--- linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/MIPS kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y		:= head.o avm_kernel_config_area.o vmlinux.lds
+
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(obj)/avm_kernel_config_area.o
 
 obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o idle.o irq.o process.o \
 		   prom.o ptrace.o reset.o setup.o signal.o syscall.o \
--- linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@
 		CONSTRUCTORS
 		. = ALIGN(4 * 1024);
 		__avm_kernel_config_start = .;
-		. += 64 * 1024;
+		arch/mips/kernel/avm_kernel_config_area.o(configarea)
+		arch/mips/kernel/avm_kernel_config_area.o(configareastrings)
+		. = __avm_kernel_config_start + (64 * 1024);
 		__avm_kernel_config_end = .;
 	}
 	_gp = . + 0x8000;
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-3.10/arch/mips/kernel/avm_kernel_config_macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/* vi: set tabstop=4 syntax=asm : */
+#ifndef _AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_MACROS_H
+#define _AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_MACROS_H
+
+	.macro	AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_START
+		.section	"configarea", "a", %progbits
+.L_avm_kernel_config_first_byte:
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_END
+.L_avm_kernel_config_last_byte:
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_PTR
+		.int		.L_avm_kernel_config_entries
+		.align		4
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_KERNEL_CONFIG_ENTRY tag, label
+		.int		\tag
+		.ifc		\label,NULL
+			.int	0
+			.align	4
+		.else
+			.int	.L_avm_\label
+		.endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_VERSION_INFO buildnumber, svnversion, firmwarestring
+		.align		3
+.L_avm_version_info:
+1:
+		.ascii		"\buildnumber"
+		.zero		32 - (. - 1b)
+2:
+		.ascii		"\svnversion"
+		.zero		32 - (. - 2b)
+3:
+		.ascii		"\firmwarestring"
+		.zero		128 - (. - 3b)
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_MODULE_MEMORY index, module, size
+		.ifeq	\index
+			.int		0
+			.int		0
+		.else
+			.pushsection	"configareastrings", "a", %progbits
+.L_avm_module_memory_\index:
+			.asciz		"\module"
+			.align		2
+			.popsection
+			.int		.L_avm_module_memory_\index
+			.int		\size
+		.endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_MODULE_MEMORY4 index, module, size, symbol_size, symbol_text_size
+		.ifeq	\index
+			.int		0
+			.int		0
+			.int		0
+			.int		0
+		.else
+			.pushsection	"configareastrings", "a", %progbits
+.L_avm_module_memory_\index:
+			.asciz		"\module"
+			.align		2
+			.popsection
+			.int		.L_avm_module_memory_\index
+			.int		\size
+			.int		\symbol_size
+			.int		\symbol_text_size
+		.endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_DEVICE_TREE_BLOB subrevision
+	.endm
+
+	.macro	AVM_DEVICE_TREE subrevision
+		.int		avm_kernel_config_tags_device_tree_subrev_\subrevision
+		.int		._L_avm_device_tree_\subrevision
+	.endm
+
+#endif