diff --git a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt b/Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt
similarity index 96%
rename from Documentation/i386/boot.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt
index 95ad15c..147bfe5 100644
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-		     THE LINUX/I386 BOOT PROTOCOL
-		     ----------------------------
+		     THE LINUX/x86 BOOT PROTOCOL
+		     ---------------------------
 
-		    H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
-			Last update 2007-05-23
-
-On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot
+On the x86 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot
 convention.  This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as
 well as the desire in the early days to have the kernel itself be a
 bootable image, the complicated PC memory model and due to changed
 expectations in the PC industry caused by the effective demise of
 real-mode DOS as a mainstream operating system.
 
-Currently, the following versions of the Linux/i386 boot protocol exist.
+Currently, the following versions of the Linux/x86 boot protocol exist.
 
 Old kernels:	zImage/Image support only.  Some very early kernels
 		may not even support a command line.
@@ -372,10 +369,17 @@
 	- If 0, the protected-mode code is loaded at 0x10000.
 	- If 1, the protected-mode code is loaded at 0x100000.
 
+  Bit 5 (write): QUIET_FLAG
+	- If 0, print early messages.
+	- If 1, suppress early messages.
+		This requests to the kernel (decompressor and early
+		kernel) to not write early messages that require
+		accessing the display hardware directly.
+
   Bit 6 (write): KEEP_SEGMENTS
 	Protocol: 2.07+
-	- if 0, reload the segment registers in the 32bit entry point.
-	- if 1, do not reload the segment registers in the 32bit entry point.
+	- If 0, reload the segment registers in the 32bit entry point.
+	- If 1, do not reload the segment registers in the 32bit entry point.
 		Assume that %cs %ds %ss %es are all set to flat segments with
 		a base of 0 (or the equivalent for their environment).
 
@@ -504,7 +508,7 @@
   maximum size was 255.
 
 Field name:	hardware_subarch
-Type:		write
+Type:		write (optional, defaults to x86/PC)
 Offset/size:	0x23c/4
 Protocol:	2.07+
 
@@ -520,11 +524,13 @@
   0x00000002	Xen
 
 Field name:	hardware_subarch_data
-Type:		write
+Type:		write (subarch-dependent)
 Offset/size:	0x240/8
 Protocol:	2.07+
 
   A pointer to data that is specific to hardware subarch
+  This field is currently unused for the default x86/PC environment,
+  do not modify.
 
 Field name:	payload_offset
 Type:		read
@@ -545,6 +551,34 @@
 
   The length of the payload.
 
+Field name:	setup_data
+Type:		write (special)
+Offset/size:	0x250/8
+Protocol:	2.09+
+
+  The 64-bit physical pointer to NULL terminated single linked list of
+  struct setup_data. This is used to define a more extensible boot
+  parameters passing mechanism. The definition of struct setup_data is
+  as follow:
+
+  struct setup_data {
+	  u64 next;
+	  u32 type;
+	  u32 len;
+	  u8  data[0];
+  };
+
+  Where, the next is a 64-bit physical pointer to the next node of
+  linked list, the next field of the last node is 0; the type is used
+  to identify the contents of data; the len is the length of data
+  field; the data holds the real payload.
+
+  This list may be modified at a number of points during the bootup
+  process.  Therefore, when modifying this list one should always make
+  sure to consider the case where the linked list already contains
+  entries.
+
+
 **** THE IMAGE CHECKSUM
 
 From boot protocol version 2.08 onwards the CRC-32 is calculated over
@@ -553,6 +587,7 @@
 file; therefore the CRC of the file up to the limit specified in the
 syssize field of the header is always 0.
 
+
 **** THE KERNEL COMMAND LINE
 
 The kernel command line has become an important way for the boot
@@ -584,28 +619,6 @@
 	covered by setup_move_size, so you may need to adjust this
 	field.
 
