treewide: Convert macro and uses of __section(foo) to __section("foo")

Use a more generic form for __section that requires quotes to avoid
complications with clang and gcc differences.

Remove the quote operator # from compiler_attributes.h __section macro.

Convert all unquoted __section(foo) uses to quoted __section("foo").
Also convert __attribute__((section("foo"))) uses to __section("foo")
even if the __attribute__ has multiple list entry forms.

Conversion done using the script at:

    https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/75393e5ddc272dc7403de74d645e6c6e0f4e70eb.camel@perches.com/2-convert_section.pl

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@gooogle.com>
Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

67 files changed, 104 insertions, 104 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h
index fe19f1d412e7..c9434ff3aa4c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@
 #else	/* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ICCM
-#define __arcfp_code __section(.text.arcfp)
+#define __arcfp_code __section(".text.arcfp")
 #else
-#define __arcfp_code __section(.text)
+#define __arcfp_code __section(".text")
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_DCCM
-#define __arcfp_data __section(.data.arcfp)
+#define __arcfp_data __section(".data.arcfp")
 #else
-#define __arcfp_data __section(.data)
+#define __arcfp_data __section(".data")
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
index 73746ed5b834..c4e197059379 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern const struct machine_desc __arch_info_begin[], __arch_info_end[];
  */
 #define MACHINE_START(_type, _name)			\
 static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type	\
-__used __section(.arch.info.init) = {			\
+__used __section(".arch.info.init") = {			\
 	.name		= _name,
 
 #define MACHINE_END				\
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/platform.c b/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/platform.c
index 0b961a2a10b8..0b63fc095b99 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/platform.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/platform.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mach_desc.h>
 
-int arc_hsdk_axi_dmac_coherent __section(.data) = 0;
+int arc_hsdk_axi_dmac_coherent __section(".data") = 0;
 
 #define ARC_CCM_UNUSED_ADDR	0x60000000
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
index 1d65ed3a2755..e3ea34558ada 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 #define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN 8
 #endif
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cpuidle.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cpuidle.h
index 6b2ff7243b4b..0d67ed682e07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cpuidle.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cpuidle.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct of_cpuidle_method {
 
 #define CPUIDLE_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(name, _method, _ops)			\
 	static const struct of_cpuidle_method __cpuidle_method_of_table_##name \
-	__used __section(__cpuidle_method_of_table)			\
+	__used __section("__cpuidle_method_of_table")			\
 	= { .method = _method, .ops = _ops }
 
 extern int arm_cpuidle_suspend(int index);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/idmap.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/idmap.h
index aab7e8358e6a..baebb67b3512 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/idmap.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/idmap.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/pgtable.h>
 
 /* Tag a function as requiring to be executed via an identity mapping. */
-#define __idmap __section(.idmap.text) noinline notrace
+#define __idmap __section(".idmap.text") noinline notrace
 
 extern pgd_t *idmap_pgd;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
index e7df5a822cab..eec0c0bda766 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ extern const struct machine_desc __arch_info_begin[], __arch_info_end[];
 #define MACHINE_START(_type,_name)			\
 static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type	\
  __used							\
- __attribute__((__section__(".arch.info.init"))) = {	\
+ __section(".arch.info.init") = {			\
 	.nr		= MACH_TYPE_##_type,		\
 	.name		= _name,
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type	\
 #define DT_MACHINE_START(_name, _namestr)		\
 static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_name	\
  __used							\
- __attribute__((__section__(".arch.info.init"))) = {	\
+ __section(".arch.info.init") = {			\
 	.nr		= ~0,				\
 	.name		= _namestr,
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/setup.h
index 67d20712cb48..3ae68a1b3de6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <uapi/asm/setup.h>
 
 
-#define __tag __used __attribute__((__section__(".taglist.init")))
+#define __tag __used __section(".taglist.init")
 #define __tagtable(tag, fn) \
 static const struct tagtable __tagtable_##fn __tag = { tag, fn }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
index 0ca55a607d0a..5d508f5d56c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct of_cpu_method {
 
