powerpc: No need to use dot symbols when branching to a function

binutils is smart enough to know that a branch to a function
descriptor is actually a branch to the functions text address.

Alan tells me that binutils has been doing this for 9 years.
Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@samba.org>

arch/powerpc/boot/util.S

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ udelay:
 	mfspr	r4,SPRN_PVR
 	srwi	r4,r4,16
 	cmpwi	0,r4,1		/* 601 ? */
-	bne	.udelay_not_601
+	bne	.Ludelay_not_601
 00:	li	r0,86	/* Instructions / microsecond? */
 	mtctr	r0
 10:	addi	r0,r0,0 /* NOP */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ udelay:
 	bne	00b
 	blr
 
-.udelay_not_601:
+.Ludelay_not_601:
 	mulli	r4,r3,1000	/* nanoseconds */
 	/*  Change r4 to be the number of ticks using:
 	 *	(nanoseconds + (timebase_period_ns - 1 )) / timebase_period_ns

arch/powerpc/include/asm/context_tracking.h

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_CONTEXT_TRACKING_H
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING
-#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	.schedule_user
+#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	schedule_user
 #else
-#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	.schedule
+#define SCHEDULE_USER bl	schedule
 #endif
 
 #endif

arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64e.h

@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ exc_##label##_book3e:
 	mtlr	r16;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_D(name)						    \
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_DSTATS+name;				    \
-	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_I(name)						    \
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_ISTATS+name;				    \
-	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_X(name)						    \
 	ld	r8,PACA_EXTLB+EX_TLB_ESR(r13);				    \
 	cmpdi	cr2,r8,-1;						    \
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ exc_##label##_book3e:
 	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_DSTATS+name;				    \
 	b	62f;							    \
 61:	addi	r9,r13,MMSTAT_ISTATS+name;				    \
-62:	bl	.tlb_stat_inc;
+62:	bl	tlb_stat_inc;
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_SAVE_INFO					    \
 	std	r14,EX_TLB_ESR(r12);	/* save ESR */
 #define TLB_MISS_STATS_SAVE_INFO_BOLTED					    \

arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h

@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ label##_relon_hv:							\
 #define DISABLE_INTS	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r10,r11)
 
 #define ADD_NVGPRS				\
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 
 #define RUNLATCH_ON				\
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION				\

arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
  * have to call a C function so call a wrapper that saves all the
  * C-clobbered registers.
  */
-#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(.trace_hardirqs_on)
-#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(.trace_hardirqs_off)
+#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_on)
+#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_off)
 
 /*
  * This is used by assembly code to soft-disable interrupts first and

arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ BEGIN_FW_FTR_SECTION;							\
 	LDX_BE	r10,0,r10;		/* get log write index */	\
 	cmpd	cr1,r11,r10;						\
 	beq+	cr1,33f;						\
-	bl	.accumulate_stolen_time;				\
+	bl	accumulate_stolen_time;				\
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1);						\
 	andi.	r10,r12,MSR_PR;		/* Restore cr0 (coming from user) */ \
 33:									\

arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S

@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ _GLOBAL(setup_altivec_idle)
 _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e6500)
 	mflr	r6
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	bl	.setup_altivec_ivors
+	bl	setup_altivec_ivors
 	/* Touch IVOR42 only if the CPU supports E.HV category */
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_lrat_ivor
+	bl	setup_lrat_ivor
 1:
 #endif
 	bl	setup_pw20_idle
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
 _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e6500)
 	mflr	r5
-	bl	.setup_altivec_ivors
+	bl	setup_altivec_ivors
 	/* Touch IVOR42 only if the CPU supports E.HV category */
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_lrat_ivor
+	bl	setup_lrat_ivor
 1:
-	bl	.setup_pw20_idle
-	bl	.setup_altivec_idle
+	bl	setup_pw20_idle
+	bl	setup_altivec_idle
 	bl	__restore_cpu_e5500
 	mtlr	r5
 	blr
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e5500)
 	mflr	r4
 	bl	__e500_icache_setup
 	bl	__e500_dcache_setup
-	bl	.__setup_base_ivors
-	bl	.setup_perfmon_ivor
-	bl	.setup_doorbell_ivors
+	bl	__setup_base_ivors
+	bl	setup_perfmon_ivor
+	bl	setup_doorbell_ivors
 	/*
 	 * We only want to touch IVOR38-41 if we're running on hardware
 	 * that supports category E.HV.  The architectural way to determine
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__restore_cpu_e5500)
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_ehv_ivors
+	bl	setup_ehv_ivors
 1:
 	mtlr	r4
 	blr
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 	mflr	r5
 	bl	__e500_icache_setup
 	bl	__e500_dcache_setup
-	bl	.__setup_base_ivors
-	bl	.setup_perfmon_ivor
-	bl	.setup_doorbell_ivors
+	bl	__setup_base_ivors
+	bl	setup_perfmon_ivor
+	bl	setup_doorbell_ivors
 	/*
 	 * We only want to touch IVOR38-41 if we're running on hardware
 	 * that supports category E.HV.  The architectural way to determine
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_MMUCFG
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,0,MMUCFG_LPIDSIZE
 	beq	1f
-	bl	.setup_ehv_ivors
+	bl	setup_ehv_ivors
 	b	2f
 1:
 	ld	r10,CPU_SPEC_FEATURES(r4)

arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ BEGIN_FW_FTR_SECTION
 	LDX_BE	r10,0,r10		/* get log write index */
 	cmpd	cr1,r11,r10
 	beq+	cr1,33f
-	bl	.accumulate_stolen_time
+	bl	accumulate_stolen_time
 	REST_GPR(0,r1)
 	REST_4GPRS(3,r1)
 	REST_2GPRS(7,r1)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ END_FW_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)
 	std	r10,SOFTE(r1)
 
