diff --git a/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/u-boot.lds b/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/u-boot.lds
index e0359e3cb6f0374e4ab74d945899a47376958189..4ba1964f7ef44d0331a3a43622939cddb33894ab 100644
--- a/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,52 +22,14 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o	(.text)
-    lib/string.o	(.text)
-    lib/vsprintf.o	(.text)
-    lib/crc32.o	(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o	(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
-/*    . = env_offset; */
-    common/env_embedded.o(.text)
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -75,43 +37,39 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
   _erotext = .;
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
-    .reloc   :
+
+  .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
 
+  . = .;
   __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
+  . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
   __stop___ex_table = .;
@@ -124,12 +82,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/cobra5272/u-boot.lds b/board/cobra5272/u-boot.lds
index da14807a8df84d662f543c7cc3f8919483c51a64..c4039edf432c3445c5811c941e2be606087bc072 100644
--- a/board/cobra5272/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/cobra5272/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,51 +22,17 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/cpu_init.o	(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -74,9 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -86,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -113,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -127,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/esd/tasreg/u-boot.lds b/board/esd/tasreg/u-boot.lds
index 27a6b93703310cc931996186f5b99c08653d3ac4..f697ccd515dcba0b910a8fe7768aa467277d18c6 100644
--- a/board/esd/tasreg/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/esd/tasreg/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,62 +22,21 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
-    . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.eh_frame)
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -87,24 +46,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -114,7 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -128,12 +82,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.16 b/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.16
index 657cd9d3eee1603e3ca8973d51dbdf8f532465f5..d39e7348b3a46de549b853f1c464515024809c41 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.16
+++ b/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.16
@@ -22,63 +22,24 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/cpu_init.o	(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.o		(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.rodata)
-    *(.rodata1)
+    *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -88,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -115,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -129,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.32 b/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.32
index 1f9199449e4f6eb15a6649e3fe364b592ff0f163..d39e7348b3a46de549b853f1c464515024809c41 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.32
+++ b/board/freescale/m5235evb/u-boot.32
@@ -22,71 +22,24 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/cpu.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/cpu_init.o	(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/speed.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/libm68k.o		(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    common/cmd_bootm.o		(.text)
-    common/cmd_flash.o		(.text)
-    common/cmd_elf.o		(.text)
-    common/cmd_mem.o		(.text)
-    common/console.o		(.text)
-    common/main.o		(.text)
-    lib/libgeneric.o	(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.o		(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.rodata)
-    *(.rodata1)
+    *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -96,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -123,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -137,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5249evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5249evb/u-boot.lds
index 27a6b93703310cc931996186f5b99c08653d3ac4..c4039edf432c3445c5811c941e2be606087bc072 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5249evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5249evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,62 +22,24 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
   .rodata    :
   {
-    *(.eh_frame)
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -87,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -114,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -128,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5253evbe/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5253evbe/u-boot.lds
index 34aa73db1914c515e2143af418533eae56bff1a8..c4039edf432c3445c5811c941e2be606087bc072 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5253evbe/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5253evbe/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,51 +22,17 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)	}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)	}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)	}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)	}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)	}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)	}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)	}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)	}
-  .init          : { *(.init)		}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -74,9 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -86,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -113,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -127,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
index e16a2662b65952f63f696a81c44464fc9c5398fb..4717036d50a8a15f58c0318b6df7ee0095c4e243 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5271evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,52 +22,17 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
-GROUP(libgcc.o)
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
     common/env_embedded.o	(.ppcenv)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -75,9 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -87,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -114,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -128,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5272c3/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5272c3/u-boot.lds
index ff5bfe6c15ebb22207f33d47eb719a350a03613f..c4039edf432c3445c5811c941e2be606087bc072 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5272c3/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5272c3/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,51 +22,17 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -74,9 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -86,24 +49,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -113,7 +72,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -127,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5275evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5275evb/u-boot.lds
index 8e792fea5d4fb751f6112c4b01fbdfdf6df97760..6c2dfe8ec4f6281c47e86a7ec90c8c31c1a8703c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5275evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5275evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,50 +22,17 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)	}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)	}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)	}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)	}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)	}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)	}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)	}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)	}
-  .init          : { *(.init)		}
-  .plt           : { *(.plt)		}
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/string.o	(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
     . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o(.text)
+    common/env_embedded.o      (.text)
 