 #define CPU_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(name, _method, _ops)			\
 	static const struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table_##name	\
-		__used __section(__cpu_method_of_table)			\
+		__used __section("__cpu_method_of_table")		\
 		= { .method = _method, .ops = _ops }
 /*
  * set platform specific SMP operations
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/tcm.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/tcm.h
index b845b10fe29a..d8bd8a4b0ede 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/tcm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/tcm.h
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 /* Tag variables with this */
-#define __tcmdata __section(.tcm.data)
+#define __tcmdata __section(".tcm.data")
 /* Tag constants with this */
-#define __tcmconst __section(.tcm.rodata)
+#define __tcmconst __section(".tcm.rodata")
 /* Tag functions inside TCM called from outside TCM with this */
-#define __tcmfunc __attribute__((long_call)) __section(.tcm.text) noinline
+#define __tcmfunc __attribute__((long_call)) __section(".tcm.text") noinline
 /* Tag function inside TCM called from inside TCM  with this */
-#define __tcmlocalfunc __section(.tcm.text)
+#define __tcmlocalfunc __section(".tcm.text")
 
 void *tcm_alloc(size_t len);
 void tcm_free(void *addr, size_t len);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/cpuidle.c b/arch/arm/kernel/cpuidle.c
index 093368e0d020..e1684623e1b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/cpuidle.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/cpuidle.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 extern struct of_cpuidle_method __cpuidle_method_of_table[];
 
 static const struct of_cpuidle_method __cpuidle_method_of_table_sentinel
-	__used __section(__cpuidle_method_of_table_end);
+	__used __section("__cpuidle_method_of_table_end");
 
 static struct cpuidle_ops cpuidle_ops[NR_CPUS] __ro_after_init;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
index 39c978698406..7f0745a97e20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 extern struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table[];
 
 static const struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table_sentinel
-	__used __section(__cpu_method_of_table_end);
+	__used __section("__cpu_method_of_table_end");
 
 
 static int __init set_smp_ops_by_method(struct device_node *node)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
index a4d1b5f771f6..0ac3e06a2118 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static inline u32 cache_type_cwg(void)
 	return (read_cpuid_cachetype() >> CTR_CWG_SHIFT) & CTR_CWG_MASK;
 }
 
-#define __read_mostly __section(.data..read_mostly)
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 static inline int cache_line_size_of_cpu(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi.c
index d0cf596db82c..fa02efb28e88 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static __init pteval_t create_mapping_protection(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
 }
 
 /* we will fill this structure from the stub, so don't put it in .bss */
-struct screen_info screen_info __section(.data);
+struct screen_info screen_info __section(".data");
 
 int __init efi_create_mapping(struct mm_struct *mm, efi_memory_desc_t *md)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp_spin_table.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp_spin_table.c
index 5892e79fa429..056772c26098 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp_spin_table.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp_spin_table.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 
 extern void secondary_holding_pen(void);
-volatile unsigned long __section(.mmuoff.data.read)
+volatile unsigned long __section(".mmuoff.data.read")
 secondary_holding_pen_release = INVALID_HWID;
 
 static phys_addr_t cpu_release_addr[NR_CPUS];
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index beff3ad8c7f8..1c0f3e02f731 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 u64 idmap_t0sz = TCR_T0SZ(VA_BITS);
 u64 idmap_ptrs_per_pgd = PTRS_PER_PGD;
 
