diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
index 7d307cce8bd8f63a4d1928ed82501ef99cee4bd0..b6549e54be293bccfd98502cdede64366f6845f2 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/debugport.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ etrax_console_device(struct console* co, int *index)
 #endif
 }
 
-static struct console sercons = {
+static struct console ser_console = {
 	name : "ttyS",
 	write: console_write,
 	read : NULL,
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static struct console sercons = {
 	cflag : 0,
 	next : NULL
 };
-static struct console sercons0 = {
+static struct console ser0_console = {
 	name : "ttyS",
 	write: console_write,
 	read : NULL,
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static struct console sercons0 = {
 	next : NULL
 };
 
-static struct console sercons1 = {
+static struct console ser1_console = {
 	name : "ttyS",
 	write: console_write,
 	read : NULL,
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static struct console sercons1 = {
 	cflag : 0,
 	next : NULL
 };
-static struct console sercons2 = {
+static struct console ser2_console = {
 	name : "ttyS",
 	write: console_write,
 	read : NULL,
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static struct console sercons2 = {
 	cflag : 0,
 	next : NULL
 };
-static struct console sercons3 = {
+static struct console ser3_console = {
 	name : "ttyS",
 	write: console_write,
 	read : NULL,
@@ -539,17 +539,17 @@ init_etrax_debug(void)
 	static int first = 1;
 
 	if (!first) {
-		unregister_console(&sercons);
-		register_console(&sercons0);
-		register_console(&sercons1);
-		register_console(&sercons2);
-		register_console(&sercons3);
+		unregister_console(&ser_console);
+		register_console(&ser0_console);
+		register_console(&ser1_console);
+		register_console(&ser2_console);
+		register_console(&ser3_console);
                 init_dummy_console();
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	first = 0;
-	register_console(&sercons);
+	register_console(&ser_console);
 	start_port(port);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_KGDB
 	start_port(kgdb_port);
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/head.S b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/head.S
index a4877a4217560b5074ca1421377913286a646255..a74aa233b84ede4c0b50a740a3558b821ec65e26 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/head.S
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
 #define ASSEMBLER_MACROS_ONLY
 /* The IO_* macros use the ## token concatenation operator, so
    -traditional must not be used when assembling this file.  */
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
 	.globl	romfs_in_flash
 	.globl  swapper_pg_dir
 
-	.text
+	__HEAD
 
 	;; This is the entry point of the kernel. We are in supervisor mode.
 	;; 0x00000000 if Flash, 0x40004000 if DRAM
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ _inflash0:
 
 	;; Put this in a suitable section where we can reclaim storage
 	;; after init.
-	.section ".init.text", "ax"
+	__INIT
 _inflash:
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_ETHERNET
 	;; Start MII clock to make sure it is running when tranceiver is reset
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
index ea6366800df7bb300504ba36f48b77d5b3792828..5ce83eb54f584dd173ea00355f25efbf0918dbf0 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/head.S
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2003, Axis Communications AB
  */
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
 #define ASSEMBLER_MACROS_ONLY
 
 /*
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
 	.global nand_boot
 	.global swapper_pg_dir
 
-	.text
+	__HEAD
 tstart:
 	;; This is the entry point of the kernel. The CPU is currently in
 	;; supervisor mode.
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ _inflash0:
 
 	;; Put the following in a section so that storage for it can be
 	;; reclaimed after init is finished.
-	.section ".init.text", "ax"
+	__INIT
 
 _inflash:
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a68b983dcea1bd413630c03e375f20a21baa5db8..7552c255750659c2efd4e3d525dcce6267f3cd94 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	_stext = .;
 	__stext = .;
 	.text : {
+		HEAD_TEXT
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT