diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
index 00f46d9ce299..6e8f05c8a1c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@
 
 #define USER(x...)				\
 9999:	x;					\
-	.section __ex_table,"a";		\
+	.pushsection __ex_table,"a";		\
 	.align	3;				\
 	.long	9999b,9001f;			\
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
 /*
  * SMP data memory barrier
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@
 	.error	"Unsupported inc macro argument"
 	.endif
 
-	.section __ex_table,"a"
+	.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
 	.align	3
 	.long	9999b, \abort
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	usracc, instr, reg, ptr, inc, cond, rept, abort
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@
 	.error	"Unsupported inc macro argument"
 	.endif
 
-	.section __ex_table,"a"
+	.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
 	.align	3
 	.long	9999b, \abort
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 	.endr
 	.endm
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/futex.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/futex.h
index bfcc15929a7f..540a044153a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/futex.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/futex.h
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 	"2:	strt	%0, [%2]\n"				\
 	"	mov	%0, #0\n"				\
 	"3:\n"							\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 4f, 2b, 4f\n"			\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"4:	mov	%0, %4\n"				\
 	"	b	3b\n"					\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "=&r" (ret), "=&r" (oldval)				\
 	: "r" (uaddr), "r" (oparg), "Ir" (-EFAULT)		\
 	: "cc", "memory")
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic(int __user *uaddr, int oldval, int newval)
 	"	it	eq	@ explicit IT needed for the 2b label\n"
 	"2:	streqt	%2, [%3]\n"
 	"3:\n"
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"
 	"	.align	3\n"
 	"	.long	1b, 4f, 2b, 4f\n"
-	"	.previous\n"
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"
+	"	.popsection\n"
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"
 	"4:	mov	%0, %4\n"
 	"	b	3b\n"
-	"	.previous"
+	"	.popsection"
 	: "=&r" (val)
 	: "r" (oldval), "r" (newval), "r" (uaddr), "Ir" (-EFAULT)
 	: "cc", "memory");
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 1d6bd40a4322..33e4a48fe103 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -229,16 +229,16 @@ do {									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(					\
 	"1:	ldrbt	%1,[%2]\n"				\
 	"2:\n"							\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"	.align	2\n"					\
 	"3:	mov	%0, %3\n"				\
 	"	mov	%1, #0\n"				\
 	"	b	2b\n"					\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 3b\n"				\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "+r" (err), "=&r" (x)					\
 	: "r" (addr), "i" (-EFAULT)				\
 	: "cc")
@@ -265,16 +265,16 @@ do {									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(					\
 	"1:	ldrt	%1,[%2]\n"				\
 	"2:\n"							\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"	.align	2\n"					\
 	"3:	mov	%0, %3\n"				\
 	"	mov	%1, #0\n"				\
 	"	b	2b\n"					\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 3b\n"				\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "+r" (err), "=&r" (x)					\
 	: "r" (addr), "i" (-EFAULT)				\
 	: "cc")
@@ -310,15 +310,15 @@ do {									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(					\
 	"1:	strbt	%1,[%2]\n"				\
 	"2:\n"							\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"	.align	2\n"					\
 	"3:	mov	%0, %3\n"				\
 	"	b	2b\n"					\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 3b\n"				\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "+r" (err)						\
 	: "r" (x), "r" (__pu_addr), "i" (-EFAULT)		\
 	: "cc")
@@ -343,15 +343,15 @@ do {									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(					\
 	"1:	strt	%1,[%2]\n"				\
 	"2:\n"							\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"	.align	2\n"					\
 	"3:	mov	%0, %3\n"				\
 	"	b	2b\n"					\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 3b\n"				\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "+r" (err)						\
 	: "r" (x), "r" (__pu_addr), "i" (-EFAULT)		\
 	: "cc")
@@ -371,16 +371,16 @@ do {									\
  THUMB(	"1:	strt	" __reg_oper1 ", [%1]\n"	)	\
  THUMB(	"2:	strt	" __reg_oper0 ", [%1, #4]\n"	)	\
 	"3:\n"							\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"			\
 	"	.align	2\n"					\
 	"4:	mov	%0, %3\n"				\
 	"	b	3b\n"					\
-	"	.previous\n"					\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"			\
+	"	.popsection\n"					\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	3\n"					\
 	"	.long	1b, 4b\n"				\
 	"	.long	2b, 4b\n"				\
-	"	.previous"					\
+	"	.popsection"					\
 	: "+r" (err), "+r" (__pu_addr)				\
 	: "r" (x), "i" (-EFAULT)				\
 	: "cc")
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 6c5cf369183b..e6a0fb0f392e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -523,16 +523,16 @@ ENDPROC(__und_usr)
 /*
  * The out of line fixup for the ldrt above.
  */
-	.section .fixup, "ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup, "ax"
 4:	mov	pc, r9
-	.previous
-	.section __ex_table,"a"
+	.popsection
+	.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
 	.long	1b, 4b
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7
 	.long	2b, 4b
 	.long	3b, 4b
 #endif
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
 /*
  * Check whether the instruction is a co-processor instruction.
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ do_fpe:
 	.data
 ENTRY(fp_enter)
 	.word	no_fp
-	.previous
+	.text
 
 ENTRY(no_fp)
 	mov	pc, lr
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
index c63842766229..0298286ad4ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long pc, unsigned char *old_code,
 		"    movne  %0, #2    \n"
 		"3:\n"
 
-		".section .fixup, \"ax\"\n"
+		".pushsection .fixup, \"ax\"\n"
 		"4:  mov  %0, #1  \n"
 		"    b    3b      \n"
-		".previous\n"
+		".popsection\n"
 
-		".section __ex_table, \"a\"\n"
+		".pushsection __ex_table, \"a\"\n"
 		"    .long 1b, 4b \n"
 		"    .long 2b, 4b \n"
-		".previous\n"
+		".popsection\n"
 
 		: "=r"(err), "=r"(replaced)
 		: "r"(pc), "r"(new), "r"(old), "0"(err), "1"(replaced)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 0e12e0acbf26..acf5e6fdb6dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
  * the thread function, and r3 points to the exit function.
  */
 extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
-asm(	".section .text\n"
+asm(	".pushsection .text\n"
 "	.align\n"
 "	.type	kernel_thread_helper, #function\n"
 "kernel_thread_helper:\n"
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ asm(	".section .text\n"
 "	mov	lr, r3\n"
 "	mov	pc, r2\n"
 "	.size	kernel_thread_helper, . - kernel_thread_helper\n"
-"	.previous");
+"	.popsection");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
 extern void kernel_thread_exit(long code);
-asm(	".section .text\n"
+asm(	".pushsection .text\n"
 "	.align\n"
 "	.type	kernel_thread_exit, #function\n"
 "kernel_thread_exit:\n"
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ asm(	".section .text\n"
 "	nop\n"
 "	.fnend\n"
 "	.size	kernel_thread_exit, . - kernel_thread_exit\n"
-"	.previous");
+"	.popsection");
 #else
 #define kernel_thread_exit	do_exit
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
index aaf7220d9e30..a673297b0cf1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ no_frame:	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r8, pc}
 ENDPROC(__backtrace)
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 		
-		.section __ex_table,"a"
+		.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
 		.align	3
 		.long	1001b, 1006b
 		.long	1002b, 1006b
 		.long	1003b, 1006b
 		.long	1004b, 1006b
-		.previous
+		.popsection
 
 #define instr r4
 #define reg   r5
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/clear_user.S b/arch/arm/lib/clear_user.S
index 1279abd8b886..5e3f99620c04 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/clear_user.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/clear_user.S
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ USER(		strnebt	r2, [r0])
 		ldmfd	sp!, {r1, pc}
 ENDPROC(__clear_user)
 
-		.section .fixup,"ax"
+		.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 		.align	0
 9001:		ldmfd	sp!, {r0, pc}
-		.previous
+		.popsection
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/copy_from_user.S b/arch/arm/lib/copy_from_user.S
index e4fe124acedc..66a477a3e3cc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/copy_from_user.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/copy_from_user.S
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ENTRY(__copy_from_user)
 
