diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
index 3f470866bb89ebe4f903db8dfb389313505df502..e7cbb50dc35678ec191bcc026a02e8e8036af612 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  *
  * The things we do for performance..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
index 57ec9f2dcd953b2ebe9270f1c9dbfa6cf99d2401..6b2343e6fe332cd5454bfe88935091ed96d1a482 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
 /*
  * Initial thread structure. Must be aligned on an 8192-byte boundary.
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 51dcd04d2777f01b87a86108d500efb800be1d2d..c99aeab7cef727b0cf6ebf18f93216f715d49216 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
index 1d3df1d9495c3379180ad6b9cf683cc9b5f24b25..3c3e0b336a9d8e1e6e1e04fe32bd4e1f683761f6 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
index 089c65ed6eb327c5e8ffa39e5a69a5c6e5d86921..54c1062ee80ed431f911d598f40894b470c9b47f 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
index c475fc281be755accd969935eb8bd278069a1ffe..e253ab8fcbc8923a789dc12e0afae0dcbf7891b7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ union {
 		struct thread_info thread_info;
 	} s;
 	unsigned long stack[KERNEL_STACK_SIZE/sizeof (unsigned long)];
-} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __attribute__((section(".data.init_task"))) = {{
+} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __init_task_data =
+	{{
 	.task =		INIT_TASK(init_task_mem.s.task),
 	.thread_info =	INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task_mem.s.task)
 }};
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
index fce57e5d3f913950b96c5185209bc3e9b066f986..6c42d5f8df50f1dc20c622065f8cbe22be5a64e5 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 72bad65dba3a1d3b4091f074c22207aa8f9a277b..41230c595a8ee93f32f101544bf62556be6ffcdd 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
  */
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-__attribute__((section(".data.init_task"), aligned(THREAD_SIZE)))
-       = { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((aligned(THREAD_SIZE))) =
+		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /* initial task structure */
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
index 45e97a207fedaf57a2cab44f97d7d0370cf95e2b..cbf9dc3cc51dc6a8a8d297fa99d7b9d349100a03 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
index 67da22579b62190215d743a2dd33a6c9fe5c0e83..b5d711f94ff85da0f8c28103d7be857635e29010 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
 
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
index 5b457a40c784f84997c9bc24c17de910ecbe61b3..6d6ca53058951307ad992cac83c0325c389ff556 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  *
  * The things we do for performance..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"),
-	               __aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
index 80d423b80af30cfebbf7364829153c6f3314a3b1..a481b043bea782bfdb804e61c1858ba54cd17229 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
index 82974b20fc106b85c0462cc83e78eb2c3201a1c4..d020eae6525c4a200e9bcab86b6b8beb3e2ef5b3 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((aligned(128))) __attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
+	__attribute__((aligned(128))) =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 #if PT_NLEVELS == 3
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
index ffc4253fef55e99a59070b09f1b912e51bfb4de8..2375b7eb1c7601e00c102bc538be1ebd54dc4db2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 49e705fcee6df804545dd790b6cd0dc7fb6d7ada..040bd1de8d99b68b46d36008aca44420ffd180c3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ static void kexec_prepare_cpus(void)
  * We could use a smaller stack if we don't care about anything using
  * current, but that audit has not been performed.
  */
-static union thread_union kexec_stack
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) = { };
+static union thread_union kexec_stack __init_task_data =
+	{ };
 
 /* Our assembly helper, in kexec_stub.S */
 extern NORET_TYPE void kexec_sequence(void *newstack, unsigned long start,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
index fe787f9e5f3f375753291b01f1e135546b5875b6..4d1c9fb0b54086e852fdb2de11f88b247b1ca3a0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
index ff952f6c63fd645a66f6e7614b22013cd51798c0..baa03ee217d1abdaaeb1081e0274090a6a1cf544 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"), __aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
index 1719957c0a691202b192da5c9a6329e810dcc44f..11f2ea556a6bc506f5c2cc3083a7cfff9a643801 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ struct pt_regs fake_swapper_regs;
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
index 28125c5b3d3c306e216012ac7b529fa6b0f33e0a..5fe3d65581f7627885b0f3cce00a2c1e51c21670 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * If this is not aligned on a 8k boundry, then you should change code
  * in etrap.S which assumes it.
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((section (".data.init_task")))
-	= { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
index b25121b537d8dfb6d0588d1aaf4ebc9b915cc663..8aa77b61a5ff09458786c249b1419c8b9dac68ef 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
 
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 union thread_union cpu0_irqstack
 	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_irqstack"))) =
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
index 270ff83efc11d8dc27089a3fec085fdec9074b5b..3a54dcb9cd0e6c82b8b9231e88afd7305be6e5da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
  * Initial task structure.
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
index c4302f0e4ba08a66b39023d13986dda288a4f487..cd122fb7e48affb0c98758462aa813dd4a382043 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 
 static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
 static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-union thread_union init_thread_union
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
-{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
+	{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);