diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 9b72bab56b64884543e1527a2186b388f7d460ca..4991da2226505dd73c18d9df472d3f786e442046 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ menu "MIPS architecture"
config SYS_ARCH
default "mips"
+config SYS_CPU
+ default "mips32" if CPU_MIPS32_R1 || CPU_MIPS32_R2
+ default "mips64" if CPU_MIPS64_R1 || CPU_MIPS64_R2
+
config USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC
default y
@@ -12,21 +16,39 @@ choice
config TARGET_QEMU_MIPS
bool "Support qemu-mips"
+ select SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R2
config TARGET_MALTA
bool "Support malta"
+ select SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
config TARGET_VCT
bool "Support vct"
+ select SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
config TARGET_DBAU1X00
bool "Support dbau1x00"
+ select SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
config TARGET_PB1X00
bool "Support pb1x00"
+ select SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
-config TARGET_QEMU_MIPS64
- bool "Support qemu-mips64"
endchoice
@@ -36,4 +58,88 @@ source "board/micronas/vct/Kconfig"
source "board/pb1x00/Kconfig"
source "board/qemu-mips/Kconfig"
+if MIPS
+
+choice
+ prompt "Endianness selection"
+ help
+ Some MIPS boards can be configured for either little or big endian
+ byte order. These modes require different U-Boot images. In general there
+ is one preferred byteorder for a particular system but some systems are
+ just as commonly used in the one or the other endianness.
+
+config SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ bool "Big endian"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+
+config SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ bool "Little endian"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+
+endchoice
+
+choice
+ prompt "CPU selection"
+ default CPU_MIPS32_R2
+
+config CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ bool "MIPS32 Release 1"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select 32BIT
+ help
+ Choose this option to build an U-Boot for release 1 or later of the
+ MIPS32 architecture.
+
+config CPU_MIPS32_R2
+ bool "MIPS32 Release 2"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+ select 32BIT
+ help
+ Choose this option to build an U-Boot for release 2 or later of the
+ MIPS32 architecture.
+
+config CPU_MIPS64_R1
+ bool "MIPS64 Release 1"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R1
+ select 64BIT
+ help
+ Choose this option to build a kernel for release 1 or later of the
+ MIPS64 architecture.
+
+config CPU_MIPS64_R2
+ bool "MIPS64 Release 2"
+ depends on SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R2
+ select 64BIT
+ help
+ Choose this option to build a kernel for release 2 or later of the
+ MIPS64 architecture.
+
+endchoice
+
+config SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+ bool
+
+config SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ bool
+
+config SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ bool
+
+config SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+ bool
+
+config SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R1
+ bool
+
+config SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS64_R2
+ bool
+
+config 32BIT
+ bool
+
+config 64BIT
+ bool
+
+endif
+
endmenu
diff --git a/arch/mips/config.mk b/arch/mips/config.mk
index a2d07aff1b1d5209fbb925b4a4399ee707e365e2..4dc88f4d51f1903cab3658f5a16386be137df6ca 100644
--- a/arch/mips/config.mk
+++ b/arch/mips/config.mk
@@ -5,25 +5,41 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
#
-ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-CROSS_COMPILE := mips_4KC-
+ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
+32bit-emul := elf32btsmip
+64bit-emul := elf64btsmip
+32bit-bfd := elf32-tradbigmips
+64bit-bfd := elf64-tradbigmips
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -EB
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EB
endif
-# Handle special prefix in ELDK 4.0 toolchain
-ifneq (,$(findstring 4KCle,$(CROSS_COMPILE)))
-ENDIANNESS := -EL
+ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+32bit-emul := elf32ltsmip
+64bit-emul := elf64ltsmip
+32bit-bfd := elf32-tradlittlemips
+64bit-bfd := elf64-tradlittlemips
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -EL
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EL
endif
-ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-ENDIANNESS := -EL
+ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mabi=32
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m $(32bit-emul)
+OBJCOPYFLAGS += -O $(32bit-bfd)
endif
-ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
-ENDIANNESS := -EB
+ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mabi=64
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m$(64bit-emul)
+OBJCOPYFLAGS += -O $(64bit-bfd)
endif
-# Default to EB if no endianess is configured
-ENDIANNESS ?= -EB
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1) += -march=mips32 -Wa,-mips32
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2) += -march=mips32r2 -Wa,-mips32r2
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R1) += -march=mips64 -Wa,-mips64
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R2) += -march=mips64r2 -Wa,-mips64r2
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y)
PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -D__MIPS__
@@ -49,10 +65,10 @@ __HAVE_ARCH_GENERIC_BOARD := y
# On the other hand, we want PIC in the U-Boot code to relocate it from ROM
# to RAM. $28 is always used as gp.
#
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -G 0 -mabicalls -fpic $(ENDIANNESS)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -G 0 -mabicalls -fpic
PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -msoft-float
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib $(ENDIANNESS)
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections -pie
OBJCOPYFLAGS += -j .text -j .rodata -j .data -j .got
-OBJCOPYFLAGS += -j .u_boot_list -j .rel.dyn
+OBJCOPYFLAGS += -j .u_boot_list -j .rel.dyn -j .padding
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/config.mk b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/config.mk
index 332cd62c74901869009aa40d9c32f30a2fbc93df..4257c56d59e3b104faa7326286efb5408c95ee66 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/config.mk
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/config.mk
@@ -5,19 +5,5 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
#
-#
-# Default optimization level for MIPS32
-#
-# Note: Toolchains with binutils prior to v2.16
-# are no longer supported by U-Boot MIPS tree!
