12 files changed, 58 insertions, 369 deletions
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a9d7dceb..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Fail on warnings - also for files referenced in subdirs
-# -Werror can be disabled for specific files using:
-# CFLAGS_<file.o> := -Wno-error
-subdir-ccflags-y := -Wno-error
-
-# platform specific definitions
-include arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
-obj-y := $(platform-y)
-
-# make clean traverses $(obj-) without having included .config, so
-# everything ends up here
-obj- := $(platform-)
-
-# mips object files
-# The object files are linked as core-y files would be linked
-
-obj-y += kernel/
-obj-y += mm/
-obj-y += math-emu/
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild.platforms b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild.platforms
deleted file mode 100644
index 90a226888..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/Kbuild.platforms
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# All platforms listed in alphabetic order
-
-platforms += loongson
-
-# include the platform specific files
-include $(patsubst %, $(srctree)/arch/mips/%/Platform, $(platforms))
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/PKGBUILD b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/PKGBUILD
index 872a8cdbd..55292906f 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/PKGBUILD
+++ b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/PKGBUILD
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ _timestamp=201408140023
 _pkgver=${_basekernel}.${_sublevel}
 pkgver=${_basekernel}.${_sublevel}.${_timestamp}
 pkgrel=1
-_lxopkgver=${_basekernel}.9 # nearly always the same as pkgver
-arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'mips64el')
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="https://grsecurity.net/"
 license=('GPL2')
 makedepends=('xmlto' 'docbook-xsl' 'kmod' 'inetutils' 'bc')
@@ -34,11 +33,9 @@ source=("http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/${_basekernel}-gn
         'config.i686' 'config.x86_64'
         # standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
         "${pkgbase}.preset"
-        'Kbuild'
-        'Kbuild.platforms'
         'boot-logo.patch'
         'change-default-console-loglevel.patch'
-        "http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/lemote/gnewsense/pool/debuginfo/linux-patches-${_lxopkgver}-gnu_0loongsonlibre_mipsel.tar.xz")
+        )
 sha256sums=('93450dc189131b6a4de862f35c5087a58cc7bae1c24caa535d2357cc3301b688'
             'c58b09c71666a79f5dcf83d05aaa5d64ab3fb83782a7dadabdc1a4e29c5b09ab'
             'b4072cb368bba37ff8d538068016f60891d5d0c1206bb9821090b08a44bf3d11'
@@ -46,19 +43,16 @@ sha256sums=('93450dc189131b6a4de862f35c5087a58cc7bae1c24caa535d2357cc3301b688'
             'd47cc4487a687782d4010c81002a48ee0171981863ab38b9f656d6e780d4a297'
             'b4e55b41c014df808daad8105e4cbbf684df94641c213d2d9e6fc87e2a4ea59f'
             '9d2f34f1a8c514a7117b9b017a1f7312fb351f4d0b079eed102f89361534d486'
-            'c5451d5e1eafc4f8d28b1a2958ec3102c124433a414a86450fc32058e004156b'
-            '55bf07738a3286168a7929ae16dbca29defd14e77b9d24c487ae4c3d12bb9eb9'
             'f913384dd6dbafca476fcf4ccd35f0f497dda5f3074866022facdb92647771f6'
-            'faced4eb4c47c4eb1a9ee8a5bf8a7c4b49d6b4d78efbe426e410730e6267d182'
-            '1a0c1d5e3c46306766304663e9d4503ca452c4f93d5154a4ca43a03588e20d00')
-if [ "$CARCH" != "mips64el" ]; then
-    # don't use the Loongson-specific patches on non-mips64el arches.
-    unset source[${#source[@]}-1]
-    unset sha256sums[${#sha256sums[@]}-1]
-fi
+            'faced4eb4c47c4eb1a9ee8a5bf8a7c4b49d6b4d78efbe426e410730e6267d182')
 
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux-libre}
-_localversionname=-libre-grsec
+_localversioname=-libre-grsec
+
+case "$CARCH" in
+  i686|x86_64) KARCH=x86;;
+  mips64el) KARCH=mips;;
+esac
 
