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diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 8f038e6..2092361 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -15,8 +15,17 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "modpost.h"
+#include "../../include/generated/autoconf.h"
 #include "../../include/linux/license.h"
 
+/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#else
+#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
+#endif
+
+
 /* Are we using CONFIG_MODVERSIONS? */
 int modversions = 0;
 /* Warn about undefined symbols? (do so if we have vmlinux) */
@@ -384,11 +393,19 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* Fix endianness in ELF header */
-	hdr->e_shoff    = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shoff);
-	hdr->e_shstrndx = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shstrndx);
-	hdr->e_shnum    = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shnum);
-	hdr->e_machine  = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_machine);
-	hdr->e_type     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_type);
+	hdr->e_type      = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_type);
+	hdr->e_machine   = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_machine);
+	hdr->e_version   = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_version);
+	hdr->e_entry     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_entry);
+	hdr->e_phoff     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_phoff);
+	hdr->e_shoff     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shoff);
+	hdr->e_flags     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_flags);
+	hdr->e_ehsize    = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_ehsize);
+	hdr->e_phentsize = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_phentsize);
+	hdr->e_phnum     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_phnum);
+	hdr->e_shentsize = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shentsize);
+	hdr->e_shnum     = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shnum);
+	hdr->e_shstrndx  = TO_NATIVE(hdr->e_shstrndx);
 	sechdrs = (void *)hdr + hdr->e_shoff;
 	info->sechdrs = sechdrs;
 
@@ -402,21 +419,25 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 
 	/* Fix endianness in section headers */
 	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		sechdrs[i].sh_type   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_type);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_offset = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_offset);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_size   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_size);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_link   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_link);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_name   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_name);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_info   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_info);
-		sechdrs[i].sh_addr   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_addr);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_name      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_name);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_type      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_type);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_flags     = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_flags);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_addr      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_addr);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_offset    = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_offset);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_size      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_size);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_link      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_link);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_info      = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_info);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_addralign = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_addralign);
+		sechdrs[i].sh_entsize   = TO_NATIVE(sechdrs[i].sh_entsize);
 	}
 	/* Find symbol table. */
 	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
 		const char *secstrings
 			= (void *)hdr + sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
 		const char *secname;
+		int nobits = sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_NOBITS;
 
-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_offset > info->size) {
+		if (!nobits && sechdrs[i].sh_offset > info->size) {
 			fatal("%s is truncated. sechdrs[i].sh_offset=%lu > "
 			      "sizeof(*hrd)=%zu\n", filename,
 			      (unsigned long)sechdrs[i].sh_offset,
@@ -425,6 +446,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 		}
 		secname = secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name;
 		if (strcmp(secname, ".modinfo") == 0) {
+			if (nobits)
+				fatal("%s has NOBITS .modinfo\n", filename);
 			info->modinfo = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
 			info->modinfo_len = sechdrs[i].sh_size;
 		} else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab") == 0)
@@ -437,8 +460,6 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 			info->export_unused_gpl_sec = i;
 		else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_gpl_future") == 0)
 			info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
-		else if (strcmp(secname, "__markers_strings") == 0)
-			info->markers_strings_sec = i;
 
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB)
 			continue;
@@ -501,7 +522,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 		break;
 	case SHN_ABS:
 		/* CRC'd symbol */
-		if (memcmp(symname, CRC_PFX, strlen(CRC_PFX)) == 0) {
+		if (strncmp(symname, CRC_PFX, strlen(CRC_PFX)) == 0) {
 			crc = (unsigned int) sym->st_value;
 			sym_update_crc(symname + strlen(CRC_PFX), mod, crc,
 					export);
@@ -545,7 +566,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* All exported symbols */
-		if (memcmp(symname, KSYMTAB_PFX, strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX)) == 0) {
+		if (strncmp(symname, KSYMTAB_PFX, strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX)) == 0) {
 			sym_add_exported(symname + strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX), mod,
 					export);
 		}
@@ -677,7 +698,7 @@ static int number_prefix(const char *sym)
  *   The $ syntax is for sections where ld append a dot number
  *   to make section name unique.
  */
-int match(const char *sym, const char * const pat[])
+static int match(const char *sym, const char * const pat[])
 {
 	const char *p;
 	while (*pat) {
@@ -713,46 +734,44 @@ int match(const char *sym, const char * const pat[])
 