-u64 __section(.mmuoff.data.write) vabits_actual;
+u64 __section(".mmuoff.data.write") vabits_actual;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vabits_actual);
 
 u64 kimage_voffset __ro_after_init;
diff --git a/arch/csky/include/asm/tcm.h b/arch/csky/include/asm/tcm.h
index 2b135cefb73f..bd1e662ecdfa 100644
--- a/arch/csky/include/asm/tcm.h
+++ b/arch/csky/include/asm/tcm.h
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 /* Tag variables with this */
-#define __tcmdata __section(.tcm.data)
+#define __tcmdata __section(".tcm.data")
 /* Tag constants with this */
-#define __tcmconst __section(.tcm.rodata)
+#define __tcmconst __section(".tcm.rodata")
 /* Tag functions inside TCM called from outside TCM with this */
-#define __tcmfunc __section(.tcm.text) noinline
+#define __tcmfunc __section(".tcm.text") noinline
 /* Tag function inside TCM called from inside TCM  with this */
-#define __tcmlocalfunc __section(.tcm.text)
+#define __tcmlocalfunc __section(".tcm.text")
 
 void *tcm_alloc(size_t len);
 void tcm_free(void *addr, size_t len);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
index 4eb6f742d14f..2f1c70647068 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 # define SMP_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << 3)
 #endif
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
index 2310daff1f8a..333b09658ca8 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, CURRENT_SAVE);	/* Saved current pointer */
  * ASM code. Default position is BSS section which is cleared
  * in machine_early_init().
  */
-char cmd_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __attribute__ ((section(".data")));
+char cmd_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __section(".data");
 
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
index 8b14c2706aa5..29187e12b861 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT		CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #endif /* _ASM_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
index 29ca344a8cab..fc64cce270f0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern long __mips_machines_end;
 
 #define MIPS_MACHINE(name)						\
 	static const struct mips_machine __mips_mach_##name		\
-		__used __section(.mips.machines.init)
+		__used __section(".mips.machines.init")
 
 #define for_each_mips_machine(mach)					\
 	for ((mach) = (struct mips_machine *)&__mips_machines_start;	\
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index fccdbe2e7c2b..0d4253208bde 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_ELF_APPENDED_DTB
-const char __section(.appended_dtb) __appended_dtb[0x100000];
+const char __section(".appended_dtb") __appended_dtb[0x100000];
 #endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_ELF_APPENDED_DTB */
 
 struct cpuinfo_mips cpu_data[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/init.c b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
index 6c7bbfe35ba3..07e84a774938 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ unsigned long pgd_current[NR_CPUS];
  * size, and waste space.  So we place it in its own section and align
  * it in the linker script.
  */
-pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __section(.bss..swapper_pg_dir);
+pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __section(".bss..swapper_pg_dir");
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED
 pud_t invalid_pud_table[PTRS_PER_PUD] __page_aligned_bss;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
index e5de3f897633..d53e9e27dba0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN	L1_CACHE_BYTES
 
-#define __read_mostly __section(.data..read_mostly)
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 void parisc_cache_init(void);	/* initializes cache-flushing */
 void disable_sr_hashing_asm(int); /* low level support for above */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
index e080143e79a3..6d28b5514699 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ldcw.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-# define __lock_aligned __section(.data..lock_aligned)
+# define __lock_aligned __section(".data..lock_aligned")
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __PARISC_LDCW_H */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
index 4bab21c71055..63e3ecb9da81 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/patch.h>
 
-#define __hot __attribute__ ((__section__ (".text.hot")))
+#define __hot __section(".text.hot")
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 /*
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
index 4381b65ae1e0..3ec633b11b54 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ extern void parisc_kernel_start(void);	/* Kernel entry point in head.S */
  * guarantee that global objects will be laid out in memory in the same order
  * as the order of declaration, so put these in different sections and use
  * the linker script to order them. */
-pmd_t pmd0[PTRS_PER_PMD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pmd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pmd_t pmd0[PTRS_PER_PMD] __section(".data..vm0.pmd") __attribute__ ((aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
 #endif
 
-pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pgd"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
-pte_t pg0[PT_INITIAL * PTRS_PER_PTE] __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data..vm0.pte"), aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __section(".data..vm0.pgd") __attribute__ ((aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+pte_t pg0[PT_INITIAL * PTRS_PER_PTE] __section(".data..vm0.pte") __attribute__ ((aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
 
 static struct resource data_resource = {
 	.name	= "Kernel data",
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
index 2124b7090db9..ae0a68a838e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static inline u32 l1_icache_bytes(void)
 