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -73,35 +40,29 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
   _erotext = .;
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
-    .reloc   :
+
+  .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -124,12 +85,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/freescale/m5282evb/u-boot.lds b/board/freescale/m5282evb/u-boot.lds
index 7e6aa6aeef567a81823d031aa80e9dfce8920b76..4ba1964f7ef44d0331a3a43622939cddb33894ab 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5282evb/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/freescale/m5282evb/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,51 +22,14 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o	(.text)
-    lib/string.o	(.text)
-    lib/vsprintf.o	(.text)
-    lib/crc32.o	(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
-    . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o(.text)
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -74,35 +37,29 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
   _erotext = .;
   PROVIDE (erotext = .);
-    .reloc   :
+
+  .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -125,12 +82,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;
diff --git a/board/idmr/u-boot.lds b/board/idmr/u-boot.lds
index e16a2662b65952f63f696a81c44464fc9c5398fb..f697ccd515dcba0b910a8fe7768aa467277d18c6 100644
--- a/board/idmr/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/idmr/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,52 +22,14 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(m68k)
-/* Do we need any of these for elf?
-   __DYNAMIC = 0;    */
-GROUP(libgcc.o)
+
 SECTIONS
 {
-  /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */
-  . = + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-  .interp : { *(.interp) }
-  .hash          : { *(.hash)		}
-  .dynsym        : { *(.dynsym)		}
-  .dynstr        : { *(.dynstr)		}
-  .rel.text      : { *(.rel.text)		}
-  .rela.text     : { *(.rela.text)	}
-  .rel.data      : { *(.rel.data)		}
-  .rela.data     : { *(.rela.data)	}
-  .rel.rodata    : { *(.rel.rodata)	}
-  .rela.rodata   : { *(.rela.rodata)	}
-  .rel.got       : { *(.rel.got)		}
-  .rela.got      : { *(.rela.got)		}
-  .rel.ctors     : { *(.rel.ctors)	}
-  .rela.ctors    : { *(.rela.ctors)	}
-  .rel.dtors     : { *(.rel.dtors)	}
-  .rela.dtors    : { *(.rela.dtors)	}
-  .rel.bss       : { *(.rel.bss)		}
-  .rela.bss      : { *(.rela.bss)		}
-  .rel.plt       : { *(.rel.plt)		}
-  .rela.plt      : { *(.rela.plt)		}
-  .init          : { *(.init)	}
-  .plt : { *(.plt) }
   .text      :
   {
-    /* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within	*/
-    /* the sector layout of our flash chips!	XXX FIXME XXX	*/
-
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/lib/traps.o		(.text)
-    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/interrupts.o	(.text)
-    common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-    lib/zlib.o		(.text)
+    arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.o	(.text*)
 
-    . = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-    common/env_embedded.o	(.ppcenv)
-
-    *(.text)
-    *(.fixup)
-    *(.got1)
+    *(.text*)
   }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
@@ -75,9 +37,6 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.rodata*)))
   }
-  .fini      : { *(.fini)    } =0
-  .ctors     : { *(.ctors)   }
-  .dtors     : { *(.dtors)   }
 
   /* Read-write section, merged into data segment: */
   . = (. + 0x00FF) & 0xFFFFFF00;
@@ -87,24 +46,20 @@ SECTIONS
   .reloc   :
   {
     __got_start = .;
-    *(.got)
+    KEEP(*(.got))
     __got_end = .;
     _GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.got2)
+    KEEP(*(.got2))
     _FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
-    *(.fixup)
+    KEEP(*(.fixup))
   }
   __got2_entries = (_FIXUP_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >>2;
   __fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_)>>2;
 
   .data    :
   {
-    *(.data)
-    *(.data1)
-    *(.sdata)
-    *(.sdata2)
-    *(.dynamic)
-    CONSTRUCTORS
+    *(.data*)
+    *(.sdata*)
   }
   _edata  =  .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
@@ -114,7 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
   .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
   __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
 
-
   . = .;
   __start___ex_table = .;
   __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) }
@@ -128,12 +82,11 @@ SECTIONS
   __init_end = .;
 
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss (NOLOAD)       :
+  .bss (NOLOAD)      :
   {
    _sbss = .;
-   *(.sbss) *(.scommon)
-   *(.dynbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss*)
+   *(.sbss*)
    *(COMMON)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _ebss = .;