 /* sections that we do not want to do full section mismatch check on */
 static const char *section_white_list[] =
-	{ ".debug*", ".stab*", ".note*", ".got*", ".toc*", NULL };
+{
+	".comment*",
+	".debug*",
+	".mdebug*",        /* alpha, score, mips etc. */
+	".pdr",            /* alpha, score, mips etc. */
+	".stab*",
+	".note*",
+	".got*",
+	".toc*",
+	NULL
+};
 
 /*
- * Is this section one we do not want to check?
- * This is often debug sections.
- * If we are going to check this section then
- * test if section name ends with a dot and a number.
- * This is used to find sections where the linker have
- * appended a dot-number to make the name unique.
+ * This is used to find sections missing the SHF_ALLOC flag.
  * The cause of this is often a section specified in assembler
- * without "ax" / "aw" and the same section used in .c
- * code where gcc add these.
+ * without "ax" / "aw".
  */
-static int check_section(const char *modname, const char *sec)
-{
-	const char *e = sec + strlen(sec) - 1;
-	if (match(sec, section_white_list))
-		return 1;
-
-	if (*e && isdigit(*e)) {
-		/* consume all digits */
-		while (*e && e != sec && isdigit(*e))
-			e--;
-		if (*e == '.' && !strstr(sec, ".linkonce")) {
-			warn("%s (%s): unexpected section name.\n"
-			     "The (.[number]+) following section name are "
-			     "ld generated and not expected.\n"
-			     "Did you forget to use \"ax\"/\"aw\" "
-			     "in a .S file?\n"
-			     "Note that for example <linux/init.h> contains\n"
-			     "section definitions for use in .S files.\n\n",
-			     modname, sec);
-		}
+static void check_section(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
+                          Elf_Shdr *sechdr)
+{
+	const char *sec = sech_name(elf, sechdr);
+
+	if (sechdr->sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS &&
+	    !(sechdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) &&
+	    !match(sec, section_white_list)) {
+		warn("%s (%s): unexpected non-allocatable section.\n"
+		     "Did you forget to use \"ax\"/\"aw\" in a .S file?\n"
+		     "Note that for example <linux/init.h> contains\n"
+		     "section definitions for use in .S files.\n\n",
+		     modname, sec);
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 
 
 #define ALL_INIT_DATA_SECTIONS \
+	".init.setup$", ".init.rodata$", \
+	".devinit.rodata$", ".cpuinit.rodata$", ".meminit.rodata$" \
 	".init.data$", ".devinit.data$", ".cpuinit.data$", ".meminit.data$"
 #define ALL_EXIT_DATA_SECTIONS \
 	".exit.data$", ".devexit.data$", ".cpuexit.data$", ".memexit.data$"
@@ -762,21 +781,23 @@ static int check_section(const char *modname, const char *sec)
 #define ALL_EXIT_TEXT_SECTIONS \
 	".exit.text$", ".devexit.text$", ".cpuexit.text$", ".memexit.text$"
 
-#define ALL_INIT_SECTIONS ALL_INIT_DATA_SECTIONS, ALL_INIT_TEXT_SECTIONS
-#define ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS ALL_EXIT_DATA_SECTIONS, ALL_EXIT_TEXT_SECTIONS
+#define ALL_INIT_SECTIONS INIT_SECTIONS, DEV_INIT_SECTIONS, \
+	CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, MEM_INIT_SECTIONS
+#define ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS EXIT_SECTIONS, DEV_EXIT_SECTIONS, \
+	CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS
 
 #define DATA_SECTIONS ".data$", ".data.rel$"
 #define TEXT_SECTIONS ".text$"
 
