diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
index 34fbf93cc1184c0ffa48ed70ec034944aafef168..6b85145f848886c01cd365e17cb947f33c3320e9 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/setup.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_sclk);
  */
 static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
-	char *cpu, *mmu, *fpu, *name, vendor[20], cache[30];
+	char *cpu, *mmu, *fpu, *vendor, *cache;
 	uint32_t revid;
 
 	u_long cclk = 0, sclk = 0;
@@ -508,17 +508,17 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	mmu = "none";
 	fpu = "none";
 	revid = bfin_revid();
-	name = bfin_board_name;
 
 	cclk = get_cclk();
 	sclk = get_sclk();
 
 	switch (bfin_read_CHIPID() & CHIPID_MANUFACTURE) {
-	case(0xca):
-		strcpy(vendor, "AnalogDevices");
+	case 0xca:
+		vendor = "Analog Devices";
 		break;
 	default:
-		strcpy(vendor, "unknown");
+		vendor = "unknown";
+		break;
 	}
 
 	seq_printf(m, "processor\t: %d\n"
@@ -544,22 +544,22 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	/* Check Cache configutation */
 	switch (bfin_read_DMEM_CONTROL() & (1 << DMC0_P | 1 << DMC1_P)) {
 	case ACACHE_BSRAM:
-		strcpy(cache, "dbank-A/B\t: cache/sram");
+		cache = "dbank-A/B\t: cache/sram";
 		dcache_size = 16;
 		dsup_banks = 1;
 		break;
 	case ACACHE_BCACHE:
-		strcpy(cache, "dbank-A/B\t: cache/cache");
+		cache = "dbank-A/B\t: cache/cache";
 		dcache_size = 32;
 		dsup_banks = 2;
 		break;
 	case ASRAM_BSRAM:
-		strcpy(cache, "dbank-A/B\t: sram/sram");
+		cache = "dbank-A/B\t: sram/sram";
 		dcache_size = 0;
 		dsup_banks = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
-		strcpy(cache, "unknown");
+		cache = "unknown";
 		dcache_size = 0;
 		dsup_banks = 0;
 		break;
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	seq_printf(m, "board name\t: %s\n", name);
+	seq_printf(m, "board name\t: %s\n", bfin_board_name);
 	seq_printf(m, "board memory\t: %ld kB (0x%p -> 0x%p)\n",
 		 physical_mem_end >> 10, (void *)0, (void *)physical_mem_end);
 	seq_printf(m, "kernel memory\t: %d kB (0x%p -> 0x%p)\n",
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
index 09fb624af5acae8e485891bd9c88020d6e759088..3e884f3a8182ff1f4e02ef6847627ed7831b9bf1 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADDS-BF527-EZKIT";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADDS-BF527-EZKIT";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/cm_bf533.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/cm_bf533.c
index a57b52d207cda6ac4a200dace6093e1f12e2515c..1c5a86adfab79158b19ea2dd5dbd78ba475f6f51 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/cm_bf533.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/cm_bf533.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "Bluetechnix CM BF533";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "Bluetechnix CM BF533";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN_MODULE)
 /* all SPI peripherals info goes here */
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/ezkit.c
index 5c1e35d3c012b62e26c567fcc3b77a7978cd7d4d..34b63920e272ef0321ad5bee525ec80e22f4d567 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADDS-BF533-EZKIT";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADDS-BF533-EZKIT";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN_MODULE)
 static struct platform_device rtc_device = {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/generic_board.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/generic_board.c
index 9bc1f0d0ab508692f12791840ea9d30efd68a77c..310b7772c458cf512e1dfbf341d9af5fb9666b34 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/generic_board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/generic_board.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "UNKNOWN BOARD";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "UNKNOWN BOARD";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN_MODULE)
 static struct platform_device rtc_device = {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/stamp.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/stamp.c
index 8975e06ea1582397849bada89e4b5b862405359b..f84be4eabfd1985af425717cfeb353c48ecd60a6 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/stamp.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/boards/stamp.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADDS-BF533-STAMP";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADDS-BF533-STAMP";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_BFIN_MODULE)
 static struct platform_device rtc_device = {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537.c
index 44dea05e1d034a6f29871b761196cfbc8549c478..52e2320307de028e19e75fdafe4e643b3324e03b 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "Bluetechnix CM BF537";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "Bluetechnix CM BF537";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN_MODULE)
 /* all SPI peripherals info goes here */
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/generic_board.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/generic_board.c
index 6668c8e4a3fc953fb95f7f1a899a5e1212945985..255da7a984817ce0c1f7180181c6f26b6f5834c5 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/generic_board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/generic_board.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "GENERIC Board";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "GENERIC Board";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/pnav10.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/pnav10.c
index f83a2544004d4260ca574d57d54cccabd55b3c37..87b808926789b46acfb7c5513155dc2f4a05d9b8 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/pnav10.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/pnav10.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "PNAV-1.0";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "PNAV-1.0";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/stamp.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/stamp.c
index f42ba3aa86d786407f6cb0d67c0cd046304889a7..cc41f6c2ef4f515c65f5e4f99b3e027b41d96045 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/stamp.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/stamp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADDS-BF537-STAMP";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADDS-BF537-STAMP";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/boards/ezkit.c
index 046e6d84bbfc7d36f4640e8ab01ce020cc8950c4..f5428a57b6e27e6e0abad2c016c984f250c61d23 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf548/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADSP-BF548-EZKIT";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADSP-BF548-EZKIT";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
index cd827a1b6ba139e37604fa8e148836911dc8d7a2..97aeb43fd8b46e05eead1e481d0b3dca3507da34 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "Bluetechnix CM BF561";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "Bluetechnix CM BF561";
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN) || defined(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN_MODULE)
 /* all SPI peripherals info goes here */
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/ezkit.c
index 57e14edca8b1bb75f38c486e19ebeebb9b104344..059d516cec23e4bc9877d5271cf300bbf3a600c4 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /*
  * Name the Board for the /proc/cpuinfo
  */
-char *bfin_board_name = "ADDS-BF561-EZKIT";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "ADDS-BF561-EZKIT";
 
 #define ISP1761_BASE       0x2C0F0000
 #define ISP1761_IRQ        IRQ_PF10
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/generic_board.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/generic_board.c
index 4dfea5da674c9acf37968a2c4a1d250756ffffe5..46816be4b2bab8dac67a052f5bd00f4cddd68b38 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/generic_board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/generic_board.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
-char *bfin_board_name = "UNKNOWN BOARD";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "UNKNOWN BOARD";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/tepla.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/tepla.c
index c442eb23db5ea26916156362d7f38392b5d6e946..4a17c6da2a594e10c1c8849a6880adf879669316 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/tepla.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/tepla.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 
-char *bfin_board_name = "Tepla-BF561";
+const char bfin_board_name[] = "Tepla-BF561";
 
 /*
  *  Driver needs to know address, irq and flag pin.
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h b/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
index a970781a0f98a25cad63f9202164f0674d572022..a006353a43105a5d0e0cf866531e040118f6209c 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern void led_disp_num(int);
 extern void led_toggle_num(int);
 extern void init_leds(void);
 
-extern char *bfin_board_name __attribute__ ((weak));
+extern const char bfin_board_name[];
 extern unsigned long wall_jiffies;
 extern unsigned long ipdt_table[];
 extern unsigned long dpdt_table[];