10 +251,10 @@ $(obj)/%.lst: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 # Compile assembler sources (.S)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-modkern_aflags := $(AFLAGS_KERNEL)
+modkern_aflags := $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL) $(AFLAGS_KERNEL)
 
-$(real-objs-m)      : modkern_aflags := $(AFLAGS_MODULE)
-$(real-objs-m:.o=.s): modkern_aflags := $(AFLAGS_MODULE)
+$(real-objs-m)      : modkern_aflags := $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE) $(AFLAGS_MODULE)
+$(real-objs-m:.o=.s): modkern_aflags := $(KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE) $(AFLAGS_MODULE)
 
 quiet_cmd_as_s_S = CPP $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_as_s_S       = $(CPP) $(a_flags)   -o $@ $< 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 8f14c81abbc7..7d22056582c1 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #     - See include/linux/module.h for more details
 
 # Step 4 is solely used to allow module versioning in external modules,
-# where the CRC of each module is retrieved from the Module.symers file.
+# where the CRC of each module is retrieved from the Module.symvers file.
 
 # KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN can be set to avoid error out in case of undefined
 # symbols in the final module linking stage
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $(modules:.ko=.mod.c): __modpost ;
 modname = $(notdir $(@:.mod.o=))
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-      cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(CFLAGS_MODULE)	\
+      cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
 		   -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
 
 # Step 6), final link of the modules
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) -o $@		\
-			  $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
+      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
+                             $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
+                             -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ld_ko_o)
diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 5758aab0d8bb..88f3f07205f8 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -884,16 +884,16 @@ void handle_moddevtable(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 	char *zeros = NULL;
 
 	/* We're looking for a section relative symbol */
-	if (!sym->st_shndx || sym->st_shndx >= info->hdr->e_shnum)
+	if (!sym->st_shndx || get_secindex(info, sym) >= info->num_sections)
 		return;
 
 	/* Handle all-NULL symbols allocated into .bss */
-	if (info->sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_type & SHT_NOBITS) {
+	if (info->sechdrs[get_secindex(info, sym)].sh_type & SHT_NOBITS) {
 		zeros = calloc(1, sym->st_size);
 		symval = zeros;
 	} else {
 		symval = (void *)info->hdr
-			+ info->sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_offset
+			+ info->sechdrs[get_secindex(info, sym)].sh_offset
 			+ sym->st_value;
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index f6127b9f5aca..c827309c29cf 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static enum export export_no(const char *s)
 	return export_unknown;
 }
 
-static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Section sec)
+static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
 {
 	if (sec == elf->export_sec)
 		return export_plain;
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
 	Elf_Sym  *sym;
+	const char *secstrings;
+	unsigned int symtab_idx = ~0U, symtab_shndx_idx = ~0U;
 
 	hdr = grab_file(filename, &info->size);
 	if (!hdr) {
@@ -417,8 +419,27 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (hdr->e_shnum == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * There are more than 64k sections,
+		 * read count from .sh_size.
+		 * note: it doesn't need shndx2secindex()
+		 */
+		info->num_sections = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[0].sh_size);
+	}
+	else {
+		info->num_sections = hdr->e_shnum;
+	}
+	if (hdr->e_shstrndx == SHN_XINDEX) {
+		info->secindex_strings =
+		    shndx2secindex(TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[0].sh_link));
+	}
+	else {
+		info->secindex_strings = hdr->e_shstrndx;
+	}
+
 	/* Fix endianness in section headers */
-	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < info->num_sections; i++) {
 		sechdrs[i].sh_name      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_name);
 		sechdrs[i].sh_type      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_type);
 		sechdrs[i].sh_flags     = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_flags);
@@ -431,9 +452,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		sechdrs[i].sh_entsize   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_entsize);
 	}
 	/* Find symbol table. */
-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		const char *secstrings
-			= (void *)hdr + sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
+	secstrings = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[info->secindex_strings].sh_offset;
+	for (i = 1; i < info->num_sections; i++) {
 		const char *secname;
 		int nobits = sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOBITS;
 