-#define INIT_SECTIONS      ".init.data$", ".init.text$"
-#define DEV_INIT_SECTIONS  ".devinit.data$", ".devinit.text$"
-#define CPU_INIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuinit.data$", ".cpuinit.text$"
-#define MEM_INIT_SECTIONS  ".meminit.data$", ".meminit.text$"
+#define INIT_SECTIONS      ".init.*"
+#define DEV_INIT_SECTIONS  ".devinit.*"
+#define CPU_INIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuinit.*"
+#define MEM_INIT_SECTIONS  ".meminit.*"
 
-#define EXIT_SECTIONS      ".exit.data$", ".exit.text$"
-#define DEV_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".devexit.data$", ".devexit.text$"
-#define CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuexit.data$", ".cpuexit.text$"
-#define MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".memexit.data$", ".memexit.text$"
+#define EXIT_SECTIONS      ".exit.*"
+#define DEV_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".devexit.*"
+#define CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".cpuexit.*"
+#define MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS  ".memexit.*"
 
 /* init data sections */
 static const char *init_data_sections[] = { ALL_INIT_DATA_SECTIONS, NULL };
@@ -791,15 +812,6 @@ static const char *init_exit_sections[] =
 /* data section */
 static const char *data_sections[] = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL };
 
-/* sections that may refer to an init/exit section with no warning */
-static const char *initref_sections[] =
-{
-	".text.init.refok*",
-	".exit.text.refok*",
-	".data.init.refok*",
-	NULL
-};
-
 
 /* symbols in .data that may refer to init/exit sections */
 static const char *symbol_white_list[] =
@@ -868,12 +880,36 @@ const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
 	.tosec   = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
 	.mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_INIT,
 },
+/* Do not reference cpuinit code/data from meminit code/data */
+{
+	.fromsec = { MEM_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.tosec   = { CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_INIT,
+},
+/* Do not reference meminit code/data from cpuinit code/data */
+{
+	.fromsec = { CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.tosec   = { MEM_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_INIT,
+},
 /* Do not reference exit code/data from devexit/cpuexit/memexit code/data */
 {
 	.fromsec = { DEV_EXIT_SECTIONS, CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
 	.tosec   = { EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
 	.mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT,
 },
+/* Do not reference cpuexit code/data from memexit code/data */
+{
+	.fromsec = { MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.tosec   = { CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT,
+},
+/* Do not reference memexit code/data from cpuexit code/data */
+{
+	.fromsec = { CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.tosec   = { MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
+	.mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT,
+},
 /* Do not use exit code/data from init code */
 {
 	.fromsec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
@@ -912,11 +948,6 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
 /**
  * Whitelist to allow certain references to pass with no warning.
  *
- * Pattern 0:
- *   Do not warn if funtion/data are marked with __init_refok/__initdata_refok.
- *   The pattern is identified by:
- *   fromsec = .text.init.refok* | .data.init.refok*
- *
  * Pattern 1:
  *   If a module parameter is declared __initdata and permissions=0
  *   then this is legal despite the warning generated.
@@ -939,8 +970,7 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
  *           *probe_one, *_console, *_timer
  *
  * Pattern 3:
- *   Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.data
- *   Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.text
+ *   Whitelist all references from .head.text to any init section
  *
  * Pattern 4:
  *   Some symbols belong to init section but still it is ok to reference
@@ -955,10 +985,6 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
 static int secref_whitelist(const char *fromsec, const char *fromsym,
 			    const char *tosec, const char *tosym)
 {
-	/* Check for pattern 0 */
-	if (match(fromsec, initref_sections))
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Check for pattern 1 */
 	if (match(tosec, init_data_sections) &&
 	    match(fromsec, data_sections) &&
@@ -1177,7 +1203,7 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, enum mismatch mismatch,
 		"The variable %s references\n"
 		"the %s %s%s%s\n"
 		"If the reference is valid then annotate the\n"
-		"variable with __init* (see linux/init.h) "
+		"variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) "
 		"or name the variable:\n",
 		fromsym, to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
 		while (*s)
@@ -1374,7 +1400,7 @@ static void section_rela(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 	fromsec = sech_name(elf, sechdr);
 	fromsec += strlen(".rela");
 	/* if from section (name) is know good then skip it */
-	if (check_section(modname, fromsec))
+	if (match(fromsec, section_white_list))
 		return;
 
