diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index 9b4e581..45f9dca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_ARM -D__ARM__
 
 # Explicitly specifiy 32-bit ARM ISA since toolchain default can be -mthumb:
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-marm,)
+PF_CPPFLAGS_ARM := $(call cc-option,-marm,)
 
 # Try if EABI is supported, else fall back to old API,
 # i. e. for example:
@@ -44,15 +44,16 @@
 #	-mabi=apcs-gnu -mno-thumb-interwork
 # - with ELDK 3.1 (gcc 3.x), use:
 #	-mapcs-32 -mno-thumb-interwork
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,\
-				-mabi=aapcs-linux -mno-thumb-interwork,\
+PF_CPPFLAGS_ABI := $(call cc-option,\
+			-mabi=aapcs-linux -mno-thumb-interwork,\
+			$(call cc-option,\
+				-mapcs-32,\
 				$(call cc-option,\
-					-mapcs-32,\
-					$(call cc-option,\
-						-mabi=apcs-gnu,\
-					)\
-				) $(call cc-option,-mno-thumb-interwork,)\
-			)
+					-mabi=apcs-gnu,\
+				)\
+			) $(call cc-option,-mno-thumb-interwork,)\
+		)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(PF_CPPFLAGS_ARM) $(PF_CPPFLAGS_ABI)
 
 # For EABI, make sure to provide raise()
 ifneq (,$(findstring -mabi=aapcs-linux,$(PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS)))
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/config.mk
index 3e68535..efee0d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/config.mk
index 14346cf..222d352 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
+			$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/config.mk
index 14346cf..222d352 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
+			$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/config.mk
index 3844c62..210c6dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/config.mk
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
+			$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/config.mk
index 8f6c1a3..f03030a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/config.mk
index 8f6c1a3..f03030a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
index 19296fd..370630d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=arm926ejs,)
+PF_CPPFLAGS_TUNE := $(call cc-option,-mtune=arm926ejs,)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(PF_CPPFLAGS_TUNE)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/config.mk
index f8ef90f..ffb2e6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/config.mk
index e783f69..c2354ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/config.mk
index e783f69..c2354ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/config.mk
index 49ac9c7..83ddf10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/config.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
-		    $(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/config.mk
index 49ac9c7..c400dcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/config.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
-		    $(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,\
+			$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/config.mk
index 5868cba..9149665 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/config.mk
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # =========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/config.mk
index 47b2b7b..1c4aa97 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/config.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # ========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/config.mk
index a05d69c..0bbe295 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/config.mk
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # ========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/config.mk
index 7454d72..f6f6398 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/config.mk
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # ========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/config.mk b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/config.mk
index 6f21f41..06af160 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/config.mk
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 # Supply options according to compiler version
 #
 # ========================================================================
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT := $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,))
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(PF_RELFLAGS_SLB_AT)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile
index 2bfcd85..ebf4cb2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)drivers/epic)
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)drivers/i2c)
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)drivers/epic $(obj)drivers/i2c)
 endif
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
index 68ac57d..f36d823 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/config.mk
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@
 # -mspe=yes is needed to have -mno-spe accepted by a buggy GCC;
 # see "[PATCH,rs6000] make -mno-spe work as expected" on
 # http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-04/msg00311.html
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mspe=yes)
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS +=$(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+PF_CPPFLAGS_SPE := $(call cc-option,-mspe=yes) \
+		   $(call cc-option,-mno-spe)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(PF_CPPFLAGS_SPE)
diff --git a/arch/x86/config.mk b/arch/x86/config.mk
index ee23c9f..fe9083f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/config.mk
+++ b/arch/x86/config.mk
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mregparm=3
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -fomit-frame-pointer
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -ffreestanding)
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-toplevel-reorder,  $(call cc-option, -fno-unit-at-a-time))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2)
+PF_CPPFLAGS_X86   := $(call cc-option, -ffreestanding) \
+		     $(call cc-option, -fno-toplevel-reorder, \
+		       $(call cc-option, -fno-unit-at-a-time)) \
+		     $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector) \
+		     $(call cc-option, -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(PF_CPPFLAGS_X86)
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DREALMODE_BASE=0x7c0