 #ifdef SHOW_SYSCALLS
-	bl	.do_show_syscall
+	bl	do_show_syscall
 	REST_GPR(0,r1)
 	REST_4GPRS(3,r1)
 	REST_2GPRS(7,r1)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ system_call:			/* label this so stack traces look sane */
 syscall_exit:
 	std	r3,RESULT(r1)
 #ifdef SHOW_SYSCALLS
-	bl	.do_show_syscall_exit
+	bl	do_show_syscall_exit
 	ld	r3,RESULT(r1)
 #endif
 	CURRENT_THREAD_INFO(r12, r1)
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ syscall_error:
 	
 /* Traced system call support */
 syscall_dotrace:
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_syscall_trace_enter
+	bl	do_syscall_trace_enter
 	/*
 	 * Restore argument registers possibly just changed.
 	 * We use the return value of do_syscall_trace_enter
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 4:	/* Anything else left to do? */
 	SET_DEFAULT_THREAD_PPR(r3, r10)		/* Set thread.ppr = 3 */
 	andi.	r0,r9,(_TIF_SYSCALL_T_OR_A|_TIF_SINGLESTEP)
-	beq	.ret_from_except_lite
+	beq	ret_from_except_lite
 
 	/* Re-enable interrupts */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
@@ -319,10 +319,10 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 	mtmsrd	r10,1
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E */
 
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_syscall_trace_leave
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	do_syscall_trace_leave
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Save non-volatile GPRs, if not already saved. */
 _GLOBAL(save_nvgprs)
@@ -345,38 +345,38 @@ _GLOBAL(save_nvgprs)
  */
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_fork)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_fork
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_fork
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_vfork)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_vfork
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_vfork
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc_clone)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_clone
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_clone
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc32_swapcontext)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.compat_sys_swapcontext
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	compat_sys_swapcontext
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ppc64_swapcontext)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.sys_swapcontext
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	sys_swapcontext
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_fork)
-	bl	.schedule_tail
+	bl	schedule_tail
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	li	r3,0
 	b	syscall_exit
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
-	bl	.schedule_tail
+	bl	schedule_tail
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	ld	r14, 0(r14)
 	mtlr	r14
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_DSCR)
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_except)
 	ld	r11,_TRAP(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r11,1
-	bne	.ret_from_except_lite
+	bne	ret_from_except_lite
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 
 _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
@@ -661,23 +661,23 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
 #endif
 1:	andi.	r0,r4,_TIF_NEED_RESCHED
 	beq	2f
-	bl	.restore_interrupts
+	bl	restore_interrupts
 	SCHEDULE_USER
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
 2:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 	andi.	r0,r4,_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK & ~_TIF_RESTORE_TM
 	bne	3f		/* only restore TM if nothing else to do */
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.restore_tm_state
+	bl	restore_tm_state
 	b	restore
 3:
 #endif
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.restore_interrupts
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	restore_interrupts
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_notify_resume
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	do_notify_resume
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 resume_kernel:
 	/* check current_thread_info, _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE */
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ resume_kernel:
 	 * sure we are soft-disabled first and reconcile irq state.
 	 */
 	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r3,r4)
-1:	bl	.preempt_schedule_irq
+1:	bl	preempt_schedule_irq
 
 	/* Re-test flags and eventually loop */
 	CURRENT_THREAD_INFO(r9, r1)
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ restore_no_replay:
 	 */
 do_restore:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
-	b	.exception_return_book3e
+	b	exception_return_book3e
 #else
 	/*
 	 * Clear the reservation. If we know the CPU tracks the address of
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 	 *
 	 * Still, this might be useful for things like hash_page
 	 */
-	bl	.__check_irq_replay
+	bl	__check_irq_replay
 	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0
  	beq	restore_no_replay
  
@@ -928,13 +928,13 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0x500
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
- 	bl	.do_IRQ
-	b	.ret_from_except
+ 	bl	do_IRQ
+	b	ret_from_except
 1:	cmpwi	cr0,r3,0x900
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
-	bl	.timer_interrupt
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	timer_interrupt
+	b	ret_from_except
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL
 1:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
@@ -948,14 +948,14 @@ restore_check_irq_replay:
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E */
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
-	bl	.doorbell_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	doorbell_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL */
-1:	b	.ret_from_except /* What else to do here ? */
+1:	b	ret_from_except /* What else to do here ? */
  
 unrecov_restore:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	unrecov_restore
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_RTAS
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_graph_caller)
 	ld	r11, 112(r1)
 	addi	r3, r11, 16
 
-	bl	.prepare_ftrace_return
+	bl	prepare_ftrace_return
 	nop
 
 	ld	r0, 128(r1)
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ _GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
 	mr	r31, r1
 	stdu	r1, -112(r1)
 
-	bl	.ftrace_return_to_handler
+	bl	ftrace_return_to_handler
 	nop
 
 	/* return value has real return address */
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ _GLOBAL(mod_return_to_handler)
 	 */
 	ld	r2, PACATOC(r13)
 
-	bl	.ftrace_return_to_handler
+	bl	ftrace_return_to_handler
 	nop
 
 	/* return value has real return address */

arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S

@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ exc_##n##_bad_stack:							    \
 	CHECK_NAPPING();						\
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;				\
 	bl	hdlr;							\
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite;
+	b	ret_from_except_lite;
 
 /* This value is used to mark exception frames on the stack. */
 	.section	".toc","aw"
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x100, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_CRITICAL,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x100)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /* Machine Check Interrupt */
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	MC_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x000, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_MACHINE_CHECK,
 			    PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_MC(0x000)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.machine_check_exception
+	bl	machine_check_exception
 	b	ret_from_mc_except
 