 #endif
 
-#define __read_mostly __section(.data..read_mostly)
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
 extern long _get_L2CR(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
index 95081078aa8a..475687f24f4a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ extern void book3e_idle(void);
 extern struct machdep_calls ppc_md;
 extern struct machdep_calls *machine_id;
 
-#define __machine_desc __attribute__ ((__section__ (".machine.desc")))
+#define __machine_desc __section(".machine.desc")
 
 #define define_machine(name)					\
 	extern struct machdep_calls mach_##name;		\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/btext.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/btext.c
index c22a8e0dbc93..803c2a45b22a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/btext.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/btext.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static void scrollscreen(void);
 #endif
 
-#define __force_data __section(.data)
+#define __force_data __section(".data")
 
 static int g_loc_X __force_data;
 static int g_loc_Y __force_data;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 5090a5ab54e5..38ae5933d917 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/linux_logo.h>
 
 /* All of prom_init bss lives here */
-#define __prombss __section(.bss.prominit)
+#define __prombss __section(".bss.prominit")
 
 /*
  * Eventually bump that one up
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio_hv.c
index 470e7c518a10..083a4e037718 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio_hv.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUG
 
 #define WARN_ON_ONCE_RM(condition)	({			\
-	static bool __section(.data.unlikely) __warned;		\
+	static bool __section(".data.unlikely") __warned;	\
 	int __ret_warn_once = !!(condition);			\
 								\
 	if (unlikely(__ret_warn_once && !__warned)) {		\
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/soc.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/soc.h
index 136a442ef876..6c8363b1f327 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/soc.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/soc.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define SOC_EARLY_INIT_DECLARE(name, compat, fn)			\
 	static const struct of_device_id __soc_early_init__##name	\
-		__used __section(__soc_early_init_table)		\
+		__used __section("__soc_early_init_table")		\
 		 = { .compatible = compat, .data = fn  }
 
 void soc_early_init(void);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct soc_builtin_dtb {
 	}								\
 									\
 	static const struct soc_builtin_dtb __soc_builtin_dtb__##name	\
-		__used __section(__soc_builtin_dtb_table) =		\
+		__used __section("__soc_builtin_dtb_table") =		\
 	{								\
 		.vendor_id = vendor,					\
 		.arch_id   = arch,					\
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops.c
index 0ec22354018c..1985884fe829 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu_ops.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 const struct cpu_operations *cpu_ops[NR_CPUS] __ro_after_init;
 
-void *__cpu_up_stack_pointer[NR_CPUS] __section(.data);
-void *__cpu_up_task_pointer[NR_CPUS] __section(.data);
+void *__cpu_up_stack_pointer[NR_CPUS] __section(".data");
+void *__cpu_up_task_pointer[NR_CPUS] __section(".data");
 
 extern const struct cpu_operations cpu_ops_sbi;
 extern const struct cpu_operations cpu_ops_spinwait;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 4c96ac198e14..c424cc6dd833 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "head.h"
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE) || defined(CONFIG_EFI)
-struct screen_info screen_info __section(.data) = {
+struct screen_info screen_info __section(".data") = {
 	.orig_video_lines	= 30,
 	.orig_video_cols	= 80,
 	.orig_video_mode	= 0,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct screen_info screen_info __section(.data) = {
  * This is used before the kernel initializes the BSS so it can't be in the
  * BSS.
  */
-atomic_t hart_lottery __section(.sdata);
+atomic_t hart_lottery __section(".sdata");
 unsigned long boot_cpu_hartid;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu, cpu_devices);
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/startup.c b/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
index 90842936545b..cc96b04cc0ba 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct diag_ops __bootdata_preserved(diag_dma_ops) = {
 	.diag0c = _diag0c_dma,
 	.diag308_reset = _diag308_reset_dma
 };
-static struct diag210 _diag210_tmp_dma __section(.dma.data);
+static struct diag210 _diag210_tmp_dma __section(".dma.data");
 struct diag210 *__bootdata_preserved(__diag210_tmp_dma) = &_diag210_tmp_dma;
 
 void error(char *x)
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
index d5e22e837416..00128174c025 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT     8
 #define NET_SKB_PAD	   32
 