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
@@ -82,27 +76,7 @@ prepare() {
   # (relevant patch sent upstream: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/26/227)
   patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/change-default-console-loglevel.patch"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^EXTRAVERSION.*|EXTRAVERSION =-libre-grsec|" Makefile
-    sed -r "s|^( SUBLEVEL = ).*|\1$_sublevel|" \
-        < "${srcdir}/lxo-config.patch" > lxo-config.patch
-    msg2 "Adding loongson-community patches"
-    patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/${_basekernel}*-*-loongson-community.patch
-    patch -p0 -i lxo-config.patch
-
-  # ensure N32, add localversion, remove uevent helper as per
-  # https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=blob_plain;f=README
-  # and make USB storage support builtin (e.g. for booting from USB
-  # disks without slowly loading an initramfs)
-    sed -ri \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=.*|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=y|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=.*|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=\"\"|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" \
-        -e "s;(CONFIG_USB(_COMMON|_EHCI_HCD|_OHCI_HCD|_STORAGE.*|_UAS)?)=.*;\1=y;g" \
-        ./.config
-  else
-    cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config # simpler
-  fi
+  cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config
 
   if [ "${_kernelname}" != "" ]; then
     sed -i "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" ./.config
@@ -133,22 +107,13 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    # The build system passes it directly to linker, disable to avoid
-    # having unknown -Wl,... options.
-    export LDFLAGS=""
-    # bzImage is arch-specific and not supported on mips; vmlinux is
-    # useful for oprofile.
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= vmlinux vmlinuz modules
-  else
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
-  fi
+  make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
 }
 
 _package() {
   pkgdesc="The ${pkgbase^} kernel and modules with grsecurity/PaX patches"
   [ "${pkgbase}" = "linux-libre" ] && groups=('base')
-  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod' 'grsec-common')
+  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod' 'grsec-common' 'mkinitcpio>=0.7')
   optdepends=('crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country'
               'gradm: to configure and enable Role Based Access Control (RBAC)'
               'paxd: to enable PaX exploit mitigations and apply exceptions automatically')
@@ -157,18 +122,9 @@ _package() {
   replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}")
   backup=("etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset")
   install=${pkgbase}.install
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-      optdepends+=('mkinitcpio: to make the initramfs (needs reinstall of this package)')
-      conflicts+=('mkinitcpio<0.7')
-  else
-      depends+=('mkinitcpio>=0.7')
-  fi
 
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
   # get kernel version
   _kernver="$(make LOCALVERSION= kernelrelease)"
   _basekernel=${_kernver%%-*}
@@ -177,12 +133,7 @@ _package() {
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/{lib/modules,lib/firmware,boot}
   make LOCALVERSION= INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pkgdir}" modules_install
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp vmlinuz "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-    cp vmlinux "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinux-${pkgbase}"
-  else
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-  fi
+  cp arch/${KARCH}/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
 
   # set correct depmod command for install
   cp -f "${startdir}/${install}" "${startdir}/${install}.pkg"
@@ -201,12 +152,6 @@ _package() {
     -e "s|fallback_image=.*|fallback_image=\"/boot/initramfs-${pkgbase}-fallback.img\"|" \
     -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
 
-  # mkinitcpio 0.7 relies on bzImage to find the kernel version
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -e "s|ALL_kver=.*|ALL_kver=\"${_kernver}\"|" \
-        -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
-  fi
-
   # remove build and source links
   rm -f "${pkgdir}"/lib/modules/${_kernver}/{source,build}
   # remove the firmware
@@ -245,9 +190,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
   replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
   # in case of repackaging this is empty
   if [ -z "${_kernver}" ]; then
     cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
@@ -279,12 +221,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   cp Module.symvers "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
   cp -a scripts "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/Kbuild "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp -a arch/${KARCH}/loongson "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp ${srcdir}/Kbuild.platforms "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-  fi
-
   # fix permissions on scripts dir
   chmod og-w -R "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/scripts"
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/.tmp_versions"
@@ -370,12 +306,7 @@ _package-headers() {
   done
 