 ENDPROC(__copy_from_user)
 
-	.section .fixup,"ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 	.align 0
 	copy_abort_preamble
 	ldmfd	sp!, {r1, r2}
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@ ENDPROC(__copy_from_user)
 	bl	__memzero
 	ldr	r0, [sp], #4
 	copy_abort_end
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S b/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S
index 1a71e1584442..027b69bdbad1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ WEAK(__copy_to_user)
 
 ENDPROC(__copy_to_user)
 
-	.section .fixup,"ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 	.align 0
 	copy_abort_preamble
 	ldmfd	sp!, {r1, r2, r3}
 	sub	r0, r0, r1
 	rsb	r0, r0, r2
 	copy_abort_end
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/csumpartialcopyuser.S b/arch/arm/lib/csumpartialcopyuser.S
index fd0e9dcd9fdc..59ff6fdc1e63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/csumpartialcopyuser.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/csumpartialcopyuser.S
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  * so properly, we would have to add in whatever registers were loaded before
  * the fault, which, with the current asm above is not predictable.
  */
-		.section .fixup,"ax"
+		.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 		.align	4
 9001:		mov	r4, #-EFAULT
 		ldr	r5, [fp, #4]		@ *err_ptr
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
 		strneb	r0, [r1], #1
 		bne	9002b
 		load_regs
-		.previous
+		.popsection
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/getuser.S b/arch/arm/lib/getuser.S
index a1814d927122..b1631a7dbe75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/getuser.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/getuser.S
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ __get_user_bad:
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(__get_user_bad)
 
-.section __ex_table, "a"
+.pushsection __ex_table, "a"
 	.long	1b, __get_user_bad
 	.long	2b, __get_user_bad
 	.long	3b, __get_user_bad
 	.long	4b, __get_user_bad
-.previous
+.popsection
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/putuser.S b/arch/arm/lib/putuser.S
index 02fedbf07c0d..5a01a23c6c06 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/putuser.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/putuser.S
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ __put_user_bad:
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(__put_user_bad)
 
-.section __ex_table, "a"
+.pushsection __ex_table, "a"
 	.long	1b, __put_user_bad
 	.long	2b, __put_user_bad
 	.long	3b, __put_user_bad
 	.long	4b, __put_user_bad
 	.long	5b, __put_user_bad
 	.long	6b, __put_user_bad
-.previous
+.popsection
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/strncpy_from_user.S b/arch/arm/lib/strncpy_from_user.S
index 1c9814f346c6..f202d7bd1647 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/strncpy_from_user.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/strncpy_from_user.S
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ ENTRY(__strncpy_from_user)
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(__strncpy_from_user)
 
-	.section .fixup,"ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 	.align	0
 9001:	mov	r3, #0
 	strb	r3, [r0, #0]	@ null terminate
 	mov	r0, #-EFAULT
 	mov	pc, lr
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/strnlen_user.S b/arch/arm/lib/strnlen_user.S
index 7855b2906659..0ecbb459c4f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/strnlen_user.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/strnlen_user.S
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ ENTRY(__strnlen_user)
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(__strnlen_user)
 
-	.section .fixup,"ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 	.align	0
 9001:	mov	r0, #0
 	mov	pc, lr
-	.previous
+	.popsection
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/uaccess.S b/arch/arm/lib/uaccess.S
index ffdd27498cee..fee9f6f88adb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/uaccess.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/uaccess.S
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ USER(		strgtbt	r3, [r0], #1)			@ May fault
 		b	.Lc2u_finished
 ENDPROC(__copy_to_user)
 
-		.section .fixup,"ax"
+		.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 		.align	0
 9001:		ldmfd	sp!, {r0, r4 - r7, pc}
-		.previous
+		.popsection
 
 /* Prototype: unsigned long __copy_from_user(void *to,const void *from,unsigned long n);
  * Purpose  : copy a block from user memory to kernel memory
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ USER(		ldrgtbt	r3, [r1], #1)			@ May fault
 		b	.Lcfu_finished
 ENDPROC(__copy_from_user)
 
