--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/alpha/boot/bootloader.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/alpha/boot/bootloader.lds
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 SECTIONS
 {
   . = 0x20000000;
-  .text : { *(.text) }
+  .text : { *(.text .text.*) }
   _etext = .;
   PROVIDE (etext = .);
-  .rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
-  .data : { *(.data) CONSTRUCTORS }
+  .rodata : { *(.rodata .rodata.*) }
+  .data : { *(.data .data.*) CONSTRUCTORS }
   .got : { *(.got) }
   .sdata : { *(.sdata) }
   _edata = .;
   PROVIDE (edata = .);
   .sbss : { *(.sbss) *(.scommon) }
-  .bss : { *(.bss) *(COMMON) }
+  .bss : { *(.bss .bss.*) *(COMMON) }
   _end = . ;
   PROVIDE (end = .);
 
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/arm/boot/bootp/bootp.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/arm/boot/bootp/bootp.lds
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   .text : {
    _stext = .;
    *(.start)
-   *(.text)
+   *(.text .text.*)
    initrd_size = initrd_end - initrd_start;
    _etext = .;
   }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@
   .text : {
     _start = .;
     *(.start)
-    *(.text)
-    *(.text.*)
+    *(.text .text.*)
     *(.fixup)
     *(.gnu.warning)
-    *(.rodata)
-    *(.rodata.*)
+    *(.rodata .rodata.*)
     *(.glue_7)
     *(.glue_7t)
     *(.piggydata)
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
 			*(.fixup)
 #endif
 			*(.gnu.warning)
-			*(.rodata)
-			*(.rodata.*)
+			*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 			*(.glue_7)
 			*(.glue_7t)
 		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v10.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v10.lds
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@
 	.text :
 	{
 		_stext = . ;
-		*(.text)
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
+		*(.text .text.*)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		_etext = . ;
 	} > dram
 	.data :
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		_edata = . ;
 	} > dram
 	.bss :
 	{
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
 	} > dram
 }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v32.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v32.lds
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@
 	.text :
 	{
 		_stext = . ;
-		*(.text)
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
+		*(.text .text.*)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		_etext = . ;
 	} > dram
 	.data :
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		_edata = . ;
 	} > dram
 	.bss :
 	{
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
 	} > dram
 }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v10.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v10.lds
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 	.text :
 	{
 		stext = . ;
-		*(.text)
+		*(.text .text.*)
 		etext = . ;
 	} > flash
 	.data :
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		edata = . ;
 	} > flash
 }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v32.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v32.lds
@@ -16,21 +16,20 @@
 	.text :
 	{
 		_stext = . ;
-		*(.text)
+		*(.text .text.*)
 		*(.init.text)
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		_etext = . ;
 	} > bootblk
 	.data :
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		_edata = . ;
 	} > bootblk
 	.bss :
 	{
 		_bss = . ;
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
 	} > intmem
 
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
   .sbss		: { *(.sbss .sbss.*) }
   .bss		: { *(.bss .bss.*) }
-  .bss..stack	: { *(.bss) }
+  .bss..stack	: { *(.bss) } /* BUG??? we already absorbed it into .bss */
 
   __bss_stop = .;
   _end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
         __stext = . ;
 	__text = .;
 	       *(.text..startup)
-	       *(.text)
+	       *(.text .text.*)
         __etext = . ;
         }
 
 	.rodata :
 	{
-		*(.rodata)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 	}
         .data :
 
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   .data : {
 	_input_len = .;
 	LONG(_input_data_end - _input_data) _input_data = .;
-	*(.data)
+	*(.data .data.*)
 	_input_data_end = .;
 	}
 }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/ia64/hp/sim/boot/bootloader.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/ia64/hp/sim/boot/bootloader.lds
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   . = 0x100000;
 
   _text = .;
-  .text : { *(__ivt_section) *(.text) }
+  .text : { *(__ivt_section) *(.text .text.*) }
   _etext = .;
 
   /* Global data */
   _data = .;
-  .rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
-  .data    : { *(.data) *(.gnu.linkonce.d*) CONSTRUCTORS }
+  .rodata : { *(.rodata .rodata.*) }
+  .data    : { *(.data .data.*) *(.gnu.linkonce.d*) CONSTRUCTORS }
   __gp = ALIGN (8) + 0x200000;
   .got           : { *(.got.plt) *(.got) }
   /* We want the small data sections together, so single-instruction offsets
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   __bss_start = .;
   .sbss      : { *(.sbss) *(.scommon) }
-  .bss       : { *(.bss) *(COMMON) }
+  .bss       : { *(.bss .bss.*) *(COMMON) }
   . = ALIGN(64 / 8);
   __bss_stop = .;
   _end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/ia64/kernel/gate.lds.S
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 	.IA_64.unwind_info	: { *(.IA_64.unwind_info*) }
 	.IA_64.unwind		: { *(.IA_64.unwind*) }	:readable	:unwind
 #ifdef HAVE_BUGGY_SEGREL
-	.text (GATE_ADDR + PAGE_SIZE) : { *(.text) *(.text.*) }	:readable
+	.text (GATE_ADDR + PAGE_SIZE) : { *(.text .text.*) }	:readable
 #else
 	. = ALIGN(PERCPU_PAGE_SIZE) + (. & (PERCPU_PAGE_SIZE - 1));
-	.text			: { *(.text) *(.text.*) }	:epc
+	.text			: { *(.text .text.*) }	:epc
 #endif
 
 	/DISCARD/		: {
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/ia64/scripts/check-segrel.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/ia64/scripts/check-segrel.lds
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 SECTIONS {
 	. = SIZEOF_HEADERS;
-	.rodata : { *(.rodata) } :ro
+	.rodata : { *(.rodata .rodata.*) } :ro
 	.note : { *(.note*) }
 	. = 0xa0000;
-	.data : { *(.data) } :dat
+	.data : { *(.data .data.*) } :dat
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(*) }
 }
 PHDRS {
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   . = CONFIG_MEMORY_START + 0x00400000;
 
   _text = .;
-  .text : { *(.text) } = 0
-  .rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
+  .text : { *(.text .text.*) } = 0
+  .rodata : { *(.rodata .rodata.*) }
   _etext = .;
 
   . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
-  .data : { *(.data) }
+  .data : { *(.data .data.*) }
   . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
   _got = .;
   .got  : { *(.got) _egot = .; *(.got.*) }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
   . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
   __bss_start = .;
-  .bss : { *(.bss) *(.sbss) }
+  .bss : { *(.bss .bss.*) *(.sbss) }
   . = ALIGN(32 / 8);
   _ebss = .;
   . = ALIGN(4096);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {
   .data : {
 	zimage_data = .;
-	*(.data)
+	*(.data .data.*)
 	zimage_data_end = .;
 	}
   zimage_len = zimage_data_end - zimage_data;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		*(__ex_table)
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 
-		*(.rodata) *(.rodata.*)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		*(__vermagic)		/* Kernel version magic */
 		*(__markers_strings)
 		*(.rodata1)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	.bss : {
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		_sbss = . ;
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		*(COMMON)
 		. = ALIGN(4) ;
 		_ebss = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   .data ALIGN(0x10) :
   {
-    *(.data)
+    *(.data .data.*)
   }
   _image_start = ADDR(.data);
   _image_size = SIZEOF(.data);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/mn10300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/mn10300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   .data : {
 	input_len = .;
 	LONG(input_data_end - input_data) input_data = .;
-	*(.data)
+	*(.data .data.*)
 	input_data_end = .;
 	}
 }
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		*(.data..vm0.pte)
 	}
 	.bss : {
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		*(COMMON)
 	}
 	__bss_stop = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.coff.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.coff.lds.S
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   _start = .;
   .text      :
   {
-    *(.text)
+    *(.text .text.*)
     *(.fixup)
   }
   _etext = .;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   .bss       :
   {
    *(.sbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss .bss.*)
   }
   _end = . ;
 