   # remove unneeded architectures
-  rm -rf "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/{alpha,arc,arm,arm26,arm64,avr32,blackfin,c6x,cris,frv,h8300,hexagon,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,metag,microblaze,mn10300,openrisc,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,score,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,tile,unicore32,um,v850,xtensa}
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/x86
-  else
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/mips
-  fi
+  find "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "$KARCH" -exec rm -rf {} +
 }
 
 _package-docs() {
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/linux-libre-grsec.install b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/linux-libre-grsec.install
index 572c893d1..71bc3aabc 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre-grsec/linux-libre-grsec.install
+++ b/libre/linux-libre-grsec/linux-libre-grsec.install
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ post_install () {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 
   _uderef_warning
 }
@@ -39,10 +37,8 @@ post_upgrade() {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 
   if [ $(vercmp $2 3.13) -lt 0 ]; then
     echo ">>> WARNING: AT keyboard support is no longer built into the kernel."
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild b/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a9d7dceb..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Fail on warnings - also for files referenced in subdirs
-# -Werror can be disabled for specific files using:
-# CFLAGS_<file.o> := -Wno-error
-subdir-ccflags-y := -Wno-error
-
-# platform specific definitions
-include arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
-obj-y := $(platform-y)
-
-# make clean traverses $(obj-) without having included .config, so
-# everything ends up here
-obj- := $(platform-)
-
-# mips object files
-# The object files are linked as core-y files would be linked
-
-obj-y += kernel/
-obj-y += mm/
-obj-y += math-emu/
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild.platforms b/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild.platforms
deleted file mode 100644
index 90a226888..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre-lts/Kbuild.platforms
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# All platforms listed in alphabetic order
-
-platforms += loongson
-
-# include the platform specific files
-include $(patsubst %, $(srctree)/arch/mips/%/Platform, $(platforms))
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-lts/PKGBUILD b/libre/linux-libre-lts/PKGBUILD
index 96cbce644..1488f31e5 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre-lts/PKGBUILD
+++ b/libre/linux-libre-lts/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ _basekernel=3.14
 _sublevel=17
 pkgver=${_basekernel}.${_sublevel}
 pkgrel=1
-_lxopkgver=${_basekernel}.16 # nearly always the same as pkgver
-arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'mips64el')
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/"
 license=('GPL2')
 makedepends=('xmlto' 'docbook-xsl' 'kmod' 'inetutils' 'bc')
@@ -26,38 +25,33 @@ source=("http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/${_basekernel}-gn
         'config.i686' 'config.x86_64'
         # standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
         "${pkgbase}.preset"
-        'Kbuild'
-        'Kbuild.platforms'
         'boot-logo.patch'
         'change-default-console-loglevel.patch'
         '0001-Bluetooth-allocate-static-minor-for-vhci.patch'
         '0002-module-allow-multiple-calls-to-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE-p.patch'
         '0003-module-remove-MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE.patch'
         '0006-genksyms-fix-typeof-handling.patch'
-        "http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/lemote/gnewsense/pool/debuginfo/linux-patches-${_lxopkgver}-gnu_0loongsonlibre_mipsel.tar.xz")
+        )
 sha256sums=('477555c709b9407fe37dbd70d3331ff9dde1f9d874aba2741f138d07ae6f281b'
             'f747eeb343d5105bcd1a1b02ce391c746bccbce62e58394b674fc553be844ccc'
             '9e7dcc90121995024632476d50286b62dbb73da20a7970653a2d72a0a98406c0'
             '35f283689c4f8b346bc05ac57c3cce50a61a1d0c11a665fc1abf519bb3f1beea'
             'f621efae2b2303f4d7bf992904c9ac88d64d1ed773f2d8e7f789389e0094f95a'
-            'c5451d5e1eafc4f8d28b1a2958ec3102c124433a414a86450fc32058e004156b'
-            '55bf07738a3286168a7929ae16dbca29defd14e77b9d24c487ae4c3d12bb9eb9'
             '5ae80ee1cbc0c894d9f5dd99d201999ea3b384fab9d047051b28dca12e355c47'
             'faced4eb4c47c4eb1a9ee8a5bf8a7c4b49d6b4d78efbe426e410730e6267d182'
             '6d72e14552df59e6310f16c176806c408355951724cd5b48a47bf01591b8be02'
             '52dec83a8805a8642d74d764494acda863e0aa23e3d249e80d4b457e20a3fd29'
             '65d58f63215ee3c5f9c4fc6bce36fc5311a6c7dbdbe1ad29de40647b47ff9c0d'
-            'cf2e7a2d00787f754028e7459688c2755a406e632ce48b60952fa4ff7ed6f4b7'
-            'b9546e1b3896f17a7ef7f59299806e734865238ade838d4725b5efd5bda2a47f')
-if [ "$CARCH" != "mips64el" ]; then
-    # don't use the Loongson-specific patches on non-mips64el arches.
-    unset source[${#source[@]}-1]
-    unset sha256sums[${#sha256sums[@]}-1]
-fi
+            'cf2e7a2d00787f754028e7459688c2755a406e632ce48b60952fa4ff7ed6f4b7')
 
