diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 5bf54e40c6ef..fe5d21ce7241 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ SECTIONS
 {
   . = __START_KERNEL;
   phys_startup_64 = startup_64 - LOAD_OFFSET;
-  _text = .;			/* Text and read-only data */
   .text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	_text = .;			/* Text and read-only data */
 	/* First the code that has to be first for bootstrapping */
 	*(.text.head)
 	_stext = .;
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ SECTIONS
   .data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	DATA_DATA
 	CONSTRUCTORS
+	_edata = .;			/* End of data section */
 	} :data
 
-  _edata = .;			/* End of data section */
 
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  . = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES);
   .data.cacheline_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.cacheline_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	. = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_BYTES);
 	*(.data.cacheline_aligned)
   }
   . = ALIGN(CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_BYTES);
@@ -125,29 +125,29 @@ SECTIONS
 #undef VVIRT_OFFSET
 #undef VVIRT
 
-  . = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);	/* init_task */
   .data.init_task : AT(ADDR(.data.init_task) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);	/* init_task */
 	*(.data.init_task)
   }:data.init
 
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   .data.page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	*(.data.page_aligned)
   }
 
-  /* might get freed after init */
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  __smp_alt_begin = .;
-  __smp_locks = .;
   .smp_locks : AT(ADDR(.smp_locks) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	/* might get freed after init */
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	__smp_alt_begin = .;
+	__smp_locks = .;
 	*(.smp_locks)
+	__smp_locks_end = .;
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	__smp_alt_end = .;
   }
-  __smp_locks_end = .;
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  __smp_alt_end = .;
 
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);		/* Init code and data */
-  __init_begin = .;
+  __init_begin = .;	/* paired with __init_end */
   .init.text : AT(ADDR(.init.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	_sinittext = .;
 	INIT_TEXT
@@ -159,40 +159,42 @@ SECTIONS
 	__initdata_end = .;
    }
 
-  . = ALIGN(16);
-  __setup_start = .;
-  .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.setup) }
-  __setup_end = .;
-  __initcall_start = .;
+  .init.setup : AT(ADDR(.init.setup) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(16);
+	__setup_start = .;
+	*(.init.setup)
+	__setup_end = .;
+  }
   .initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	__initcall_start = .;
 	INITCALLS
+	__initcall_end = .;
   }
-  __initcall_end = .;
-  __con_initcall_start = .;
   .con_initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.con_initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	__con_initcall_start = .;
 	*(.con_initcall.init)
+	__con_initcall_end = .;
   }
-  __con_initcall_end = .;
-  __x86_cpu_dev_start = .;
   .x86_cpu_dev.init : AT(ADDR(.x86_cpu_dev.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	__x86_cpu_dev_start = .;
 	*(.x86_cpu_dev.init)
+	__x86_cpu_dev_end = .;
   }
-  __x86_cpu_dev_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
 
   . = ALIGN(8);
   .parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-  __parainstructions = .;
+	__parainstructions = .;
        *(.parainstructions)
-  __parainstructions_end = .;
+	__parainstructions_end = .;
   }
 
-  . = ALIGN(8);
-  __alt_instructions = .;
   .altinstructions : AT(ADDR(.altinstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__alt_instructions = .;
 	*(.altinstructions)
+	__alt_instructions_end = .;
   }
-  __alt_instructions_end = .;
   .altinstr_replacement : AT(ADDR(.altinstr_replacement) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 	*(.altinstr_replacement)
   }
@@ -207,9 +209,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  __initramfs_start = .;
-  .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.init.ramfs) }
-  __initramfs_end = .;
+  .init.ramfs : AT(ADDR(.init.ramfs) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	__initramfs_start = .;
+	*(.init.ramfs)
+	__initramfs_end = .;
+  }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -229,20 +233,21 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
 
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  __nosave_begin = .;
   .data_nosave : AT(ADDR(.data_nosave) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-      *(.data.nosave)
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	__nosave_begin = .;
+	*(.data.nosave)
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	__nosave_end = .;
   } :data.init2 /* use another section data.init2, see PERCPU_VADDR() above */
-  . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-  __nosave_end = .;
 
-  __bss_start = .;		/* BSS */
   .bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+	__bss_start = .;		/* BSS */
 	*(.bss.page_aligned)
 	*(.bss)
-	}
-  __bss_stop = .;
+	__bss_stop = .;
+  }
 
   _end = . ;