 /* Data Storage Interrupt */
@@ -612,9 +612,9 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	std	r14,_DSISR(r1)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.program_check_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	program_check_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Floating Point Unavailable Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(fp_unavailable);
@@ -625,13 +625,13 @@ interrupt_end_book3e:
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r12,MSR_PR;
 	beq-	1f
-	bl	.load_up_fpu
+	bl	load_up_fpu
 	b	fast_exception_return
 1:	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Altivec Unavailable Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(altivec_unavailable);
@@ -644,16 +644,16 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1)
 	andi.	r0,r12,MSR_PR;
 	beq-	1f
-	bl	.load_up_altivec
+	bl	load_up_altivec
 	b	fast_exception_return
 1:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #endif
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.altivec_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	altivec_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* AltiVec Assist */
 	START_EXCEPTION(altivec_assist);
@@ -662,16 +662,16 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 				PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x220)
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	bl	.altivec_assist_exception
+	bl	altivec_assist_exception
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #else
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 #endif
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 
 /* Decrementer Interrupt */
@@ -687,14 +687,14 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x9f0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_WATCHDOG,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x9f0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT
-	bl	.WatchdogException
+	bl	WatchdogException
 #else
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 #endif
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 				PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xf20)
 	INTS_DISABLE
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Debug exception as a critical interrupt*/
 	START_EXCEPTION(debug_crit);
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	mr	r4,r14
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXCRIT+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXCRIT+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.DebugException
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	DebugException
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 kernel_dbg_exc:
 	b	.	/* NYI */
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	mr	r4,r14
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXDBG+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXDBG+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	bl	.DebugException
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	save_nvgprs
+	bl	DebugException
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	START_EXCEPTION(perfmon);
 	NORMAL_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x260, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR,
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	INTS_DISABLE
 	CHECK_NAPPING()
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.performance_monitor_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
+	bl	performance_monitor_exception
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
 
 /* Doorbell interrupt */
 	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION(0x280, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL,
@@ -862,11 +862,11 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x2a0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL_CRITICAL,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x2a0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /*
@@ -878,21 +878,21 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x2c0)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Guest Doorbell critical Interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(guest_doorbell_crit);
 	CRIT_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(0x2e0, BOOKE_INTERRUPT_GUEST_DBELL_CRIT,
 			      PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON_CRIT(0x2e0)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	bl	special_reg_save
 	CHECK_NAPPING();
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
+	bl	unknown_exception
 	b	ret_from_crit_except
 
 /* Hypervisor call */
@@ -901,10 +901,10 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x310)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* Embedded Hypervisor priviledged  */
 	START_EXCEPTION(ehpriv);
@@ -912,10 +912,10 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 			        PROLOG_ADDITION_NONE)
 	EXCEPTION_COMMON(0x320)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.unknown_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	unknown_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* LRAT Error interrupt */
 	START_EXCEPTION(lrat_error);
@@ -1014,16 +1014,16 @@ storage_fault_common:
 	mr	r5,r15
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.do_page_fault
+	bl	do_page_fault
 	cmpdi	r3,0
 	bne-	1f
-	b	.ret_from_except_lite
-1:	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	b	ret_from_except_lite
+1:	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r5,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r4,_DAR(r1)
-	bl	.bad_page_fault
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	bad_page_fault
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /*
  * Alignment exception doesn't fit entirely in the 0x100 bytes so it
@@ -1035,10 +1035,10 @@ alignment_more:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13)
 	ld	r15,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R15(r13)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	INTS_RESTORE_HARD
-	bl	.alignment_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	alignment_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /*
  * We branch here from entry_64.S for the last stage of the exception
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ bad_stack_book3e:
 	std	r12,0(r11)
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_bad_stack
+	bl	kernel_bad_stack
 	b	1b
 
 /*
@@ -1521,13 +1521,13 @@ _GLOBAL(start_initialization_book3e)
 	 * and always use AS 0, so we just set it up to match our link
 	 * address and never use 0 based addresses.
 	 */
-	bl	.initial_tlb_book3e
+	bl	initial_tlb_book3e
 
 	/* Init global core bits */
-	bl	.init_core_book3e
+	bl	init_core_book3e
 
 	/* Init per-thread bits */
-	bl	.init_thread_book3e
+	bl	init_thread_book3e
 
 	/* Return to common init code */
 	tovirt(r28,r28)
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ _GLOBAL(start_initialization_book3e)
  */
 _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init_tlb_set)
 	li	r4,1
-	b	.generic_secondary_smp_init
+	b	generic_secondary_smp_init
 
 _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init)
 	mflr	r28
@@ -1558,18 +1558,18 @@ _GLOBAL(book3e_secondary_core_init)
 	bne	2f
 
 	/* Setup TLB for this core */
-	bl	.initial_tlb_book3e
+	bl	initial_tlb_book3e
 
 	/* We can return from the above running at a different
 	 * address, so recalculate r2 (TOC)
 	 */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 
 	/* Init global core bits */
-2:	bl	.init_core_book3e
+2:	bl	init_core_book3e
 
 	/* Init per-thread bits */
-3:	bl	.init_thread_book3e
+3:	bl	init_thread_book3e
 
 	/* Return to common init code at proper virtual address.
 	 *

arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S

@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 #endif
 
 	beq	cr1,2f
-	b	.power7_wakeup_noloss
-2:	b	.power7_wakeup_loss
+	b	power7_wakeup_noloss
+2:	b	power7_wakeup_loss
 