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux-libre}
 _localversionname=-libre-lts
 
+case "$CARCH" in
+  i686|x86_64) KARCH=x86;;
+  mips64el) KARCH=mips;;
+esac
+
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
@@ -87,27 +81,7 @@ prepare() {
   # http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dc53324060f324e8af6867f57bf4891c13c6ef18
   patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/0006-genksyms-fix-typeof-handling.patch"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^EXTRAVERSION.*|EXTRAVERSION =-libre-lts|" Makefile
-    sed -r "s|^( SUBLEVEL = ).*|\1$_sublevel|" \
-        < "${srcdir}/lxo-config.patch" > lxo-config.patch
-    msg2 "Adding loongson-community patches"
-    patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/${_basekernel}*-*-loongson-community.patch
-    patch -p0 -i lxo-config.patch
-
-  # ensure N32, add localversion, remove uevent helper as per
-  # https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=blob_plain;f=README
-  # and make USB storage support builtin (e.g. for booting from USB
-  # disks without slowly loading an initramfs)
-    sed -ri \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=.*|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=y|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=.*|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=\"\"|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" \
-        -e "s;(CONFIG_USB(_COMMON|_EHCI_HCD|_OHCI_HCD|_STORAGE.*|_UAS)?)=.*;\1=y;g" \
-        ./.config
-  else
-    cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config # simpler
-  fi
+  cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config
 
   if [ "${_kernelname}" != "" ]; then
     sed -i "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" ./.config
@@ -138,45 +112,22 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    # The build system passes it directly to linker, disable to avoid
-    # having unknown -Wl,... options.
-    export LDFLAGS=""
-    # bzImage is arch-specific and not supported on mips; vmlinux is
-    # useful for oprofile.
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= vmlinux vmlinuz modules
-  else
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
-  fi
+  make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
 }
 
 _package() {
   pkgdesc="The ${pkgbase^} kernel and modules - stable longtime supported kernel package suitable for servers"
   [ "${pkgbase}" = "linux-libre" ] && groups=('base')
-  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod')
+  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod' 'mkinitcpio>=0.7')
   optdepends=('crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country')
-  provides=("kernel26${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux${_kernelname}=${pkgver}")
-  conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}")
-  replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}")
+  provides=("kernel26${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
+  conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
+  replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
   backup=("etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset")
   install=${pkgbase}.install
-  if [ "$CARCH" != "mips64el" ]; then
-     provides+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-     conflicts+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-     replaces+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-  fi
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-      optdepends+=('mkinitcpio: to make the initramfs (needs reinstall of this package)')
-      conflicts+=('mkinitcpio<0.7')
-  else
-      depends+=('mkinitcpio>=0.7')
-  fi
 
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
   # get kernel version
   _kernver="$(make LOCALVERSION= kernelrelease)"
   _basekernel=${_kernver%%-*}
@@ -185,12 +136,7 @@ _package() {
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/{lib/modules,lib/firmware,boot}
   make LOCALVERSION= INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pkgdir}" modules_install
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp vmlinuz "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-    cp vmlinux "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinux-${pkgbase}"
-  else
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-  fi
+  cp arch/$KARCH/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
 