@@ -461,14 +481,26 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_gpl_future") == 0)
 			info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
 
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB)
-			continue;
+		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
+			unsigned int sh_link_idx;
+			symtab_idx = i;
+			info->symtab_start = (void *)hdr +
+			    sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
+			info->symtab_stop  = (void *)hdr +
+			    sechdrs[i].sh_offset + sechdrs[i].sh_size;
+			sh_link_idx = shndx2secindex(sechdrs[i].sh_link);
+			info->strtab       = (void *)hdr +
+			    sechdrs[sh_link_idx].sh_offset;
+		}
 
-		info->symtab_start = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
-		info->symtab_stop  = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[i].sh_offset
-			                         + sechdrs[i].sh_size;
-		info->strtab       = (void *)hdr +
-			             sechdrs[sechdrs[i].sh_link].sh_offset;
+		/* 32bit section no. table? ("more than 64k sections") */
+		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX) {
+			symtab_shndx_idx = i;
+			info->symtab_shndx_start = (void *)hdr +
+			    sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
+			info->symtab_shndx_stop  = (void *)hdr +
+			    sechdrs[i].sh_offset + sechdrs[i].sh_size;
+		}
 	}
 	if (!info->symtab_start)
 		fatal("%s has no symtab?\n", filename);
@@ -480,6 +512,21 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		sym->st_value = TO_NATIVE(sym->st_value);
 		sym->st_size  = TO_NATIVE(sym->st_size);
 	}
+
+	if (symtab_shndx_idx != ~0U) {
+		Elf32_Word *p;
+		if (symtab_idx !=
+		    shndx2secindex(sechdrs[symtab_shndx_idx].sh_link))
+			fatal("%s: SYMTAB_SHNDX has bad sh_link: %u!=%u\n",
+			      filename,
+			      shndx2secindex(sechdrs[symtab_shndx_idx].sh_link),
+			      symtab_idx);
+		/* Fix endianness */
+		for (p = info->symtab_shndx_start; p < info->symtab_shndx_stop;
+		     p++)
+			*p = TO_NATIVE(*p);
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -519,7 +566,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 			       Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
 {
 	unsigned int crc;
-	enum export export = export_from_sec(info, sym->st_shndx);
+	enum export export = export_from_sec(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
 
 	switch (sym->st_shndx) {
 	case SHN_COMMON:
@@ -661,19 +708,19 @@ static const char *sym_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym)
 		return "(unknown)";
 }
 
-static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int shndx)
+static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int secindex)
 {
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
 	return (void *)elf->hdr +
-	        elf->sechdrs[elf->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset +
-	        sechdrs[shndx].sh_name;
+		elf->sechdrs[elf->secindex_strings].sh_offset +
+		sechdrs[secindex].sh_name;
 }
 
 static const char *sech_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Shdr *sechdr)
 {
 	return (void *)elf->hdr +
-	        elf->sechdrs[elf->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset +
-	        sechdr->sh_name;
+		elf->sechdrs[elf->secindex_strings].sh_offset +
+		sechdr->sh_name;
 }
 
 /* if sym is empty or point to a string
@@ -1052,11 +1099,14 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf64_Sword addr,
 	Elf_Sym *near = NULL;
 	Elf64_Sword distance = 20;
 	Elf64_Sword d;
+	unsigned int relsym_secindex;
 
 	if (relsym->st_name != 0)
 		return relsym;
+
+	relsym_secindex = get_secindex(elf, relsym);
 	for (sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
-		if (sym->st_shndx != relsym->st_shndx)
+		if (get_secindex(elf, sym) != relsym_secindex)
 			continue;
 		if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
 			continue;
@@ -1118,9 +1168,9 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
 	for (sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		const char *symsec;
 
-		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
+		if (is_shndx_special(sym->st_shndx))
 			continue;
-		symsec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
+		symsec = sec_name(elf, get_secindex(elf, sym));
 		if (strcmp(symsec, sec) != 0)
 			continue;
 		if (!is_valid_name(elf, sym))
@@ -1316,7 +1366,7 @@ static void check_section_mismatch(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 	const char *tosec;
 	const struct sectioncheck *mismatch;
 
