--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.271/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S	2021-06-03 06:22:09.000000000 +0000
+++ hawkeye-5590-750/linux-4.4.271/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S	2023-04-19 10:22:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 #define PROC_INFO							\
 	. = ALIGN(4);							\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .;				\
-	*(.proc.info.init)						\
+	KEEP(*(.proc.info.init))					\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
 
 #define IDMAP_TEXT							\
 	ALIGN_FUNCTION();						\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .;				\
-	*(.idmap.text)							\
+	KEEP(*(.idmap.text))						\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .;				\
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);						\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .;			\
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 		_stext = .;		/* Text and read-only data	*/
 			IDMAP_TEXT
 			__exception_text_start = .;
-			*(.exception.text)
+			KEEP(*(.exception.text))
 			__exception_text_end = .;
 			IRQENTRY_TEXT
 			TEXT_TEXT
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		__start___ex_table = .;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-		*(__ex_table)
+		KEEP(*(__ex_table))
 #endif
 		__stop___ex_table = .;
 	}
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	.ARM.unwind_idx : {
 		__start_unwind_idx = .;
-		*(.ARM.exidx*)
+		KEEP(*(.ARM.exidx*))
 		__stop_unwind_idx = .;
 	}
 	.ARM.unwind_tab : {
 		__start_unwind_tab = .;
-		*(.ARM.extab*)
+		KEEP(*(.ARM.extab*))
 		__stop_unwind_tab = .;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@
 	 */
 	__vectors_start = .;
 	.vectors 0 : AT(__vectors_start) {
-		*(.vectors)
+		KEEP(*(.vectors))
 	}
 	. = __vectors_start + SIZEOF(.vectors);
 	__vectors_end = .;
 
 	__stubs_start = .;
 	.stubs 0x1000 : AT(__stubs_start) {
-		*(.stubs)
+		KEEP(*(.stubs))
 	}
 	. = __stubs_start + SIZEOF(.stubs);
 	__stubs_end = .;
@@ -187,24 +187,24 @@
 	}
 	.init.arch.info : {
 		__arch_info_begin = .;
-		*(.arch.info.init)
+		KEEP(*(.arch.info.init))
 		__arch_info_end = .;
 	}
 	.init.tagtable : {
 		__tagtable_begin = .;
-		*(.taglist.init)
+		KEEP(*(.taglist.init))
 		__tagtable_end = .;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP
 	.init.smpalt : {
 		__smpalt_begin = .;
-		*(.alt.smp.init)
+		KEEP(*(.alt.smp.init))
 		__smpalt_end = .;
 	}
 #endif
 	.init.pv_table : {
 		__pv_table_begin = .;
-		*(.pv_table)
+		KEEP(*(.pv_table))
 		__pv_table_end = .;
 	}
 	.init.data : {
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@
 		 */
 		DATA_DATA
 		CONSTRUCTORS
+#ifdef CONFIG_AVM_KERNEL
+		. = ALIGN(4 * 1024);
+		__avm_kernel_config_start = .;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_IPQ807x
+        /* Hawkeye Device Trees are larger, therefore bigger config area */
+        . += 256 * 1024;
+#else
+		. += 128 * 1024;
+#endif
+		__avm_kernel_config_end = .;
+#endif
 
 		_edata = .;
 	}