   # set correct depmod command for install
   cp -f "${startdir}/${install}" "${startdir}/${install}.pkg"
@@ -209,12 +155,6 @@ _package() {
     -e "s|fallback_image=.*|fallback_image=\"/boot/initramfs-${pkgbase}-fallback.img\"|" \
     -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
 
-  # mkinitcpio 0.7 relies on bzImage to find the kernel version
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -e "s|ALL_kver=.*|ALL_kver=\"${_kernver}\"|" \
-        -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
-  fi
-
   # remove build and source links
   rm -f "${pkgdir}"/lib/modules/${_kernver}/{source,build}
   # remove the firmware
@@ -244,9 +184,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
   replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
   # in case of repackaging this is empty
   if [ -z "${_kernver}" ]; then
     cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
@@ -278,12 +215,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   cp Module.symvers "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
   cp -a scripts "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/Kbuild "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp -a arch/${KARCH}/loongson "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp ${srcdir}/Kbuild.platforms "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-  fi
-
   # fix permissions on scripts dir
   chmod og-w -R "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/scripts"
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/.tmp_versions"
@@ -369,12 +300,7 @@ _package-headers() {
   done
 
   # remove unneeded architectures
-  rm -rf "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/{alpha,arc,arm,arm26,arm64,avr32,blackfin,c6x,cris,frv,h8300,hexagon,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,metag,microblaze,mn10300,openrisc,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,score,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,tile,unicore32,um,v850,xtensa}
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/x86
-  else
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/mips
-  fi
+  find "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "$KARCH" -exec rm -rf {} +
 }
 
 _package-docs() {
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre-lts/linux-libre-lts.install b/libre/linux-libre-lts/linux-libre-lts.install
index bd7e68999..c68bdd50e 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre-lts/linux-libre-lts.install
+++ b/libre/linux-libre-lts/linux-libre-lts.install
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ post_install () {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
@@ -22,10 +20,8 @@ post_upgrade() {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 
   if [ $(vercmp $2 3.13) -lt 0 ]; then
     echo ">>> WARNING: AT keyboard support is no longer built into the kernel."
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild b/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a9d7dceb..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Fail on warnings - also for files referenced in subdirs
-# -Werror can be disabled for specific files using:
-# CFLAGS_<file.o> := -Wno-error
-subdir-ccflags-y := -Wno-error
-
-# platform specific definitions
-include arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
-obj-y := $(platform-y)
-
-# make clean traverses $(obj-) without having included .config, so
-# everything ends up here
-obj- := $(platform-)
-
-# mips object files
-# The object files are linked as core-y files would be linked
-
-obj-y += kernel/
-obj-y += mm/
-obj-y += math-emu/
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild.platforms b/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild.platforms
deleted file mode 100644
index 90a226888..000000000
--- a/libre/linux-libre/Kbuild.platforms
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# All platforms listed in alphabetic order
-
-platforms += loongson
-
-# include the platform specific files
-include $(patsubst %, $(srctree)/arch/mips/%/Platform, $(platforms))
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre/PKGBUILD b/libre/linux-libre/PKGBUILD
index d7479db9e..a198bb0d2 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre/PKGBUILD
+++ b/libre/linux-libre/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ _basekernel=3.16
 _sublevel=1
 pkgver=${_basekernel}.${_sublevel}
 pkgrel=1
-_lxopkgver=${_basekernel}.0 # nearly always the same as pkgver
-arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'mips64el')
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/"
 license=('GPL2')
 makedepends=('xmlto' 'docbook-xsl' 'kmod' 'inetutils' 'bc')
@@ -26,32 +25,27 @@ source=("http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/${_basekernel}-gn
         'config.i686' 'config.x86_64'
         # standard config files for mkinitcpio ramdisk
         "${pkgbase}.preset"
-        'Kbuild'
-        'Kbuild.platforms'
         'boot-logo.patch'
         'change-default-console-loglevel.patch'
         'compal-laptop-hwmon-fix.patch'
-        "http://www.linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/lemote/gnewsense/pool/debuginfo/linux-patches-${_lxopkgver}-gnu_0loongsonlibre_mipsel.tar.xz")
+        )
 sha256sums=('9c2a524c901febe0f0138f702bfdeb52d6f79f22c1fdbabaa37580bc70f16218'
             '3bbc78694d76b12b6229799d7c4daf5215b9dd731908d96b03603aceb54ad5c7'
             '46f70101acc6ffa57ea8f077db55ad554dd4b335c2e0fa85edf61db9f89c45ed'
             '5b809f025fc13ccffb77092fadf044b4a52d9b8242028b01d15845589c4e1e19'
             'dfe01c93d83cdac9ca502715ceb6ac9502d327c939fec2e3052a5a58422dc176'
-            'c5451d5e1eafc4f8d28b1a2958ec3102c124433a414a86450fc32058e004156b'
-            '55bf07738a3286168a7929ae16dbca29defd14e77b9d24c487ae4c3d12bb9eb9'
             '8303b426b1a6dce456b2350003558ae312d21cab0ae6c1f0d7b9d21395f4e177'
             '1256b241cd477b265a3c2d64bdc19ffe3c9bbcee82ea3994c590c2c76e767d99'
-            'f36f61a0a72bcb0a9c04264343503bfbf927c9ea0db819e66734a3933b060588'
-            '86a5e1ab424fe5dec8dffe24253d11575d5e7a51b7fb117db95a5bf1efdba3fd')
-if [ "$CARCH" != "mips64el" ]; then
-    # don't use the Loongson-specific patches on non-mips64el arches.
-    unset source[${#source[@]}-1]
-    unset sha256sums[${#sha256sums[@]}-1]
-fi
+            'f36f61a0a72bcb0a9c04264343503bfbf927c9ea0db819e66734a3933b060588')
 