-#define __read_mostly __section(.data..read_mostly)
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
index 42de04ad9c07..a996d3990a02 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ static inline int arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed(unsigned long addr)
  * final .boot.data section, which should be identical in the decompressor and
  * the decompressed kernel (that is checked during the build).
  */
-#define __bootdata(var) __section(.boot.data.var) var
+#define __bootdata(var) __section(".boot.data.var") var
 
 /*
  * .boot.preserved.data is similar to .boot.data, but it is not part of the
  * .init section and thus will be preserved for later use in the decompressed
  * kernel.
  */
-#define __bootdata_preserved(var) __section(.boot.preserved.data.var) var
+#define __bootdata_preserved(var) __section(".boot.preserved.data.var") var
 
 extern unsigned long __sdma, __edma;
 extern unsigned long __stext_dma, __etext_dma;
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/init.c b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
index 284939f9661c..77767850d0d0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <asm/uv.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_config.h>
 
-pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __section(.bss..swapper_pg_dir);
+pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[PTRS_PER_PGD] __section(".bss..swapper_pg_dir");
 
 unsigned long empty_zero_page, zero_page_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(empty_zero_page);
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/of-generic.c b/arch/sh/boards/of-generic.c
index d91065e81a4e..bffbe69b2236 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/of-generic.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/of-generic.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static struct plat_smp_ops dummy_smp_ops = {
 
 extern const struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table[];
 const struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table_sentinel
-	__section(__cpu_method_of_table_end);
+	__section("__cpu_method_of_table_end");
 
 static void sh_of_smp_probe(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
index a293343456af..32dfa6b82ec6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 struct cache_info {
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/machvec.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/machvec.h
index f7d05546beca..2b4b085e8f21 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/machvec.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/machvec.h
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ extern struct sh_machine_vector sh_mv;
 #define get_system_type()	sh_mv.mv_name
 
 #define __initmv \
-	__used __section(.machvec.init)
+	__used __section(".machvec.init")
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SH_MACHVEC_H */
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/smp.h
index 100bf241340b..199381f77293 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct of_cpu_method {
 
 #define CPU_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(name, _method, _ops)			\
 	static const struct of_cpu_method __cpu_method_of_table_##name	\
-		__used __section(__cpu_method_of_table)			\
+		__used __section("__cpu_method_of_table")		\
 		= { .method = _method, .ops = _ops }
 
 #else
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
index dcfd58118c11..e62fd0e72606 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 
 #define SMP_CACHE_BYTES (1 << SMP_CACHE_BYTES_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #endif /* !(_SPARC_CACHE_H) */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
index 5869773f3dc4..e2d3f0d2971f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void draw_byte_32(unsigned char *bits, unsigned int *base, int rb);
 static void draw_byte_16(unsigned char *bits, unsigned int *base, int rb);
 static void draw_byte_8(unsigned char *bits, unsigned int *base, int rb);
 
-#define __force_data __attribute__((__section__(".data")))
+#define __force_data __section(".data")
 
 static int g_loc_X __force_data;
 static int g_loc_Y __force_data;
diff --git a/arch/um/include/shared/init.h b/arch/um/include/shared/init.h
index c66de434a983..1a659e2e8cc3 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/shared/init.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/shared/init.h
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ typedef void (*exitcall_t)(void);
 
 /* These are for everybody (although not all archs will actually
    discard it in modules) */
-#define __init		__section(.init.text)
-#define __initdata	__section(.init.data)
-#define __exitdata	__section(.exit.data)
-#define __exit_call	__used __section(.exitcall.exit)
+#define __init		__section(".init.text")
+#define __initdata	__section(".init.data")
+#define __exitdata	__section(".exit.data")
+#define __exit_call	__used __section(".exitcall.exit")
 