-Field name:	setup_data
-Type:		write (obligatory)
-Offset/size:	0x250/8
-Protocol:	2.09+
-
-  The 64-bit physical pointer to NULL terminated single linked list of
-  struct setup_data. This is used to define a more extensible boot
-  parameters passing mechanism. The definition of struct setup_data is
-  as follow:
-
-  struct setup_data {
-	  u64 next;
-	  u32 type;
-	  u32 len;
-	  u8  data[0];
-  };
-
-  Where, the next is a 64-bit physical pointer to the next node of
-  linked list, the next field of the last node is 0; the type is used
-  to identify the contents of data; the len is the length of data
-  field; the data holds the real payload.
-
 
 **** MEMORY LAYOUT OF THE REAL-MODE CODE
 
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt b/Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt b/Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/00-INDEX b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/00-INDEX
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/00-INDEX
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/00-INDEX
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/cpu-hotplug-spec b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/cpu-hotplug-spec
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/cpu-hotplug-spec
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/cpu-hotplug-spec
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/fake-numa-for-cpusets b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/fake-numa-for-cpusets
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/fake-numa-for-cpusets
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/fake-numa-for-cpusets
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/kernel-stacks b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/kernel-stacks
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/kernel-stacks
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/kernel-stacks
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/machinecheck
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/machinecheck
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/mm.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt
rename to Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 1836337..38a1533 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 
 	  If in doubt, say Y.
 
+config X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
+	bool "Enable verbose x86 bootup info messages"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enables the informational output from the decompression stage
+	  (e.g. bzImage) of the boot. If you disable this you will still
+	  see errors. Disable this if you want silent bootup.
+
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
index e01aafd..4063d63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/a20.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -*- linux-c -*- ------------------------------------------------------- *
  *
  *   Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
- *   Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc. - All Rights Reserved
+ *   Copyright 2007-2008 rPath, Inc. - All Rights Reserved
  *
  *   This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available under
  *   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
 
 	outb(0xdf, 0x60);	/* A20 on */
 	empty_8042();
+
+	outb(0xff, 0x64);	/* Null command, but UHCI wants it */
+	empty_8042();
 }
 
 static void enable_a20_fast(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 90456ce..11629e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/boot.h>
+#include <asm/bootparam.h>
 
 /* WARNING!!
  * This code is compiled with -fPIC and it is relocated dynamically
@@ -187,13 +188,8 @@
 /*
  * This is set up by the setup-routine at boot-time
  */
-static unsigned char *real_mode; /* Pointer to real-mode data */
-
-#define RM_EXT_MEM_K   (*(unsigned short *)(real_mode + 0x2))
-#ifndef STANDARD_MEMORY_BIOS_CALL
-#define RM_ALT_MEM_K   (*(unsigned long *)(real_mode + 0x1e0))
-#endif
-#define RM_SCREEN_INFO (*(struct screen_info *)(real_mode+0))
+static struct boot_params *real_mode;		/* Pointer to real-mode data */
+static int quiet;
 
 extern unsigned char input_data[];
 extern int input_len;
@@ -206,7 +202,8 @@
 static void *memset(void *s, int c, unsigned n);
 static void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, unsigned n);
 
-static void putstr(const char *);
+static void __putstr(int, const char *);
+#define putstr(__x)  __putstr(0, __x)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 #define memptr long
@@ -270,18 +267,24 @@
 		vidmem[i] = ' ';
 }
 
-static void putstr(const char *s)
+static void __putstr(int error, const char *s)
 {
 	int x, y, pos;
 	char c;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	if (RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_mode == 0 && lines == 0 && cols == 0)
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
+	if (!error)
 		return;
 #endif
 
-	x = RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_x;
-	y = RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_y;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+	if (real_mode->screen_info.orig_video_mode == 0 &&
+	    lines == 0 && cols == 0)
+		return;
+#endif
+
+	x = real_mode->screen_info.orig_x;
+	y = real_mode->screen_info.orig_y;
 
 	while ((c = *s++) != '\0') {
 		if (c == '\n') {
@@ -302,8 +305,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_x = x;
-	RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_y = y;
+	real_mode->screen_info.orig_x = x;
+	real_mode->screen_info.orig_y = y;
 
 	pos = (x + cols * y) * 2;	/* Update cursor position */
 	outb(14, vidport);
@@ -366,9 +369,9 @@
 
 static void error(char *x)
 {
-	putstr("\n\n");
-	putstr(x);
-	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
+	__putstr(1, "\n\n");
+	__putstr(1, x);
+	__putstr(1, "\n\n -- System halted");
 
 	while (1)
 		asm("hlt");
@@ -395,7 +398,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	putstr("Parsing ELF... ");
+	if (!quiet)
+		putstr("Parsing ELF... ");
 
 	phdrs = malloc(sizeof(*phdrs) * ehdr.e_phnum);
 	if (!phdrs)
@@ -430,7 +434,10 @@
 {
 	real_mode = rmode;
 