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux-libre}
 _localversionname=-libre
 
+case "$CARCH" in
+  i686|x86_64) KARCH=x86;;
+  mips64el) KARCH=mips;;
+esac
+
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
@@ -73,27 +67,7 @@ prepare() {
   # #41458 fix hwmon for compal-laptop module
   patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/compal-laptop-hwmon-fix.patch"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -i "s|^EXTRAVERSION.*|EXTRAVERSION =-libre|" Makefile
-    sed -r "s|^( SUBLEVEL = ).*|\1$_sublevel|" \
-        < "${srcdir}/lxo-config.patch" > lxo-config.patch
-    msg2 "Adding loongson-community patches"
-    patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/${_basekernel}*-*-loongson-community.patch
-    patch -p0 -i lxo-config.patch
-
-  # ensure N32, add localversion, remove uevent helper as per
-  # https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=blob_plain;f=README
-  # and make USB storage support builtin (e.g. for booting from USB
-  # disks without slowly loading an initramfs)
-    sed -ri \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=.*|CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=y|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=.*|CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=\"\"|g" \
-        -e "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" \
-        -e "s;(CONFIG_USB(_COMMON|_EHCI_HCD|_OHCI_HCD|_STORAGE.*|_UAS)?)=.*;\1=y;g" \
-        ./.config
-  else
-    cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config # simpler
-  fi
+  cat "${srcdir}/config.${CARCH}" > ./.config
 
   if [ "${_kernelname}" != "" ]; then
     sed -i "s|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*|CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\"${_localversionname}\"|g" ./.config
@@ -124,45 +98,22 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    # The build system passes it directly to linker, disable to avoid
-    # having unknown -Wl,... options.
-    export LDFLAGS=""
-    # bzImage is arch-specific and not supported on mips; vmlinux is
-    # useful for oprofile.
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= vmlinux vmlinuz modules
-  else
-    make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
-  fi
+  make ${MAKEFLAGS} LOCALVERSION= bzImage modules
 }
 
