--- linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/Makefile	2007-02-12 10:28:24.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/Makefile	2007-02-16 10:51:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Russell King
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET="$(TEXT_OFFSET)"
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:=-O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 GZFLAGS		:=-9
 #CFLAGS		+=-pipe
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ export CFLAGS_3c589_cs.o
 endif
 
 # The byte offset of the kernel image in RAM from the start of RAM.
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TXTOFFSET_DELTA),y)
+TEXT_OFFSET := $(textofs-y) + $(CONFIG_TXTOFFSET_DELTA_VALUE)
+else
 TEXT_OFFSET := $(textofs-y)
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(incdir-y),)
 incdir-y := $(machine-y)
--- linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/Kconfig	2007-02-12 10:28:24.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/Kconfig	2007-02-16 10:44:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -747,6 +747,22 @@ config XIP_PHYS_ADDR
 	  be linked for and stored to.  This address is dependent on your
 	  own flash usage.
 
+config TXTOFFSET_DELTA
+	bool "Move kernel text offset"
+	default n
+
+config TXTOFFSET_DELTA_VALUE
+	hex "Kernel text offset delta value"
+	depends on TXTOFFSET_DELTA
+	default "0x00000000"
+	help
+	  This delta value moves the default base of the kernel
+	  text segment from the architecture default. This can be
+	  useful for machines where the bootloader uses the area
+	  the kernel usually occupies for suspend/resume.
+
+	
+
 endmenu
 
 if (ARCH_SA1100 || ARCH_INTEGRATOR || ARCH_OMAP || ARCH_IMX )
diff -urpN -X ../dontdiff linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/boot/Makefile linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/boot/Makefile	2007-02-04 18:44:54.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/boot/Makefile	2007-02-16 14:25:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -21,10 +21,22 @@ endif
 #   ZRELADDR == virt_to_phys(PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET)
 #   PARAMS_PHYS must be within 4MB of ZRELADDR
 #   INITRD_PHYS must be in RAM
+# note, we use ZRELADDR_c because mkuimage needs single hex value
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TXTOFFSET_DELTA),y)
+ZRELADDR    := $(zreladdr-y)+$(CONFIG_TXTOFFSET_DELTA_VALUE)
+ZRELADDR_h  := $(subst 0x,,$(ZRELADDR))
+ZRELADDR_c  := 0x$(shell echo "ibase=16; obase=10; $(ZRELADDR_h)" | bc -l)
+else
 ZRELADDR    := $(zreladdr-y)
+ZRELADDR_c  := $(zreladdr-y)
+endif
+
 PARAMS_PHYS := $(params_phys-y)
 INITRD_PHYS := $(initrd_phys-y)
 
+
+
 export ZRELADDR INITRD_PHYS PARAMS_PHYS
 
 targets := Image zImage xipImage bootpImage uImage
@@ -61,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 
 quiet_cmd_uimage = UIMAGE  $@
       cmd_uimage = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(MKIMAGE) -A arm -O linux -T kernel \
-		   -C none -a $(ZRELADDR) -e $(ZRELADDR) \
+		   -C none -a $(ZRELADDR_c) -e $(ZRELADDR_c) \
 		   -n 'Linux-$(KERNELRELEASE)' -d $< $@
 
 $(obj)/uImage:	$(obj)/zImage FORCE
diff -urpN -X ../dontdiff linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile	2007-02-04 18:44:54.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile	2007-02-16 10:54:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ EXTRA_AFLAGS  :=
 # Supply ZRELADDR, INITRD_PHYS and PARAMS_PHYS to the decompressor via
 # linker symbols.  We only define initrd_phys and params_phys if the
 # machine class defined the corresponding makefile variable.
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --defsym zreladdr=$(ZRELADDR)
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --defsym zreladdr="$(ZRELADDR)"
 ifneq ($(INITRD_PHYS),)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --defsym initrd_phys=$(INITRD_PHYS)
 endif
Binary files linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/boot/uImage and linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/boot/uImage differ
diff -urpN -X ../dontdiff linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd2/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile	2007-02-04 18:44:54.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rmk-12feb2007-bjd4/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile	2007-02-16 10:52:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-AFLAGS_head.o := -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
+AFLAGS_head.o := -DTEXT_OFFSET="$(TEXT_OFFSET)"
 
 # Object file lists.