 #ifdef MODULE
-#define __exit		__section(.exit.text)
+#define __exit		__section(".exit.text")
 #else
-#define __exit		__used __section(.exit.text)
+#define __exit		__used __section(".exit.text")
 #endif
 
 #endif
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ extern struct uml_param __uml_setup_start, __uml_setup_end;
  * Mark functions and data as being only used at initialization
  * or exit time.
  */
-#define __uml_init_setup	__used __section(.uml.setup.init)
-#define __uml_setup_help	__used __section(.uml.help.init)
-#define __uml_postsetup_call	__used __section(.uml.postsetup.init)
-#define __uml_exit_call		__used __section(.uml.exitcall.exit)
+#define __uml_init_setup	__used __section(".uml.setup.init")
+#define __uml_setup_help	__used __section(".uml.help.init")
+#define __uml_postsetup_call	__used __section(".uml.postsetup.init")
+#define __uml_exit_call		__used __section(".uml.exitcall.exit")
 
 #ifdef __UM_HOST__
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ extern struct uml_param __uml_setup_start, __uml_setup_end;
 
 #define __exitcall(fn) static exitcall_t __exitcall_##fn __exit_call = fn
 
-#define __init_call	__used __section(.initcall.init)
+#define __init_call	__used __section(".initcall.init")
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/skas/clone.c b/arch/um/kernel/skas/clone.c
index bfb70c456b30..95c355181dcd 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/skas/clone.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/skas/clone.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * on some systems.
  */
 
-void __attribute__ ((__section__ (".__syscall_stub")))
+void __section(".__syscall_stub")
 stub_clone_handler(void)
 {
 	struct stub_data *data = (struct stub_data *) STUB_DATA;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
index 00141e70de56..76b37297b7d4 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct cpuinfo_um boot_cpu_data = {
 };
 
 union thread_union cpu0_irqstack
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data..init_irqstack"))) =
+	__section(".data..init_irqstack") =
 		{ .thread_info = INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /* Changed in setup_arch, which is called in early boot */
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
index 5def1674d6f1..2a78746f5a4c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
 /* __pgtable_l5_enabled needs to be in .data to avoid being cleared along with .bss */
-unsigned int __section(.data) __pgtable_l5_enabled;
-unsigned int __section(.data) pgdir_shift = 39;
-unsigned int __section(.data) ptrs_per_p4d = 1;
+unsigned int __section(".data") __pgtable_l5_enabled;
+unsigned int __section(".data") pgdir_shift = 39;
+unsigned int __section(".data") ptrs_per_p4d = 1;
 #endif
 
 struct paging_config {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static char trampoline_save[TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE];
  * Avoid putting the pointer into .bss as it will be cleared between
  * paging_prepare() and extract_kernel().
  */
-unsigned long *trampoline_32bit __section(.data);
+unsigned long *trampoline_32bit __section(".data");
 
 extern struct boot_params *boot_params;
 int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option);
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/tty.c b/arch/x86/boot/tty.c
index 1fedabdb95ad..f7eb976b0a4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/tty.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/tty.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int early_serial_base;
  * error during initialization.
  */
 
-static void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) serial_putchar(int ch)
+static void __section(".inittext") serial_putchar(int ch)
 {
 	unsigned timeout = 0xffff;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) serial_putchar(int ch)
 	outb(ch, early_serial_base + TXR);
 }
 
-static void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) bios_putchar(int ch)
+static void __section(".inittext") bios_putchar(int ch)
 {
 	struct biosregs ireg;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) bios_putchar(int ch)
 	intcall(0x10, &ireg, NULL);
 }
 
-void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) putchar(int ch)
+void __section(".inittext") putchar(int ch)
 {
 	if (ch == '\n')
 		putchar('\r');	/* \n -> \r\n */
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) putchar(int ch)
 		serial_putchar(ch);
 }
 