 _package() {
   pkgdesc="The ${pkgbase^} kernel and modules"
   [ "${pkgbase}" = "linux-libre" ] && groups=('base')
-  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod')
+  depends=('coreutils' 'linux-libre-firmware' 'kmod' 'mkinitcpio>=0.7')
   optdepends=('crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country')
-  provides=("kernel26${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux${_kernelname}=${pkgver}")
-  conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}")
-  replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}")
+  provides=("kernel26${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux${_kernelname}=${pkgver}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
+  conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
+  replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}" "linux${_kernelname}" "linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
   backup=("etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset")
   install=${pkgbase}.install
-  if [ "$CARCH" != "mips64el" ]; then
-     provides+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-     conflicts+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-     replaces+=("linux-libre${_kernelname}-kmod-alx")
-  fi
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-      optdepends+=('mkinitcpio: to make the initramfs (needs reinstall of this package)')
-      conflicts+=('mkinitcpio<0.7')
-  else
-      depends+=('mkinitcpio>=0.7')
-  fi
 
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
   # get kernel version
   _kernver="$(make LOCALVERSION= kernelrelease)"
   _basekernel=${_kernver%%-*}
@@ -170,13 +121,7 @@ _package() {
 
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/{lib/modules,lib/firmware,boot}
   make LOCALVERSION= INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pkgdir}" modules_install
-
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp vmlinuz "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-    cp vmlinux "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinux-${pkgbase}"
-  else
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
-  fi
+  cp arch/$KARCH/boot/bzImage "${pkgdir}/boot/vmlinuz-${pkgbase}"
 
   # set correct depmod command for install
   cp -f "${startdir}/${install}" "${startdir}/${install}.pkg"
@@ -195,12 +140,6 @@ _package() {
     -e "s|fallback_image=.*|fallback_image=\"/boot/initramfs-${pkgbase}-fallback.img\"|" \
     -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
 
-  # mkinitcpio 0.7 relies on bzImage to find the kernel version
-  if [ "$CARCH" == "mips64el" ]; then
-    sed -e "s|ALL_kver=.*|ALL_kver=\"${_kernver}\"|" \
-        -i "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
-  fi
-
   # remove build and source links
   rm -f "${pkgdir}"/lib/modules/${_kernver}/{source,build}
   # remove the firmware
@@ -230,15 +169,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   conflicts=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
   replaces=("kernel26${_kernelname}-headers" "kernel26-libre${_kernelname}-headers" "linux${_kernelname}-headers")
 
-  KARCH=x86
-  [ $CARCH = "mips64el" ] && KARCH=mips
-
-  # in case of repackaging this is empty
-  if [ -z "${_kernver}" ]; then
-    cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
-    _kernver="$(make LOCALVERSION= kernelrelease)"
-  fi
-
   install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}"
 
   cd "${srcdir}/linux-${_basekernel}"
@@ -264,12 +194,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   cp Module.symvers "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
   cp -a scripts "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    cp arch/${KARCH}/Kbuild "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp -a arch/${KARCH}/loongson "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-    cp ${srcdir}/Kbuild.platforms "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-  fi
-
   # fix permissions on scripts dir
   chmod og-w -R "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/scripts"
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/.tmp_versions"
@@ -355,12 +279,7 @@ _package-headers() {
   done
 
   # remove unneeded architectures
-  rm -rf "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/{alpha,arc,arm,arm26,arm64,avr32,blackfin,c6x,cris,frv,h8300,hexagon,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,metag,microblaze,mn10300,openrisc,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,score,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,tile,unicore32,um,v850,xtensa}
-  if [ "$CARCH" = "mips64el" ]; then
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/x86
-  else
-    rm -rf ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/mips
-  fi
+  find "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "$KARCH" -exec rm -rf {} +
 }
 
 _package-docs() {
diff --git a/libre/linux-libre/linux-libre.install b/libre/linux-libre/linux-libre.install
index 34be5215e..32514d892 100644
--- a/libre/linux-libre/linux-libre.install
+++ b/libre/linux-libre/linux-libre.install
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ post_install () {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
@@ -22,10 +20,8 @@ post_upgrade() {
   # updating module dependencies
   echo ">>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ..."
   depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-  if command -v mkinitcpio 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
-    echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-    mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
-  fi
+  echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
+  mkinitcpio -p linux-libre${KERNEL_NAME}
 
   if [ $(vercmp $2 3.13) -lt 0 ]; then
     echo ">>> WARNING: AT keyboard support is no longer built into the kernel."