-	if (RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_mode == 7) {
+	if (real_mode->hdr.loadflags & QUIET_FLAG)
+		quiet = 1;
+
+	if (real_mode->screen_info.orig_video_mode == 7) {
 		vidmem = (char *) 0xb0000;
 		vidport = 0x3b4;
 	} else {
@@ -438,8 +445,8 @@
 		vidport = 0x3d4;
 	}
 
-	lines = RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_lines;
-	cols = RM_SCREEN_INFO.orig_video_cols;
+	lines = real_mode->screen_info.orig_video_lines;
+	cols = real_mode->screen_info.orig_video_cols;
 
 	window = output;		/* Output buffer (Normally at 1M) */
 	free_mem_ptr     = heap;	/* Heap */
@@ -465,9 +472,11 @@
 #endif
 
 	makecrc();
-	putstr("\nDecompressing Linux... ");
+	if (!quiet)
+		putstr("\nDecompressing Linux... ");
 	gunzip();
 	parse_elf(output);
-	putstr("done.\nBooting the kernel.\n");
+	if (!quiet)
+		putstr("done.\nBooting the kernel.\n");
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
index edaadea..a1310c5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@
 #define USE_BSD
 #include <endian.h>
 
-#define MAX_SHDRS 100
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
 static Elf32_Ehdr ehdr;
-static Elf32_Shdr shdr[MAX_SHDRS];
-static Elf32_Sym  *symtab[MAX_SHDRS];
-static Elf32_Rel  *reltab[MAX_SHDRS];
-static char *strtab[MAX_SHDRS];
 static unsigned long reloc_count, reloc_idx;
 static unsigned long *relocs;
 
+struct section {
+	Elf32_Shdr     shdr;
+	struct section *link;
+	Elf32_Sym      *symtab;
+	Elf32_Rel      *reltab;
+	char           *strtab;
+};
+static struct section *secs;
+
 /*
  * Following symbols have been audited. There values are constant and do
  * not change if bzImage is loaded at a different physical address than
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for(i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(safe_abs_relocs); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(safe_abs_relocs); i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(sym_name, safe_abs_relocs[i]))
 			/* Match found */
 			return 1;
@@ -137,10 +141,10 @@
 {
 	const char *sec_strtab;
 	const char *name;
-	sec_strtab = strtab[ehdr.e_shstrndx];
+	sec_strtab = secs[ehdr.e_shstrndx].strtab;
 	name = "<noname>";
 	if (shndx < ehdr.e_shnum) {
-		name = sec_strtab + shdr[shndx].sh_name;
+		name = sec_strtab + secs[shndx].shdr.sh_name;
 	}
 	else if (shndx == SHN_ABS) {
 		name = "ABSOLUTE";
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@
 		name = sym_strtab + sym->st_name;
 	}
 	else {
-		name = sec_name(shdr[sym->st_shndx].sh_name);
+		name = sec_name(secs[sym->st_shndx].shdr.sh_name);
 	}
 	return name;
 }
@@ -244,29 +248,34 @@
 static void read_shdrs(FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i;
-	if (ehdr.e_shnum > MAX_SHDRS) {
-		die("%d section headers supported: %d\n",
-			ehdr.e_shnum, MAX_SHDRS);
+	Elf32_Shdr shdr;
+
+	secs = calloc(ehdr.e_shnum, sizeof(struct section));
+	if (!secs) {
+		die("Unable to allocate %d section headers\n",
+		    ehdr.e_shnum);
 	}
 	if (fseek(fp, ehdr.e_shoff, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
 		die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n",
 			ehdr.e_shoff, strerror(errno));
 	}
-	if (fread(&shdr, sizeof(shdr[0]), ehdr.e_shnum, fp) != ehdr.e_shnum) {
-		die("Cannot read ELF section headers: %s\n",
-			strerror(errno));
-	}
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
-		shdr[i].sh_name      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_name);
-		shdr[i].sh_type      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_type);
-		shdr[i].sh_flags     = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_flags);
-		shdr[i].sh_addr      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_addr);
-		shdr[i].sh_offset    = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_offset);
-		shdr[i].sh_size      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_size);
-		shdr[i].sh_link      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_link);
-		shdr[i].sh_info      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_info);
-		shdr[i].sh_addralign = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_addralign);
-		shdr[i].sh_entsize   = elf32_to_cpu(shdr[i].sh_entsize);
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+		if (fread(&shdr, sizeof shdr, 1, fp) != 1)
+			die("Cannot read ELF section headers %d/%d: %s\n",
+			    i, ehdr.e_shnum, strerror(errno));
+		sec->shdr.sh_name      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_name);
+		sec->shdr.sh_type      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_type);
+		sec->shdr.sh_flags     = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_flags);
+		sec->shdr.sh_addr      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_addr);
+		sec->shdr.sh_offset    = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_offset);
+		sec->shdr.sh_size      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_size);
+		sec->shdr.sh_link      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_link);
+		sec->shdr.sh_info      = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_info);
+		sec->shdr.sh_addralign = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_addralign);
+		sec->shdr.sh_entsize   = elf32_to_cpu(shdr.sh_entsize);
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_link < ehdr.e_shnum)
+			sec->link = &secs[sec->shdr.sh_link];
 	}
 