 	/* Fast Sleep wakeup on PowerNV */
 8:	GET_PACA(r13)
-	b 	.power7_wakeup_tb_loss
+	b 	power7_wakeup_tb_loss
 
 9:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ data_access_slb_pSeries:
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	/*
 	 * We can't just use a direct branch to .slb_miss_realmode
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ instruction_access_slb_pSeries:
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	mfctr	r11
 	ld	r10,PACAKBASE(r13)
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ data_access_slb_relon_pSeries:
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_DAR
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	/*
 	 * We can't just use a direct branch to .slb_miss_realmode
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ instruction_access_slb_relon_pSeries:
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_SRR0		/* SRR0 is faulting address */
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
-	b	.slb_miss_realmode
+	b	slb_miss_realmode
 #else
 	mfctr	r11
 	ld	r10,PACAKBASE(r13)
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ system_call_entry:
 	b	system_call_common
 
 ppc64_runlatch_on_trampoline:
-	b	.__ppc64_runlatch_on
+	b	__ppc64_runlatch_on
 
 /*
  * Here we have detected that the kernel stack pointer is bad.
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	std	r12,RESULT(r1)
 	std	r11,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD-16(r1)
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_bad_stack
+	bl	kernel_bad_stack
 	b	1b
 
 /*
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ data_access_common:
 	ld	r3,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DAR(r13)
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	li	r5,0x300
-	b	.do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
+	b	do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
 
 	.align  7
 	.globl  h_data_storage_common
@@ -1056,11 +1056,11 @@ h_data_storage_common:
 	mfspr   r10,SPRN_HDSISR
 	stw     r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0xe00, PACA_EXGEN)
-	bl      .save_nvgprs
+	bl      save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi    r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl      .unknown_exception
-	b       .ret_from_except
+	bl      unknown_exception
+	b       ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl instruction_access_common
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ instruction_access_common:
 	ld	r3,_NIP(r1)
 	andis.	r4,r12,0x5820
 	li	r5,0x400
-	b	.do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
+	b	do_hash_page		/* Try to handle as hpte fault */
 
 	STD_EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xe20, h_instr_storage, .unknown_exception)
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ slb_miss_user_common:
 	stw	r9,PACA_EXGEN+EX_CCR(r13)
 	std	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_LR(r13)
 	std	r11,PACA_EXGEN+EX_SRR0(r13)
-	bl	.slb_allocate_user
+	bl	slb_allocate_user
 
 	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_LR(r13)
 	ld	r3,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R3(r13)
@@ -1131,9 +1131,9 @@ slb_miss_fault:
 unrecov_user_slb:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x4200, PACA_EXGEN)
 	DISABLE_INTS
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	1b
 
 #endif /* __DISABLED__ */
@@ -1158,10 +1158,10 @@ machine_check_common:
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	std	r3,_DAR(r1)
 	std	r4,_DSISR(r1)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.machine_check_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	machine_check_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl alignment_common
@@ -1175,31 +1175,31 @@ alignment_common:
 	lwz	r4,PACA_EXGEN+EX_DSISR(r13)
 	std	r3,_DAR(r1)
 	std	r4,_DSISR(r1)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.alignment_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	alignment_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl program_check_common
 program_check_common:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x700, PACA_EXGEN)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.program_check_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	program_check_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl fp_unavailable_common
 fp_unavailable_common:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x800, PACA_EXGEN)
 	bne	1f			/* if from user, just load it up */
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
+	bl	kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
 	BUG_OPCODE
 1:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
@@ -1211,15 +1211,15 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	bne-	2f
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_TM)
 #endif
-	bl	.load_up_fpu
+	bl	load_up_fpu
 	b	fast_exception_return
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 2:	/* User process was in a transaction */
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.fp_unavailable_tm
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	fp_unavailable_tm
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif
 	.align	7
 	.globl altivec_unavailable_common
@@ -1237,24 +1237,24 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	bne-	2f
   END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_TM, CPU_FTR_TM, 69)
 #endif
-	bl	.load_up_altivec
+	bl	load_up_altivec
 	b	fast_exception_return
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 2:	/* User process was in a transaction */
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.altivec_unavailable_tm
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	altivec_unavailable_tm
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif
 1:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #endif
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.altivec_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	altivec_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	.align	7
 	.globl vsx_unavailable_common
@@ -1272,23 +1272,23 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	bne-	2f
   END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_TM, CPU_FTR_TM, 69)
 #endif
-	b	.load_up_vsx
+	b	load_up_vsx
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 2:	/* User process was in a transaction */
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.vsx_unavailable_tm
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	vsx_unavailable_tm
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif
 1:
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_VSX)
 #endif
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	DISABLE_INTS
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.vsx_unavailable_exception
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	vsx_unavailable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	STD_EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xf60, facility_unavailable, .facility_unavailable_exception)
 	STD_EXCEPTION_COMMON(0xf80, hv_facility_unavailable, .facility_unavailable_exception)
@@ -1386,9 +1386,9 @@ _GLOBAL(opal_mc_secondary_handler)
 machine_check_handle_early:
 	std	r0,GPR0(r1)	/* Save r0 */
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON_3(0x200)
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.machine_check_early
+	bl	machine_check_early
 	ld	r12,_MSR(r1)
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PPC_P7_NAP
 	/*
@@ -1408,11 +1408,11 @@ machine_check_handle_early:
 	/* Supervisor state loss */
 	li	r0,1
 	stb	r0,PACA_NAPSTATELOST(r13)
-3:	bl	.machine_check_queue_event
+3:	bl	machine_check_queue_event
 	MACHINE_CHECK_HANDLER_WINDUP
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	ld	r1,PACAR1(r13)
-	b	.power7_enter_nap_mode
+	b	power7_enter_nap_mode
 4:
 #endif
 	/*
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ machine_check_handle_early:
 	andi.	r11,r12,MSR_RI
 	bne	2f
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	1b
 2:
 	/*
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ machine_check_handle_early:
 	 * Queue up the MCE event so that we can log it later, while
 	 * returning from kernel or opal call.
 	 */
-	bl	.machine_check_queue_event
+	bl	machine_check_queue_event
 	MACHINE_CHECK_HANDLER_WINDUP
 	rfid
 9:
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ _GLOBAL(slb_miss_realmode)
 	stw	r9,PACA_EXSLB+EX_CCR(r13)	/* save CR in exc. frame */
 	std	r10,PACA_EXSLB+EX_LR(r13)	/* save LR */
 
