diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
index cd315a4cfb..da4a1b1bfe 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
@@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
---- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-@@ -545,8 +545,28 @@ static void __init resource_init(void)
- 	}
- }
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_IMAGE_CMDLINE_HACK
-+static void __init process__image_cmdline(void)
-+{
-+	extern char __image_cmdline[];
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '\0')
-+		return;
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '-') {
-+		strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	} else {
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, " ", sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	}
-+}
-+#else
-+static void inline process__image_cmdline(void) {}
-+#endif
-+
- void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
- {
-+	process__image_cmdline();
- 	cpu_probe();
- 	prom_init();
- 
 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
 @@ -771,6 +771,10 @@ config SYNC_R4K
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
index 59bc6233e9..ec2dfce562 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
@@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
---- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-@@ -545,8 +545,28 @@ static void __init resource_init(void)
- 	}
- }
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_IMAGE_CMDLINE_HACK
-+static void __init process__image_cmdline(void)
-+{
-+	extern char __image_cmdline[];
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '\0')
-+		return;
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '-') {
-+		strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	} else {
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, " ", sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	}
-+}
-+#else
-+static void inline process__image_cmdline(void) {}
-+#endif
-+
- void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
- {
-+	process__image_cmdline();
- 	cpu_probe();
- 	prom_init();
- 
 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
 @@ -766,6 +766,10 @@ config SYNC_R4K
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
index 75dc2b0682..7433686857 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
@@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
---- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-@@ -546,8 +546,28 @@ static void __init resource_init(void)
- 	}
- }
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_IMAGE_CMDLINE_HACK
-+static void __init process__image_cmdline(void)
-+{
-+	extern char __image_cmdline[];
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '\0')
-+		return;
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '-') {
-+		strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	} else {
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, " ", sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	}
-+}
-+#else
-+static void inline process__image_cmdline(void) {}
-+#endif
-+
- void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
- {
-+	process__image_cmdline();
- 	cpu_probe();
- 	prom_init();
- 
 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
 @@ -806,6 +806,10 @@ config SYNC_R4K
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
index 6b27264162..026a84b6a4 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/021-mips_image_cmdline_hack.patch
@@ -1,34 +1,3 @@
---- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
-@@ -546,8 +546,28 @@ static void __init resource_init(void)
- 	}
- }
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_IMAGE_CMDLINE_HACK
-+static void __init process__image_cmdline(void)
-+{
-+	extern char __image_cmdline[];
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '\0')
-+		return;
-+
-+	if (__image_cmdline[0] == '-') {
-+		strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	} else {
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, " ", sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+		strlcat(arcs_cmdline, __image_cmdline, sizeof(arcs_cmdline));
-+	}
-+}
-+#else
-+static void inline process__image_cmdline(void) {}
-+#endif
-+
- void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
- {
-+	process__image_cmdline();
- 	cpu_probe();
- 	prom_init();
- 
 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
 @@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ config SYNC_R4K