 }
@@ -274,20 +283,22 @@
 static void read_strtabs(FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i;
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_STRTAB) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_STRTAB) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		strtab[i] = malloc(shdr[i].sh_size);
-		if (!strtab[i]) {
+		sec->strtab = malloc(sec->shdr.sh_size);
+		if (!sec->strtab) {
 			die("malloc of %d bytes for strtab failed\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_size);
+				sec->shdr.sh_size);
 		}
-		if (fseek(fp, shdr[i].sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+		if (fseek(fp, sec->shdr.sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
 			die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_offset, strerror(errno));
+				sec->shdr.sh_offset, strerror(errno));
 		}
-		if (fread(strtab[i], 1, shdr[i].sh_size, fp) != shdr[i].sh_size) {
+		if (fread(sec->strtab, 1, sec->shdr.sh_size, fp)
+		    != sec->shdr.sh_size) {
 			die("Cannot read symbol table: %s\n",
 				strerror(errno));
 		}
@@ -297,28 +308,31 @@
 static void read_symtabs(FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i,j;
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		symtab[i] = malloc(shdr[i].sh_size);
-		if (!symtab[i]) {
+		sec->symtab = malloc(sec->shdr.sh_size);
+		if (!sec->symtab) {
 			die("malloc of %d bytes for symtab failed\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_size);
+				sec->shdr.sh_size);
 		}
-		if (fseek(fp, shdr[i].sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+		if (fseek(fp, sec->shdr.sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
 			die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_offset, strerror(errno));
+				sec->shdr.sh_offset, strerror(errno));
 		}
-		if (fread(symtab[i], 1, shdr[i].sh_size, fp) != shdr[i].sh_size) {
+		if (fread(sec->symtab, 1, sec->shdr.sh_size, fp)
+		    != sec->shdr.sh_size) {
 			die("Cannot read symbol table: %s\n",
 				strerror(errno));
 		}
-		for(j = 0; j < shdr[i].sh_size/sizeof(symtab[i][0]); j++) {
-			symtab[i][j].st_name  = elf32_to_cpu(symtab[i][j].st_name);
-			symtab[i][j].st_value = elf32_to_cpu(symtab[i][j].st_value);
-			symtab[i][j].st_size  = elf32_to_cpu(symtab[i][j].st_size);
-			symtab[i][j].st_shndx = elf16_to_cpu(symtab[i][j].st_shndx);
+		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Sym); j++) {
+			Elf32_Sym *sym = &sec->symtab[j];
+			sym->st_name  = elf32_to_cpu(sym->st_name);
+			sym->st_value = elf32_to_cpu(sym->st_value);
+			sym->st_size  = elf32_to_cpu(sym->st_size);
+			sym->st_shndx = elf16_to_cpu(sym->st_shndx);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -327,26 +341,29 @@
 static void read_relocs(FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i,j;
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_REL) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_REL) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		reltab[i] = malloc(shdr[i].sh_size);
-		if (!reltab[i]) {
+		sec->reltab = malloc(sec->shdr.sh_size);
+		if (!sec->reltab) {
 			die("malloc of %d bytes for relocs failed\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_size);
+				sec->shdr.sh_size);
 		}
-		if (fseek(fp, shdr[i].sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+		if (fseek(fp, sec->shdr.sh_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
 			die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n",
-				shdr[i].sh_offset, strerror(errno));
+				sec->shdr.sh_offset, strerror(errno));
 		}
-		if (fread(reltab[i], 1, shdr[i].sh_size, fp) != shdr[i].sh_size) {
+		if (fread(sec->reltab, 1, sec->shdr.sh_size, fp)
+		    != sec->shdr.sh_size) {
 			die("Cannot read symbol table: %s\n",
 				strerror(errno));
 		}
-		for(j = 0; j < shdr[i].sh_size/sizeof(reltab[0][0]); j++) {
-			reltab[i][j].r_offset = elf32_to_cpu(reltab[i][j].r_offset);
-			reltab[i][j].r_info   = elf32_to_cpu(reltab[i][j].r_info);
+		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Rel); j++) {
+			Elf32_Rel *rel = &sec->reltab[j];
+			rel->r_offset = elf32_to_cpu(rel->r_offset);
+			rel->r_info   = elf32_to_cpu(rel->r_info);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -357,19 +374,21 @@
 	int i;
 	printf("Absolute symbols\n");
 	printf(" Num:    Value Size  Type       Bind        Visibility  Name\n");
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
 		char *sym_strtab;
 		Elf32_Sym *sh_symtab;
 		int j;
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
+
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sh_symtab = symtab[i];
-		sym_strtab = strtab[shdr[i].sh_link];
-		for(j = 0; j < shdr[i].sh_size/sizeof(symtab[0][0]); j++) {
+		sh_symtab = sec->symtab;
+		sym_strtab = sec->link->strtab;
+		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Sym); j++) {
 			Elf32_Sym *sym;
 			const char *name;
-			sym = &symtab[i][j];
+			sym = &sec->symtab[j];
 			name = sym_name(sym_strtab, sym);
 			if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_ABS) {
 				continue;
@@ -389,26 +408,27 @@
 {
 	int i, printed = 0;
 