-	tosec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
+	tosec = sec_name(elf, get_secindex(elf, sym));
 	mismatch = section_mismatch(fromsec, tosec);
 	if (mismatch) {
 		Elf_Sym *to;
@@ -1344,7 +1394,7 @@ static unsigned int *reloc_location(struct elf_info *elf,
 				    Elf_Shdr *sechdr, Elf_Rela *r)
 {
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
-	int section = sechdr->sh_info;
+	int section = shndx2secindex(sechdr->sh_info);
 
 	return (void *)elf->hdr + sechdrs[section].sh_offset +
 		r->r_offset - sechdrs[section].sh_addr;
@@ -1452,7 +1502,7 @@ static void section_rela(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 		r.r_addend = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_addend);
 		sym = elf->symtab_start + r_sym;
 		/* Skip special sections */
-		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
+		if (is_shndx_special(sym->st_shndx))
 			continue;
 		check_section_mismatch(modname, elf, &r, sym, fromsec);
 	}
@@ -1510,7 +1560,7 @@ static void section_rel(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 		}
 		sym = elf->symtab_start + r_sym;
 		/* Skip special sections */
-		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
+		if (is_shndx_special(sym->st_shndx))
 			continue;
 		check_section_mismatch(modname, elf, &r, sym, fromsec);
 	}
@@ -1535,7 +1585,7 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
 
 	/* Walk through all sections */
-	for (i = 0; i < elf->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < elf->num_sections; i++) {
 		check_section(modname, elf, &elf->sechdrs[i]);
 		/* We want to process only relocation sections and not .init */
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index be987a44f250..0388cfccac8d 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -129,8 +129,51 @@ struct elf_info {
 	const char   *strtab;
 	char	     *modinfo;
 	unsigned int modinfo_len;
+
+	/* support for 32bit section numbers */
+
+	unsigned int num_sections; /* max_secindex + 1 */
+	unsigned int secindex_strings;
+	/* if Nth symbol table entry has .st_shndx = SHN_XINDEX,
+	 * take shndx from symtab_shndx_start[N] instead */
+	Elf32_Word   *symtab_shndx_start;
+	Elf32_Word   *symtab_shndx_stop;
 };
 
+static inline int is_shndx_special(unsigned int i)
+{
+	return i != SHN_XINDEX && i >= SHN_LORESERVE && i <= SHN_HIRESERVE;
+}
+
+/* shndx is in [0..SHN_LORESERVE) U (SHN_HIRESERVE, 0xfffffff], thus:
+ * shndx == 0               <=> sechdrs[0]
+ * ......
+ * shndx == SHN_LORESERVE-1 <=> sechdrs[SHN_LORESERVE-1]
+ * shndx == SHN_HIRESERVE+1 <=> sechdrs[SHN_LORESERVE]
+ * shndx == SHN_HIRESERVE+2 <=> sechdrs[SHN_LORESERVE+1]
+ * ......
+ * fyi: sym->st_shndx is uint16, SHN_LORESERVE = ff00, SHN_HIRESERVE = ffff,
+ * so basically we map  0000..feff -> 0000..feff
+ *                      ff00..ffff -> (you are a bad boy, dont do it)
+ *                     10000..xxxx -> ff00..(xxxx-0x100)
+ */
+static inline unsigned int shndx2secindex(unsigned int i)
+{
+	if (i <= SHN_HIRESERVE)
+		return i;
+	return i - (SHN_HIRESERVE + 1 - SHN_LORESERVE);
+}
+
+/* Accessor for sym->st_shndx, hides ugliness of "64k sections" */
+static inline unsigned int get_secindex(const struct elf_info *info,
+					const Elf_Sym *sym)
+{
+	if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX)
+		return sym->st_shndx;
+	return shndx2secindex(info->symtab_shndx_start[sym -
+						       info->symtab_start]);
+}
+
 /* file2alias.c */
 extern unsigned int cross_build;
 void handle_moddevtable(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,