 	for (rela = start; rela < stop; rela++) {
@@ -1418,7 +1444,7 @@ static void section_rel(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 	fromsec = sech_name(elf, sechdr);
 	fromsec += strlen(".rel");
 	/* if from section (name) is know good then skip it */
-	if (check_section(modname, fromsec))
+	if (match(fromsec, section_white_list))
 		return;
 
 	for (rel = start; rel < stop; rel++) {
@@ -1468,7 +1494,7 @@ static void section_rel(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
  * marked __initdata will be discarded when the module has been intialized.
  * Likewise for modules used built-in the sections marked __exit
  * are discarded because __exit marked function are supposed to be called
- * only when a moduel is unloaded which never happes for built-in modules.
+ * only when a module is unloaded which never happens for built-in modules.
  * The check_sec_ref() function traverses all relocation records
  * to find all references to a section that reference a section that will
  * be discarded and warns about it.
@@ -1481,6 +1507,7 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
 
 	/* Walk through all sections */
 	for (i = 0; i < elf->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		check_section(modname, elf, &elf->sechdrs[i]);
 		/* We want to process only relocation sections and not .init */
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
 			section_rela(modname, elf, &elf->sechdrs[i]);
@@ -1489,62 +1516,6 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
 	}
 }
 
-static void get_markers(struct elf_info *info, struct module *mod)
-{
-	const Elf_Shdr *sh = &info->sechdrs[info->markers_strings_sec];
-	const char *strings = (const char *) info->hdr + sh->sh_offset;
-	const Elf_Sym *sym, *first_sym, *last_sym;
-	size_t n;
-
-	if (!info->markers_strings_sec)
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * First count the strings.  We look for all the symbols defined
-	 * in the __markers_strings section named __mstrtab_*.  For
-	 * these local names, the compiler puts a random .NNN suffix on,
-	 * so the names don't correspond exactly.
-	 */
-	first_sym = last_sym = NULL;
-	n = 0;
-	for (sym = info->symtab_start; sym < info->symtab_stop; sym++)
-		if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
-		    sym->st_shndx == info->markers_strings_sec &&
-		    !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
-			     "__mstrtab_", sizeof "__mstrtab_" - 1)) {
-			if (first_sym == NULL)
-				first_sym = sym;
-			last_sym = sym;
-			++n;
-		}
-
-	if (n == 0)
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * Now collect each name and format into a line for the output.
-	 * Lines look like:
-	 *	marker_name	vmlinux	marker %s format %d
-	 * The format string after the second \t can use whitespace.
-	 */
-	mod->markers = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof mod->markers[0] * n));
-	mod->nmarkers = n;
-
-	n = 0;
-	for (sym = first_sym; sym <= last_sym; sym++)
-		if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
-		    sym->st_shndx == info->markers_strings_sec &&
-		    !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
-			     "__mstrtab_", sizeof "__mstrtab_" - 1)) {
-			const char *name = strings + sym->st_value;
-			const char *fmt = strchr(name, '\0') + 1;
-			char *line = NULL;
-			asprintf(&line, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", name, mod->name, fmt);
-			NOFAIL(line);
-			mod->markers[n++] = line;
-		}
-}
-
 static void read_symbols(char *modname)
 {
 	const char *symname;
@@ -1600,16 +1571,14 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
 		get_src_version(modname, mod->srcversion,
 				sizeof(mod->srcversion)-1);
 
-	get_markers(&info, mod);
-
 	parse_elf_finish(&info);
 
-	/* Our trick to get versioning for struct_module - it's
+	/* Our trick to get versioning for module struct etc. - it's
 	 * never passed as an argument to an exported function, so
 	 * the automatic versioning doesn't pick it up, but it's really
 	 * important anyhow */
 	if (modversions)
-		mod->unres = alloc_symbol("struct_module", 0, mod->unres);
+		mod->unres = alloc_symbol("module_layout", 0, mod->unres);
 }
 
 #define SZ 500
@@ -1726,6 +1695,14 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
 	buf_printf(b, "};\n");
 }
 