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+		struct section *sec_applies, *sec_symtab;
 		char *sym_strtab;
 		Elf32_Sym *sh_symtab;
-		unsigned sec_applies, sec_symtab;
 		int j;
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_REL) {
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_REL) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sec_symtab  = shdr[i].sh_link;
-		sec_applies = shdr[i].sh_info;
-		if (!(shdr[sec_applies].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
+		sec_symtab  = sec->link;
+		sec_applies = &secs[sec->shdr.sh_info];
+		if (!(sec_applies->shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sh_symtab = symtab[sec_symtab];
-		sym_strtab = strtab[shdr[sec_symtab].sh_link];
-		for(j = 0; j < shdr[i].sh_size/sizeof(reltab[0][0]); j++) {
+		sh_symtab  = sec_symtab->symtab;
+		sym_strtab = sec_symtab->link->strtab;
+		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Rel); j++) {
 			Elf32_Rel *rel;
 			Elf32_Sym *sym;
 			const char *name;
-			rel = &reltab[i][j];
+			rel = &sec->reltab[j];
 			sym = &sh_symtab[ELF32_R_SYM(rel->r_info)];
 			name = sym_name(sym_strtab, sym);
 			if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_ABS) {
@@ -456,26 +476,28 @@
 {
 	int i;
 	/* Walk through the relocations */
-	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
 		char *sym_strtab;
 		Elf32_Sym *sh_symtab;
-		unsigned sec_applies, sec_symtab;
+		struct section *sec_applies, *sec_symtab;
 		int j;
-		if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_REL) {
+		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
+
+		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_REL) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sec_symtab  = shdr[i].sh_link;
-		sec_applies = shdr[i].sh_info;
-		if (!(shdr[sec_applies].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
+		sec_symtab  = sec->link;
+		sec_applies = &secs[sec->shdr.sh_info];
+		if (!(sec_applies->shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sh_symtab = symtab[sec_symtab];
-		sym_strtab = strtab[shdr[sec_symtab].sh_link];
-		for(j = 0; j < shdr[i].sh_size/sizeof(reltab[0][0]); j++) {
+		sh_symtab = sec_symtab->symtab;
+		sym_strtab = sec->link->strtab;
+		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Rel); j++) {
 			Elf32_Rel *rel;
 			Elf32_Sym *sym;
 			unsigned r_type;
-			rel = &reltab[i][j];
+			rel = &sec->reltab[j];
 			sym = &sh_symtab[ELF32_R_SYM(rel->r_info)];
 			r_type = ELF32_R_TYPE(rel->r_info);
 			/* Don't visit relocations to absolute symbols */
@@ -539,7 +561,7 @@
 		 */
 		printf(".section \".data.reloc\",\"a\"\n");
 		printf(".balign 4\n");
-		for(i = 0; i < reloc_count; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < reloc_count; i++) {
 			printf("\t .long 0x%08lx\n", relocs[i]);
 		}
 		printf("\n");
@@ -550,7 +572,7 @@
 		/* Print a stop */
 		printf("%c%c%c%c", buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3]);
 		/* Now print each relocation */
-		for(i = 0; i < reloc_count; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < reloc_count; i++) {
 			buf[0] = (relocs[i] >>  0) & 0xff;
 			buf[1] = (relocs[i] >>  8) & 0xff;
 			buf[2] = (relocs[i] >> 16) & 0xff;
@@ -577,7 +599,7 @@
 	show_absolute_relocs = 0;
 	as_text = 0;
 	fname = NULL;
-	for(i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		char *arg = argv[i];
 		if (*arg == '-') {
 			if (strcmp(argv[1], "--abs-syms") == 0) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/cpu.c b/arch/x86/boot/cpu.c
index 00e19ed..92d6fd7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/cpu.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	if (level == 64) {
 		return "x86-64";
 	} else {
+		if (level == 15)
+			level = 6;
 		sprintf(buf, "i%d86", level);
 		return buf;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/main.c b/arch/x86/boot/main.c
index 77569a4..2296164 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/main.c
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@
 	/* Set the video mode */
 	set_video();
 