-	bl	.slb_allocate_realmode
+	bl	slb_allocate_realmode
 
 	/* All done -- return from exception. */
 
@@ -1517,9 +1517,9 @@ _GLOBAL(slb_miss_realmode)
 unrecov_slb:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x4100, PACA_EXSLB)
 	DISABLE_INTS
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 1:	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.unrecoverable_exception
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
 	b	1b
 
 
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_SLB)
 	 *
 	 * at return r3 = 0 for success, 1 for page fault, negative for error
 	 */
-	bl	.hash_page		/* build HPTE if possible */
+	bl	hash_page		/* build HPTE if possible */
 	cmpdi	r3,0			/* see if hash_page succeeded */
 
 	/* Success */
@@ -1587,35 +1587,35 @@ handle_page_fault:
 11:	ld	r4,_DAR(r1)
 	ld	r5,_DSISR(r1)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl	.do_page_fault
+	bl	do_page_fault
 	cmpdi	r3,0
 	beq+	12f
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r5,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	lwz	r4,_DAR(r1)
-	bl	.bad_page_fault
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	bad_page_fault
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /* We have a data breakpoint exception - handle it */
 handle_dabr_fault:
-	bl	.save_nvgprs
+	bl	save_nvgprs
 	ld      r4,_DAR(r1)
 	ld      r5,_DSISR(r1)
 	addi    r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	bl      .do_break
-12:	b       .ret_from_except_lite
+	bl      do_break
+12:	b       ret_from_except_lite
 
 
 /* We have a page fault that hash_page could handle but HV refused
  * the PTE insertion
  */
-13:	bl	.save_nvgprs
+13:	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r5,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	ld	r4,_DAR(r1)
-	bl	.low_hash_fault
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	low_hash_fault
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 /*
  * We come here as a result of a DSI at a point where we don't want
@@ -1624,16 +1624,16 @@ handle_dabr_fault:
  * were soft-disabled.  We want to invoke the exception handler for
  * the access, or panic if there isn't a handler.
  */
-77:	bl	.save_nvgprs
+77:	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r4,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	li	r5,SIGSEGV
-	bl	.bad_page_fault
-	b	.ret_from_except
+	bl	bad_page_fault
+	b	ret_from_except
 
 	/* here we have a segment miss */
 do_ste_alloc:
-	bl	.ste_allocate		/* try to insert stab entry */
+	bl	ste_allocate		/* try to insert stab entry */
 	cmpdi	r3,0
 	bne-	handle_page_fault
 	b	fast_exception_return

arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__start)
 	/* NOP this out unconditionally */
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	FIXUP_ENDIAN
-	b	.__start_initialization_multiplatform
+	b	__start_initialization_multiplatform
 END_FTR_SECTION(0, 1)
 
 	/* Catch branch to 0 in real mode */
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ _GLOBAL(generic_secondary_thread_init)
 	mr	r24,r3
 
 	/* turn on 64-bit mode */
-	bl	.enable_64b_mode
+	bl	enable_64b_mode
 
 	/* get a valid TOC pointer, wherever we're mapped at */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 	tovirt(r2,r2)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
 	/* Book3E initialization */
 	mr	r3,r24
-	bl	.book3e_secondary_thread_init
+	bl	book3e_secondary_thread_init
 #endif
 	b	generic_secondary_common_init
 
@@ -214,17 +214,17 @@ _GLOBAL(generic_secondary_smp_init)
 	mr	r25,r4
 
 	/* turn on 64-bit mode */
-	bl	.enable_64b_mode
+	bl	enable_64b_mode
 
 	/* get a valid TOC pointer, wherever we're mapped at */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 	tovirt(r2,r2)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
 	/* Book3E initialization */
 	mr	r3,r24
 	mr	r4,r25
-	bl	.book3e_secondary_core_init
+	bl	book3e_secondary_core_init
 #endif
 
 generic_secondary_common_init:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ generic_secondary_common_init:
 	ld	r13,0(r13)		/* Get base vaddr of paca array	 */
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	addi	r13,r13,PACA_SIZE	/* know r13 if used accidentally */
-	b	.kexec_wait		/* wait for next kernel if !SMP	 */
+	b	kexec_wait		/* wait for next kernel if !SMP	 */
 #else
 	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r7, nr_cpu_ids)	/* Load nr_cpu_ids address       */
 	lwz	r7,0(r7)		/* also the max paca allocated 	 */
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ generic_secondary_common_init:
 	blt	1b
 
 	mr	r3,r24			/* not found, copy phys to r3	 */
-	b	.kexec_wait		/* next kernel might do better	 */
+	b	kexec_wait		/* next kernel might do better	 */
 
 2:	SET_PACA(r13)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
@@ -326,10 +326,10 @@ _STATIC(__mmu_off)
  */
 _GLOBAL(__start_initialization_multiplatform)
 	/* Make sure we are running in 64 bits mode */
-	bl	.enable_64b_mode
+	bl	enable_64b_mode
 