+static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name)
+{
+	static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging";
+
+	if (strncmp(staging_dir, name, strlen(staging_dir)) == 0)
+		buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * Record CRCs for unresolved symbols
  **/
@@ -1902,7 +1879,7 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname, unsigned int kernel)
 		if (!mod) {
 			if (is_vmlinux(modname))
 				have_vmlinux = 1;
-			mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
+			mod = new_module(modname);
 			mod->skip = 1;
 		}
 		s = sym_add_exported(symname, mod, export_no(export));
@@ -1948,93 +1925,6 @@ static void write_dump(const char *fname)
 	write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
 }
 
-static void add_marker(struct module *mod, const char *name, const char *fmt)
-{
-	char *line = NULL;
-	asprintf(&line, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", name, mod->name, fmt);
-	NOFAIL(line);
-
-	mod->markers = NOFAIL(realloc(mod->markers, ((mod->nmarkers + 1) *
-						     sizeof mod->markers[0])));
-	mod->markers[mod->nmarkers++] = line;
-}
-
-static void read_markers(const char *fname)
-{
-	unsigned long size, pos = 0;
-	void *file = grab_file(fname, &size);
-	char *line;
-
-	if (!file)		/* No old markers, silently ignore */
-		return;
-
-	while ((line = get_next_line(&pos, file, size))) {
-		char *marker, *modname, *fmt;
-		struct module *mod;
-
-		marker = line;
-		modname = strchr(marker, '\t');
-		if (!modname)
-			goto fail;
-		*modname++ = '\0';
-		fmt = strchr(modname, '\t');
-		if (!fmt)
-			goto fail;
-		*fmt++ = '\0';
-		if (*marker == '\0' || *modname == '\0')
-			goto fail;
-
-		mod = find_module(modname);
-		if (!mod) {
-			if (is_vmlinux(modname))
-				have_vmlinux = 1;
-			mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
-			mod->skip = 1;
-		}
-
-		if (!mod->skip)
-			add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);
-	}
-	return;
-fail:
-	fatal("parse error in markers list file\n");
-}
-
-static int compare_strings(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	return strcmp(*(const char **) a, *(const char **) b);
-}
-
-static void write_markers(const char *fname)
-{
-	struct buffer buf = { };
-	struct module *mod;
-	size_t i;
-
-	for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next)
-		if ((!external_module || !mod->skip) && mod->markers != NULL) {
-			/*
-			 * Sort the strings so we can skip duplicates when
-			 * we write them out.
-			 */
-			qsort(mod->markers, mod->nmarkers,
-			      sizeof mod->markers[0], &compare_strings);
-			for (i = 0; i < mod->nmarkers; ++i) {
-				char *line = mod->markers[i];
-				buf_write(&buf, line, strlen(line));
-				while (i + 1 < mod->nmarkers &&
-				       !strcmp(mod->markers[i],
-					       mod->markers[i + 1]))
-					free(mod->markers[i++]);
-				free(mod->markers[i]);
-			}
-			free(mod->markers);
-			mod->markers = NULL;
-		}
-
-	write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
-}
-
 struct ext_sym_list {
 	struct ext_sym_list *next;
 	const char *file;
@@ -2046,8 +1936,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct buffer buf = { };
 	char *kernel_read = NULL, *module_read = NULL;
 	char *dump_write = NULL;
-	char *markers_read = NULL;
-	char *markers_write = NULL;
 	int opt;
 	int err;
 	struct ext_sym_list *extsym_iter;
@@ -2091,12 +1979,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'w':
 			warn_unresolved = 1;
 			break;
-			case 'M':
-				markers_write = optarg;
-				break;
-			case 'K':
-				markers_read = optarg;
-				break;
 		default:
 			exit(1);
 		}
@@ -2133,6 +2015,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		buf.pos = 0;
 
 		add_header(&buf, mod);
+		add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name);
 		err |= add_versions(&buf, mod);
 		add_depends(&buf, mod, modules);
 		add_moddevtable(&buf, mod);
@@ -2150,11 +2033,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		     "'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'\n",
 		     sec_mismatch_count);
 
-	if (markers_read)
-		read_markers(markers_read);
-
-	if (markers_write)
-		write_markers(markers_write);
-
 	return err;
 }