+	/* Parse command line for 'quiet' and pass it to decompressor. */
+	if (cmdline_find_option_bool("quiet"))
+		boot_params.hdr.loadflags |= QUIET_FLAG;
+
 	/* Do the last things and invoke protected mode */
 	go_to_protected_mode();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
index ab049d4..141b6e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 	movw	%cs, %bx
 	shll	$4, %ebx
 	addl	%ebx, 2f
+	jmp	1f			# Short jump to serialize on 386/486
+1:
 
 	movw	$__BOOT_DS, %cx
 	movw	$__BOOT_TSS, %di
@@ -40,8 +42,6 @@
 	movl	%cr0, %edx
 	orb	$X86_CR0_PE, %dl	# Protected mode
 	movl	%edx, %cr0
-	jmp	1f			# Short jump to serialize on 386/486
-1:
 
 	# Transition to 32-bit mode
 	.byte	0x66, 0xea		# ljmpl opcode
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/bootparam.h b/include/asm-x86/bootparam.h
index f62f473..3e36ba8 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/bootparam.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/bootparam.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	__u8	type_of_loader;
 	__u8	loadflags;
 #define LOADED_HIGH	(1<<0)
+#define QUIET_FLAG	(1<<5)
 #define KEEP_SEGMENTS	(1<<6)
 #define CAN_USE_HEAP	(1<<7)
 	__u16	setup_move_size;