 	/* Get TOC pointer (current runtime address) */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 
 	/* find out where we are now */
 	bcl	20,31,$+4
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__start_initialization_multiplatform)
 	 */
 	cmpldi	cr0,r5,0
 	beq	1f
-	b	.__boot_from_prom		/* yes -> prom */
+	b	__boot_from_prom		/* yes -> prom */
 1:
 	/* Save parameters */
 	mr	r31,r3
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ _GLOBAL(__start_initialization_multiplatform)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
-	bl	.start_initialization_book3e
-	b	.__after_prom_start
+	bl	start_initialization_book3e
+	b	__after_prom_start
 #else
 	/* Setup some critical 970 SPRs before switching MMU off */
 	mfspr	r0,SPRN_PVR
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ _GLOBAL(__start_initialization_multiplatform)
 	beq	1f
 	cmpwi	r0,0x45		/* 970GX */
 	bne	2f
-1:	bl	.__cpu_preinit_ppc970
+1:	bl	__cpu_preinit_ppc970
 2:
 
 	/* Switch off MMU if not already off */
-	bl	.__mmu_off
-	b	.__after_prom_start
+	bl	__mmu_off
+	b	__after_prom_start
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E */
 
 _INIT_STATIC(__boot_from_prom)
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ _INIT_STATIC(__boot_from_prom)
 #ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 	/* Relocate code for where we are now */
 	mr	r3,r26
-	bl	.relocate
+	bl	relocate
 #endif
 
 	/* Restore parameters */
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ _INIT_STATIC(__boot_from_prom)
 
 	/* Do all of the interaction with OF client interface */
 	mr	r8,r26
-	bl	.prom_init
+	bl	prom_init
 #endif /* #CONFIG_PPC_OF_BOOT_TRAMPOLINE */
 
 	/* We never return. We also hit that trap if trying to boot
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ _STATIC(__after_prom_start)
 	bne	1f
 	add	r25,r25,r26
 1:	mr	r3,r25
-	bl	.relocate
+	bl	relocate
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ _STATIC(__after_prom_start)
 	lis	r5,(copy_to_here - _stext)@ha
 	addi	r5,r5,(copy_to_here - _stext)@l /* # bytes of memory to copy */
 
-	bl	.copy_and_flush		/* copy the first n bytes	 */
+	bl	copy_and_flush		/* copy the first n bytes	 */
 					/* this includes the code being	 */
 					/* executed here.		 */
 	addis	r8,r3,(4f - _stext)@ha	/* Jump to the copy of this code */
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ p_end:	.llong	_end - _stext
 4:	/* Now copy the rest of the kernel up to _end */
 	addis	r5,r26,(p_end - _stext)@ha
 	ld	r5,(p_end - _stext)@l(r5)	/* get _end */
-5:	bl	.copy_and_flush		/* copy the rest */
+5:	bl	copy_and_flush		/* copy the rest */
 
-9:	b	.start_here_multiplatform
+9:	b	start_here_multiplatform
 
 /*
  * Copy routine used to copy the kernel to start at physical address 0
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ __secondary_start_pmac_0:
 	
 _GLOBAL(pmac_secondary_start)
 	/* turn on 64-bit mode */
-	bl	.enable_64b_mode
+	bl	enable_64b_mode
 
 	li	r0,0
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_HID4
@@ -556,11 +556,11 @@ _GLOBAL(pmac_secondary_start)
 	slbia
 
 	/* get TOC pointer (real address) */
-	bl	.relative_toc
+	bl	relative_toc
 	tovirt(r2,r2)
 
 	/* Copy some CPU settings from CPU 0 */
-	bl	.__restore_cpu_ppc970
+	bl	__restore_cpu_ppc970
 
 	/* pSeries do that early though I don't think we really need it */
 	mfmsr	r3
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ __secondary_start:
 	std	r14,PACAKSAVE(r13)
 
 	/* Do early setup for that CPU (stab, slb, hash table pointer) */
-	bl	.early_setup_secondary
+	bl	early_setup_secondary
 
 	/*
 	 * setup the new stack pointer, but *don't* use this until
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ _GLOBAL(start_secondary_prolog)
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)
 	li	r3,0
 	std	r3,0(r1)		/* Zero the stack frame pointer	*/
-	bl	.start_secondary
+	bl	start_secondary
 	b	.
 /*
  * Reset stack pointer and call start_secondary
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ _GLOBAL(start_secondary_resume)
 	ld	r1,PACAKSAVE(r13)	/* Reload kernel stack pointer */
 	li	r3,0
 	std	r3,0(r1)		/* Zero the stack frame pointer	*/
-	bl	.start_secondary
+	bl	start_secondary
 	b	.
 #endif
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ p_toc:	.llong	__toc_start + 0x8000 - 0b
  */
 _INIT_STATIC(start_here_multiplatform)
 	/* set up the TOC */
-	bl      .relative_toc
+	bl      relative_toc
 	tovirt(r2,r2)
 
 	/* Clear out the BSS. It may have been done in prom_init,
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ _INIT_STATIC(start_here_multiplatform)
 
 	/* Restore parameters passed from prom_init/kexec */
 	mr	r3,r31
-	bl	.early_setup		/* also sets r13 and SPRG_PACA */
+	bl	early_setup		/* also sets r13 and SPRG_PACA */
 
 	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r3, .start_here_common)
 	ld	r4,PACAKMSR(r13)
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ _INIT_GLOBAL(start_here_common)
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)
 
 	/* Do more system initializations in virtual mode */
-	bl	.setup_system
+	bl	setup_system
 
 	/* Mark interrupts soft and hard disabled (they might be enabled
 	 * in the PACA when doing hotplug)
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ _INIT_GLOBAL(start_here_common)
 	stb	r0,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13)
 
