diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/init.S b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/init.S
index 5c476bd2b4ce9..b562da2f70408 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/init.S
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *  size immediately following the kernel, we could build this into
  *  a binary blob, and concatenate the zImage using the cat command.
  */
-		.section .start,#alloc,#execinstr
+		.section .start, "ax"
 		.type	_start, #function
 		.globl	_start
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/big-endian.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/big-endian.S
index 88e2a88d324b2..0e092c36da2f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/big-endian.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/big-endian.S
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *  Author: Nicolas Pitre
  */
 
-	.section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr
+	.section ".start", "ax"
 
 	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ read control reg
 	orr	r0, r0, #(1 << 7)	@ enable big endian mode
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
index 0a2410adc25b3..cdaf94027d3b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 #endif
 		.endm
 
-		.section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr
+		.section ".start", "ax"
 /*
  * sort out different calling conventions
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.S
index 0284f84dcf380..27577644ee721 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-	.section .piggydata,#alloc
+	.section .piggydata, "a"
 	.globl	input_data
 input_data:
 	.incbin	"arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy_data"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020.S
index 4fa5371bc6624..2785da387c910 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020.S
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ cpu_arm1020_name:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm1020_proc_info,#object
 __arm1020_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020e.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020e.S
index 5d8a8339e09a4..e9ea237ed7852 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020e.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1020e.S
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ arm1020e_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm1020e_proc_info,#object
 __arm1020e_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1022.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1022.S
index b3dd95c345e48..920c279e7879d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1022.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1022.S
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ arm1022_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm1022_proc_info,#object
 __arm1022_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1026.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1026.S
index ac5afde12f35c..10e21012380b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1026.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm1026.S
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ arm1026_crval:
 	string	cpu_arm1026_name, "ARM1026EJ-S"
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm1026_proc_info,#object
 __arm1026_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm720.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm720.S
index c99d24363f32e..39361e196d61b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm720.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm720.S
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ arm720_crval:
  * See <asm/procinfo.h> for a definition of this structure.
  */
 	
-		.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+		.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro arm720_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req, cpu_flush:req
 		.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm740.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm740.S
index 1b4a3838393fb..1a94bbf6e53fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm740.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm740.S
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ __arm740_setup:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 	.type	__arm740_proc_info,#object
 __arm740_proc_info:
 	.long	0x41807400
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm7tdmi.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm7tdmi.S
index 17a4687065c7f..52b66cf0259e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm7tdmi.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm7tdmi.S
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ __arm7tdmi_setup:
 
 		.align
 
-		.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+		.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro arm7tdmi_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req, \
 	extra_hwcaps=0
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm920.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm920.S
index 298c76b47749f..31ac8acc34dc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm920.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm920.S
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ arm920_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm920_proc_info,#object
 __arm920_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm922.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm922.S
index 824be3a0bc238..ca2c7ca8af214 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm922.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm922.S
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ arm922_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm922_proc_info,#object
 __arm922_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm925.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm925.S
index d40cff8f102c2..a381a0c9f1092 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm925.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm925.S
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ arm925_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro arm925_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req, cache
 	.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S
index f3cd08f353f00..3188ab2bac61a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm926.S
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ arm926_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm926_proc_info,#object
 __arm926_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm940.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm940.S
index 1c26d991386d7..4b8a00220cc97 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm940.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm940.S
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ __arm940_setup:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__arm940_proc_info,#object
 __arm940_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm946.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm946.S
index 2dc1c75a4fd4a..555becf9c758d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm946.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm946.S
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ __arm946_setup:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 	.type	__arm946_proc_info,#object
 __arm946_proc_info:
 	.long	0x41009460
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm9tdmi.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm9tdmi.S
index 913c06e590af5..ef517530130b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm9tdmi.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-arm9tdmi.S
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ __arm9tdmi_setup:
 
 		.align
 
-		.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+		.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro arm9tdmi_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req
 		.type	__\name\()_proc_info, #object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-fa526.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-fa526.S
index 8120b6f4dbb83..dddf833fe0007 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-fa526.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-fa526.S
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fa526_cr1_set:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__fa526_proc_info,#object
 __fa526_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
index bb6dc34d42a37..b12b76bc8d30c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ feroceon_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro feroceon_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req, cache:req
 	.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-mohawk.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-mohawk.S
index f083085788857..d47d6c5cee63a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-mohawk.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-mohawk.S
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ mohawk_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__88sv331x_proc_info,#object
 __88sv331x_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa110.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa110.S
index d5bc5d7025639..baba503ba8166 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa110.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa110.S
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ sa110_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	.type	__sa110_proc_info,#object
 __sa110_proc_info:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
index be7b611c76c76..75ebacc8e4e5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sa1100_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro sa1100_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req
 	.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
index c1c85eb3484f3..1dd0d5ca27da8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ v6_crval:
 	string	cpu_elf_name, "v6"
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	/*
 	 * Match any ARMv6 processor core.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
index c4e8006a1a8cd..48e0ef6f0dccf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ __v7_setup_stack:
 	string	cpu_elf_name, "v7"
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 	/*
 	 * Standard v7 proc info content
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
index 1a49d503eafc8..84459c1d31b87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7m.S
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ENTRY(cpu_cm7_proc_fin)
 	ret	lr
 ENDPROC(cpu_cm7_proc_fin)
 
-	.section ".init.text", #alloc, #execinstr
+	.section ".init.text", "ax"
 
 __v7m_cm7_setup:
 	mov	r8, #(V7M_SCB_CCR_DC | V7M_SCB_CCR_IC| V7M_SCB_CCR_BP)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ ENDPROC(__v7m_setup)
 	string cpu_elf_name "v7m"
 	string cpu_v7m_name "ARMv7-M"
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro __v7m_proc name, initfunc, cache_fns = nop_cache_fns, hwcaps = 0,  proc_fns = v7m_processor_functions
 	.long	0			/* proc_info_list.__cpu_mm_mmu_flags */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-xsc3.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-xsc3.S
index 1ac0fbbe9f127..42eaecc43cfef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-xsc3.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-xsc3.S
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ xsc3_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro xsc3_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req
 	.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-xscale.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-xscale.S
index bdb2b7749b039..18ac5a1f89225 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-xscale.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-xscale.S
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ xscale_crval:
 
 	.align
 
-	.section ".proc.info.init", #alloc
+	.section ".proc.info.init", "a"
 
 .macro xscale_proc_info name:req, cpu_val:req, cpu_mask:req, cpu_name:req, cache
 	.type	__\name\()_proc_info,#object