-void __attribute__((section(".inittext"))) puts(const char *str)
+void __section(".inittext") puts(const char *str)
 {
 	while (*str)
 		putchar(*str++);
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/video.h b/arch/x86/boot/video.h
index cbf7fed22441..04bde0bb2003 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/video.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/video.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct card_info {
 	u16 xmode_n;		/* Size of unprobed mode range */
 };
 
-#define __videocard struct card_info __attribute__((used,section(".videocards")))
+#define __videocard struct card_info __section(".videocards") __attribute__((used))
 extern struct card_info video_cards[], video_cards_end[];
 
 int mode_defined(u16 mode);	/* video.c */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 1c129abb7f09..4e3099d9ae62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ extern struct apic *apic;
 #define apic_driver(sym)					\
 	static const struct apic *__apicdrivers_##sym __used		\
 	__aligned(sizeof(struct apic *))			\
-	__section(.apicdrivers) = { &sym }
+	__section(".apicdrivers") = { &sym }
 
 #define apic_drivers(sym1, sym2)					\
 	static struct apic *__apicdrivers_##sym1##sym2[2] __used	\
 	__aligned(sizeof(struct apic *))				\
-	__section(.apicdrivers) = { &sym1, &sym2 }
+	__section(".apicdrivers") = { &sym1, &sym2 }
 
 extern struct apic *__apicdrivers[], *__apicdrivers_end[];
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
index abe08690a887..69404eae9983 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT	(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
+#define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
 
 #define INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT
 #define INTERNODE_CACHE_BYTES (1 << INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-mid.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-mid.h
index de58391bdee0..cf0e25f45422 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-mid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-mid.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct devs_id {
 
 #define sfi_device(i)								\
 	static const struct devs_id *const __intel_mid_sfi_##i##_dev __used	\
-	__attribute__((__section__(".x86_intel_mid_dev.init"))) = &i
+	__section(".x86_intel_mid_dev.init") = &i
 
 /**
 * struct mid_sd_board_info - template for SD device creation
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
index 02a0cf547d7b..2dfc8d380dab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
 
 /* Provide __cpuidle; we can't safely include <linux/cpu.h> */
-#define __cpuidle __attribute__((__section__(".cpuidle.text")))
+#define __cpuidle __section(".cpuidle.text")
 
 /*
  * Interrupt control:
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
index c9f5df0a1c10..2f62bbdd9d12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool sme_active(void);
 bool sev_active(void);
 bool sev_es_active(void);
 
-#define __bss_decrypted __attribute__((__section__(".bss..decrypted")))
+#define __bss_decrypted __section(".bss..decrypted")
 
 #else	/* !CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
index 7d7a064af6ff..389d851a02c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void *extend_brk(size_t size, size_t align);
  * executable.)
  */
 #define RESERVE_BRK(name,sz)						\
-	static void __section(.discard.text) __used notrace		\
+	static void __section(".discard.text") __used notrace		\
 	__brk_reservation_fn_##name##__(void) {				\
 		asm volatile (						\
 			".pushsection .brk_reservation,\"aw\",@nobits;" \
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h
index 9d033693519a..67944128876d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpu.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct _tlb_table {
 
 #define cpu_dev_register(cpu_devX) \
 	static const struct cpu_dev *const __cpu_dev_##cpu_devX __used \
-	__attribute__((__section__(".x86_cpu_dev.init"))) = \
+	__section(".x86_cpu_dev.init") = \
 	&cpu_devX;
 
 extern const struct cpu_dev *const __x86_cpu_dev_start[],
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 4199f25c0063..05e117137b45 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static struct desc_ptr startup_gdt_descr = {
 	.address = 0,
 };
 