 	/* Generic kernel entry */
-	bl	.start_kernel
+	bl	start_kernel
 
 	/* Not reached */
 	BUG_OPCODE

arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3e.S

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ _GLOBAL(\name)
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	stdu    r1,-128(r1)
-	bl	.trace_hardirqs_on
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
 	addi    r1,r1,128
 #endif
 	li	r0,1

arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power4.S

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_CAN_NAP)
 	mflr	r0
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu    r1,-128(r1)
-	bl	.trace_hardirqs_on
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
 	addi    r1,r1,128
 	ld	r0,16(r1)
 	mtlr	r0

arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ _GLOBAL(power7_powersave_common)
 	/* Make sure FPU, VSX etc... are flushed as we may lose
 	 * state when going to nap mode
 	 */
-	bl	.discard_lazy_cpu_state
+	bl	discard_lazy_cpu_state
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 	/* Hard disable interrupts */
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ _GLOBAL(power7_wakeup_loss)
 _GLOBAL(power7_wakeup_noloss)
 	lbz	r0,PACA_NAPSTATELOST(r13)
 	cmpwi	r0,0
-	bne	.power7_wakeup_loss
+	bne	power7_wakeup_loss
 	ld	r1,PACAR1(r13)
 	ld	r4,_MSR(r1)
 	ld	r5,_NIP(r1)

arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _GLOBAL(call_do_softirq)
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r3)
 	mr	r1,r3
-	bl	.__do_softirq
+	bl	__do_softirq
 	ld	r1,0(r1)
 	ld	r0,16(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _GLOBAL(call_do_irq)
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r4)
 	mr	r1,r4
-	bl	.__do_irq
+	bl	__do_irq
 	ld	r1,0(r1)
 	ld	r0,16(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kexec_smp_wait)
 	stb	r4,PACAKEXECSTATE(r13)
 	SYNC
 
-	b	.kexec_wait
+	b	kexec_wait
 
 /*
  * switch to real mode (turn mmu off)
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kexec_sequence)
 
 	/* copy dest pages, flush whole dest image */
 	mr	r3,r29
-	bl	.kexec_copy_flush	/* (image) */
+	bl	kexec_copy_flush	/* (image) */
 
 	/* turn off mmu */
 	bl	real_mode
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kexec_sequence)
 	mr	r4,r30		/* start, aka phys mem offset */
 	li	r5,0x100
 	li	r6,0
-	bl	.copy_and_flush	/* (dest, src, copy limit, start offset) */
+	bl	copy_and_flush	/* (dest, src, copy limit, start offset) */
 1:	/* assume normal blr return */
 
 	/* release other cpus to the new kernel secondary start at 0x60 */

arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_interrupts.S

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_201)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 	/* Jump to partition switch code */
-	bl	.kvmppc_hv_entry_trampoline
+	bl	kvmppc_hv_entry_trampoline
 	nop
 
 /*

arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S

@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ kvmppc_hdsi:
 	/* Search the hash table. */
 	mr	r3, r9			/* vcpu pointer */
 	li	r7, 1			/* data fault */
-	bl	.kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault
+	bl	kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault
 	ld	r9, HSTATE_KVM_VCPU(r13)
 	ld	r10, VCPU_PC(r9)
 	ld	r11, VCPU_MSR(r9)
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ kvmppc_hisi:
 	mr	r4, r10
 	mr	r6, r11
 	li	r7, 0			/* instruction fault */
-	bl	.kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault
+	bl	kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault
 	ld	r9, HSTATE_KVM_VCPU(r13)
 	ld	r10, VCPU_PC(r9)
 	ld	r11, VCPU_MSR(r9)
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ kvm_cede_exit:
 	/* Try to handle a machine check in real mode */
 machine_check_realmode:
 	mr	r3, r9		/* get vcpu pointer */
-	bl	.kvmppc_realmode_machine_check
+	bl	kvmppc_realmode_machine_check
 	nop
 	cmpdi	r3, 0		/* continue exiting from guest? */
 	ld	r9, HSTATE_KVM_VCPU(r13)

arch/powerpc/lib/copypage_64.S

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _GLOBAL(copy_page)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	lis	r5,PAGE_SIZE@h
 FTR_SECTION_ELSE
-	b	.copypage_power7
+	b	copypage_power7
 ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_VMX_COPY)
 	ori	r5,r5,PAGE_SIZE@l
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION

arch/powerpc/lib/copypage_power7.S

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ _GLOBAL(copypage_power7)
 	std	r4,56(r1)
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu	r1,-STACKFRAMESIZE(r1)
-	bl	.enter_vmx_copy
+	bl	enter_vmx_copy
 	cmpwi	r3,0
 	ld	r0,STACKFRAMESIZE+16(r1)
 	ld	r3,STACKFRAMESIZE+48(r1)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ _GLOBAL(copypage_power7)
 	addi	r3,r3,128
 	bdnz	1b
 
-	b	.exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
+	b	exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
 
 #else
 	li	r0,(PAGE_SIZE/128)

arch/powerpc/lib/copyuser_power7.S

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	ld	r15,STK_REG(R15)(r1)
 	ld	r14,STK_REG(R14)(r1)
 .Ldo_err3:
-	bl	.exit_vmx_usercopy
+	bl	exit_vmx_usercopy
 	ld	r0,STACKFRAMESIZE+16(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
 	b	.Lexit
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ err1;	stb	r0,0(r3)
 	mflr	r0
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu	r1,-STACKFRAMESIZE(r1)
-	bl	.enter_vmx_usercopy
+	bl	enter_vmx_usercopy
 	cmpwi	cr1,r3,0
 	ld	r0,STACKFRAMESIZE+16(r1)
 	ld	r3,STACKFRAMESIZE+48(r1)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ err3;	lbz	r0,0(r4)
 err3;	stb	r0,0(r3)
 