-		.section .fixup,"ax"
+		.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 		.align	0
 		/*
 		 * We took an exception.  r0 contains a pointer to
@@ -559,5 +559,5 @@ ENDPROC(__copy_from_user)
 		blne	__memzero
 		mov	r0, r4
 		ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r7, pc}
-		.previous
+		.popsection
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c b/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
index edddd66faac6..a2ab51fa73e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/alignment.c
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ union offset_union {
  THUMB(	"1:	"ins"	%1, [%2]\n"	)		\
  THUMB(	"	add	%2, %2, #1\n"	)		\
 	"2:\n"						\
-	"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
+	"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
 	"	.align	2\n"				\
 	"3:	mov	%0, #1\n"			\
 	"	b	2b\n"				\
-	"	.previous\n"				\
-	"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
+	"	.popsection\n"				\
+	"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"	\
 	"	.align	3\n"				\
 	"	.long	1b, 3b\n"			\
-	"	.previous\n"				\
+	"	.popsection\n"				\
 	: "=r" (err), "=&r" (val), "=r" (addr)		\
 	: "0" (err), "2" (addr))
 
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ union offset_union {
 		"	mov	%1, %1, "NEXT_BYTE"\n"		\
 		"2:	"ins"	%1, [%2]\n"			\
 		"3:\n"						\
-		"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
+		"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
 		"	.align	2\n"				\
 		"4:	mov	%0, #1\n"			\
 		"	b	3b\n"				\
-		"	.previous\n"				\
-		"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
+		"	.popsection\n"				\
+		"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"	\
 		"	.align	3\n"				\
 		"	.long	1b, 4b\n"			\
 		"	.long	2b, 4b\n"			\
-		"	.previous\n"				\
+		"	.popsection\n"				\
 		: "=r" (err), "=&r" (v), "=&r" (a)		\
 		: "0" (err), "1" (v), "2" (a));			\
 		if (err)					\
@@ -266,18 +266,18 @@ union offset_union {
 		"	mov	%1, %1, "NEXT_BYTE"\n"		\
 		"4:	"ins"	%1, [%2]\n"			\
 		"5:\n"						\
-		"	.section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
+		"	.pushsection .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
 		"	.align	2\n"				\
 		"6:	mov	%0, #1\n"			\
 		"	b	5b\n"				\
-		"	.previous\n"				\
-		"	.section __ex_table,\"a\"\n"		\
+		"	.popsection\n"				\
+		"	.pushsection __ex_table,\"a\"\n"	\
 		"	.align	3\n"				\
 		"	.long	1b, 6b\n"			\
 		"	.long	2b, 6b\n"			\
 		"	.long	3b, 6b\n"			\
 		"	.long	4b, 6b\n"			\
-		"	.previous\n"				\
+		"	.popsection\n"				\
 		: "=r" (err), "=&r" (v), "=&r" (a)		\
 		: "0" (err), "1" (v), "2" (a));			\
 		if (err)					\
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
index ee7700242c19..5c47760c2064 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-sa1100.S
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ENTRY(cpu_sa1100_proc_init)
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c9, c0, 5		@ Allow read-buffer operations from userland
 	mov	pc, lr
 
-	.previous
+	.section .text
 
 /*
  * cpu_sa1100_proc_fin()
diff --git a/arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S b/arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S
index 48bca0db4607..cafa18354339 100644
--- a/arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ next:
 	@ to fault.  Emit the appropriate exception gunk to fix things up.
 	@ ??? For some reason, faults can happen at .Lx2 even with a
 	@ plain LDR instruction.  Weird, but it seems harmless.
-	.section .fixup,"ax"
+	.pushsection .fixup,"ax"
 	.align	2
 .Lfix:	mov	pc, r9			@ let the user eat segfaults
-	.previous
+	.popsection
 
-	.section __ex_table,"a"
+	.pushsection __ex_table,"a"
 	.align	3
 	.long	.Lx1, .Lfix
-	.previous
+	.popsection