-#define __head	__section(.head.text)
+#define __head	__section(".head.text")
 
 static void __head *fixup_pointer(void *ptr, unsigned long physaddr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
index ebb7edc8bc0a..efbb3de472df 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
  * reside in the .data section so as not to be zeroed out when the .bss
  * section is later cleared.
  */
-u64 sme_me_mask __section(.data) = 0;
-u64 sev_status __section(.data) = 0;
+u64 sme_me_mask __section(".data") = 0;
+u64 sev_status __section(".data") = 0;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sme_me_mask);
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sev_enable_key);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sev_enable_key);
 
-bool sev_enabled __section(.data);
+bool sev_enabled __section(".data");
 
 /* Buffer used for early in-place encryption by BSP, no locking needed */
 static char sme_early_buffer[PAGE_SIZE] __initdata __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
index 68d75379e06a..733b983f3a89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct sme_populate_pgd_data {
  * section is 2MB aligned to allow for simple pagetable setup using only
  * PMD entries (see vmlinux.lds.S).
  */
-static char sme_workarea[2 * PMD_PAGE_SIZE] __section(.init.scratch);
+static char sme_workarea[2 * PMD_PAGE_SIZE] __section(".init.scratch");
 
 static char sme_cmdline_arg[] __initdata = "mem_encrypt";
 static char sme_cmdline_on[]  __initdata = "on";
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/enlighten.c
index c0a502f7e3a7..9ac7457f52a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/enlighten.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  * pvh_bootparams and pvh_start_info need to live in the data segment since
  * they are used after startup_{32|64}, which clear .bss, are invoked.
  */
-struct boot_params pvh_bootparams __attribute__((section(".data")));
-struct hvm_start_info pvh_start_info __attribute__((section(".data")));
+struct boot_params pvh_bootparams __section(".data");
+struct hvm_start_info pvh_start_info __section(".data");
 
 unsigned int pvh_start_info_sz = sizeof(pvh_start_info);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/purgatory/purgatory.c b/arch/x86/purgatory/purgatory.c
index 2961234d0795..7b37a412f829 100644
--- a/arch/x86/purgatory/purgatory.c
+++ b/arch/x86/purgatory/purgatory.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #include "../boot/string.h"
 
-u8 purgatory_sha256_digest[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE] __section(.kexec-purgatory);
+u8 purgatory_sha256_digest[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE] __section(".kexec-purgatory");
 
-struct kexec_sha_region purgatory_sha_regions[KEXEC_SEGMENT_MAX] __section(.kexec-purgatory);
+struct kexec_sha_region purgatory_sha_regions[KEXEC_SEGMENT_MAX] __section(".kexec-purgatory");
 
 static int verify_sha256_digest(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c b/arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c
index 27361cbb7ca9..fdcd58af707a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/stub_segv.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <sysdep/mcontext.h>
 #include <sys/ucontext.h>
 
-void __attribute__ ((__section__ (".__syscall_stub")))
+void __section(".__syscall_stub")
 stub_segv_handler(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *p)
 {
 	ucontext_t *uc = p;
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 205b1176084f..aa9f50fccc5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_have_vector_callback);
  * NB: needs to live in .data because it's used by xen_prepare_pvh which runs
  * before clearing the bss.
  */
-uint32_t xen_start_flags __attribute__((section(".data"))) = 0;
+uint32_t xen_start_flags __section(".data") = 0;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xen_start_flags);
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pvh.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pvh.c
index 80a79db72fcf..0d5e34b9e6f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pvh.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pvh.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * The variable xen_pvh needs to live in the data segment since it is used
  * after startup_{32|64} is invoked, which will clear the .bss segment.
  */
-bool xen_pvh __attribute__((section(".data"))) = 0;
+bool xen_pvh __section(".data") = 0;
 
 void __init xen_pvh_init(struct boot_params *boot_params)
 {
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
index be2c78f71695..ed184106e4cf 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ typedef struct tagtable {
 } tagtable_t;
 
 #define __tagtable(tag, fn) static tagtable_t __tagtable_##fn 		\
-	__attribute__((used, section(".taglist"))) = { tag, fn }
+	__section(".taglist") __attribute__((used)) = { tag, fn }
 
 /* parse current tag */