 15:	addi	r1,r1,STACKFRAMESIZE
-	b	.exit_vmx_usercopy	/* tail call optimise */
+	b	exit_vmx_usercopy	/* tail call optimise */
 
 .Lvmx_unaligned_copy:
 	/* Get the destination 16B aligned */
@@ -717,5 +717,5 @@ err3;	lbz	r0,0(r4)
 err3;	stb	r0,0(r3)
 
 15:	addi	r1,r1,STACKFRAMESIZE
-	b	.exit_vmx_usercopy	/* tail call optimise */
+	b	exit_vmx_usercopy	/* tail call optimise */
 #endif /* CONFiG_ALTIVEC */

arch/powerpc/lib/hweight_64.S

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 _GLOBAL(__arch_hweight8)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	b .__sw_hweight8
+	b __sw_hweight8
 	nop
 	nop
 FTR_SECTION_ELSE
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_POPCNTB)
 
 _GLOBAL(__arch_hweight16)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	b .__sw_hweight16
+	b __sw_hweight16
 	nop
 	nop
 	nop
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_POPCNTB)
 
 _GLOBAL(__arch_hweight32)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	b .__sw_hweight32
+	b __sw_hweight32
 	nop
 	nop
 	nop
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_POPCNTB)
 
 _GLOBAL(__arch_hweight64)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	b .__sw_hweight64
+	b __sw_hweight64
 	nop
 	nop
 	nop

arch/powerpc/lib/mem_64.S

@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ _GLOBAL(memset)
 
 _GLOBAL(memmove)
 	cmplw	0,r3,r4
-	bgt	.backwards_memcpy
-	b	.memcpy
+	bgt	backwards_memcpy
+	b	memcpy
 
 _GLOBAL(backwards_memcpy)
 	rlwinm.	r7,r5,32-3,3,31		/* r0 = r5 >> 3 */

arch/powerpc/lib/memcpy_power7.S

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memcpy_power7)
 	std	r5,64(r1)
 	std	r0,16(r1)
 	stdu	r1,-STACKFRAMESIZE(r1)
-	bl	.enter_vmx_copy
+	bl	enter_vmx_copy
 	cmpwi	cr1,r3,0
 	ld	r0,STACKFRAMESIZE+16(r1)
 	ld	r3,STACKFRAMESIZE+48(r1)
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memcpy_power7)
 
 15:	addi	r1,r1,STACKFRAMESIZE
 	ld	r3,48(r1)
-	b	.exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
+	b	exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
 
 .Lvmx_unaligned_copy:
 	/* Get the destination 16B aligned */
@@ -652,5 +652,5 @@ _GLOBAL(memcpy_power7)
 
 15:	addi	r1,r1,STACKFRAMESIZE
 	ld	r3,48(r1)
-	b	.exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
+	b	exit_vmx_copy		/* tail call optimise */
 #endif /* CONFiG_ALTIVEC */

arch/powerpc/mm/hash_low_64.S

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_1T_SEGMENT)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	mr	r4,r30
 	mr	r5,r7
-	bl	.hash_page_do_lazy_icache
+	bl	hash_page_do_lazy_icache
 END_FTR_SECTION(CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE|CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE, CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE)
 
 	/* At this point, r3 contains new PP bits, save them in
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_1T_SEGMENT)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	mr	r4,r30
 	mr	r5,r7
-	bl	.hash_page_do_lazy_icache
+	bl	hash_page_do_lazy_icache
 END_FTR_SECTION(CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE|CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE, CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE)
 
 	/* At this point, r3 contains new PP bits, save them in
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ htab_inval_old_hpte:
 	li	r6,MMU_PAGE_64K		/* psize */
 	ld	r7,STK_PARAM(R9)(r1)	/* ssize */
 	ld	r8,STK_PARAM(R8)(r1)	/* local */
-	bl	.flush_hash_page
+	bl	flush_hash_page
 	/* Clear out _PAGE_HPTE_SUB bits in the new linux PTE */
 	lis	r0,_PAGE_HPTE_SUB@h
 	ori	r0,r0,_PAGE_HPTE_SUB@l
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_1T_SEGMENT)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	mr	r4,r30
 	mr	r5,r7
-	bl	.hash_page_do_lazy_icache
+	bl	hash_page_do_lazy_icache
 END_FTR_SECTION(CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE|CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE, CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE)
 
 	/* At this point, r3 contains new PP bits, save them in

arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/powersave.S

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ sleep_common:
 	std	r3, 48(r1)
 
 	/* Only do power savings when in astate 0 */
-	bl	.check_astate
+	bl	check_astate
 	cmpwi	r3,0
 	bne	1f
 

arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hvCall.S

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION(0, 1);						\
 	std	r0,16(r1);					\
 	addi	r4,r1,STK_PARAM(FIRST_REG);			\
 	stdu	r1,-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r1);			\
-	bl	.__trace_hcall_entry;				\
+	bl	__trace_hcall_entry;				\
 	addi	r1,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;			\
 	ld	r0,16(r1);					\
 	ld	r3,STK_PARAM(R3)(r1);				\
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION(0, 1);						\
 	mr	r3,r6;						\
 	std	r0,16(r1);					\
 	stdu	r1,-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r1);			\
-	bl	.__trace_hcall_exit;				\
+	bl	__trace_hcall_exit;				\
 	addi	r1,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;			\
 	ld	r0,16(r1);					\
 	ld	r3,STK_PARAM(R3)(r1);				\