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   _start = .;
   .text      :
   {
-    *(.text)
+    *(.text .text.*)
     *(.fixup)
   }
   _etext = .;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   .bss       :
   {
    *(.sbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss .bss.*)
   }
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   _end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   _start = .;
   .text      :
   {
-    *(.text)
+    *(.text .text.*)
     *(.fixup)
   }
   _etext = .;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   .bss       :
   {
    *(.sbss)
-   *(.bss)
+   *(.bss .bss.*)
   }
   . = ALIGN(4096);
   _end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   .rodata..compressed : {
 	input_len = .;
 	LONG(input_data_end - input_data) input_data = .;
-	*(.data)
+	*(.data .data.*)
 	output_len = . - 4;
 	input_data_end = .;
 	}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.lds.S
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	 */
 	. = 0x400;
 
-	.text		: { *(.text) } 			:text	=0x90909090
+	.text		: { *(.text .text.*) }		:text	=0x90909090
 	.note		: { *(.note.*) }		:text	:note
 	.eh_frame_hdr	: { *(.eh_frame_hdr ) }		:text	:eh_frame_hdr
 	.eh_frame	: {
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	.initdata	: { *(.initdata) }
 	__end_init = .;
 
-	.text		: { *(.text) }
+	.text		: { *(.text .text.*) }
 	.text32		: { *(.text32) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(16);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	.bss		:
 	{
 		__bss_start = .;
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(16);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	. = ALIGN(16);
 	.bss :	{
 		__bss_start = .;
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__bss_start = .;
 		*(.bss..page_aligned)
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__bss_stop = .;
 	}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/boot.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/boot.lds.S
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@
 	{
 		__reloc_start = . ;
 		_text_start = . ;
-		*(.literal .text.literal .text)
+		*(.literal .text.literal .text .text.*)
 		_text_end = . ;
 	}
 
 	.rodata ALIGN(0x04):
 	{
-		*(.rodata)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		*(.rodata1)
 	}
 
 	.data ALIGN(0x04):
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		*(.data1)
 		*(.sdata)
 		*(.sdata2)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		*(.sbss)
 		*(.scommon)
 		*(.dynbss)
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 	_end = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/boot.ld
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/boot.ld
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 	{
 		__reloc_start = . ;
 		_text_start = . ;
-		*(.literal .text.literal .text)
+		*(.literal .text.literal .text .text.*)
 		_text_end = . ;
 	}
 
 	.rodata ALIGN(0x04):
 	{
-		*(.rodata)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
 		*(.rodata1)
 	}
 
 	.data ALIGN(0x04):
 	{
-		*(.data)
+		*(.data .data.*)
 		*(.data1)
 		*(.sdata)
 		*(.sdata2)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		*(.sbss)
 		*(.scommon)
 		*(.dynbss)
-		*(.bss)
+		*(.bss .bss.*)
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 	_end = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4.new/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -140,9 +140,21 @@
 #define TRACE_SYSCALLS()
 #endif
 
+/* .data.foo are generated by gcc itself with -fdata-sections,
+ * whereas double-dot sections (like .data..percpu) are generated
+ * by kernel's magic macros.
+ *
+ * arch/.../vmlinux.lds.S decides where to place various double-dot sections
+ * as needed by its arch, here DATA_DATA needs to be careful and collect
+ * only .data and .data.foo sections, skipping .data..foo
+ *
+ * Same goes for .text, .bss and .rodata. In case of .rodata, various
+ * .rodata.foo sections are generated by gcc even without -fdata-sections
+ */
+
 /* .data section */
 #define DATA_DATA							\
-	*(.data)							\
+	*(.data .data.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*)					\
 	*(.ref.data)							\
 	DEV_KEEP(init.data)						\
 	DEV_KEEP(exit.data)						\
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@
 	. = ALIGN((align));						\
 	.rodata           : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rodata) = .;			\
-		*(.rodata) *(.rodata.*)					\
+		*(.rodata .rodata.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*)			\
 		*(__vermagic)		/* Kernel version magic */	\
 		*(__markers_strings)	/* Markers: strings */		\
 		*(__tracepoints_strings)/* Tracepoints: strings */	\
@@ -501,7 +513,7 @@
 	.bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
 		*(.bss..page_aligned)					\
 		*(.dynbss)						\
-		*(.bss)							\
+		*(.bss .bss.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*)				\
 		*(COMMON)						\
 	}