-#
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MIPS32 -march=mips32r2
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mabi=32 -DCONFIG_32BIT
-ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m elf32btsmip
-else
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m elf32ltsmip
-endif
-
CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x80200000 \
-T $(srctree)/examples/standalone/mips.lds
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/config.mk b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/config.mk
index c55eb7f2ee9089e042d566c873b3740370c52332..96eb82948d4a1a53005948c28f0124fac95250ed 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/config.mk
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/config.mk
@@ -5,19 +5,5 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
#
-#
-# Default optimization level for MIPS64
-#
-# Note: Toolchains with binutils prior to v2.16
-# are no longer supported by U-Boot MIPS tree!
-#
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MIPS64 -march=mips64
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mabi=64 -DCONFIG_64BIT
-ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m elf64btsmip
-else
-PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -m elf64ltsmip
-endif
-
CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0xffffffff80200000 \
-T $(srctree)/examples/standalone/mips64.lds
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
index e504ea754403a23df0bd81b0079a2f9e40739a56..7d71c11ae4c6cfa5ff1aa22df51a20d4ceb16bc0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ SECTIONS
__rel_dyn_end = .;
}
+ .padding : {
+ /*
+ * Workaround for a binutils feature (or bug?).
+ *
+ * The GNU ld from binutils puts the dynamic relocation
+ * entries into the .rel.dyn section. Sometimes it
+ * allocates more dynamic relocation entries than it needs
+ * and the unused slots are set to R_MIPS_NONE entries.
+ *
+ * However the size of the .rel.dyn section in the ELF
+ * section header does not cover the unused entries, so
+ * objcopy removes those during stripping.
+ *
+ * Create a small section here to avoid that.
+ */
+ LONG(0xFFFFFFFF)
+ }
+
_end = .;
.bss __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
diff --git a/board/dbau1x00/Kconfig b/board/dbau1x00/Kconfig
index 1a8946d06ca9dfcda34215a383ad1deacc3f591b..1286e4509f42f56ee4a65a8b5dc653aaaf00b4f9 100644
--- a/board/dbau1x00/Kconfig
+++ b/board/dbau1x00/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
if TARGET_DBAU1X00
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips32"
-
config SYS_BOARD
default "dbau1x00"
@@ -12,4 +9,22 @@ config SYS_SOC
config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
default "dbau1x00"
+menu "dbau1x00 board options"
+
+choice
+ prompt "Select au1x00 SoC type"
+
+config DBAU1100
+ bool "Select AU1100"
+
+config DBAU1500
+ bool "Select AU1500"
+
+config DBAU1550
+ bool "Select AU1550"
+
+endchoice
+
+endmenu
+
endif
diff --git a/board/imgtec/malta/Kconfig b/board/imgtec/malta/Kconfig
index 401962c4bddf734e9d79d25e4276ab5d0ce98ad2..4c06d0c0d80912eb87df0d7346eefb17c2cdcb26 100644
--- a/board/imgtec/malta/Kconfig
+++ b/board/imgtec/malta/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
if TARGET_MALTA
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips32"
-
config SYS_BOARD
default "malta"
diff --git a/board/micronas/vct/Kconfig b/board/micronas/vct/Kconfig
index 75046fe7ab8305a5a30dbcc276e15f9362a634cd..288a1aeb7058fb495fb4cecb42c22757ace7717a 100644
--- a/board/micronas/vct/Kconfig
+++ b/board/micronas/vct/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
if TARGET_VCT
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips32"
-
config SYS_BOARD
default "vct"
@@ -12,4 +9,28 @@ config SYS_VENDOR
config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
default "vct"
+menu "vct board options"
+
+choice
+ prompt "Board variant"
+
+config VCT_PLATINUM
+ bool "Enable VCT_PLATINUM"
+
+config VCT_PLATINUMAVC
+ bool "Enable VCT_PLATINUMAVC"
+
+config VCT_PREMIUM
+ bool "Enable VCT_PLATINUMAVC"
+
+endchoice
+
+config VCT_ONENAND
+ bool "Enable VCT_ONENAND"
+
+config VCT_SMALL_IMAGE
+ bool "Enable VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
+
+endmenu
+
endif
diff --git a/board/pb1x00/Kconfig b/board/pb1x00/Kconfig
index ef2844a49743e4125b94c1d82f0790361080bee6..251db6ab637c14d8b83051c5026e9dc78c24117f 100644
--- a/board/pb1x00/Kconfig
+++ b/board/pb1x00/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
if TARGET_PB1X00
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips32"
-
config SYS_BOARD
default "pb1x00"
diff --git a/board/qemu-mips/Kconfig b/board/qemu-mips/Kconfig
index e4d9663c2de62108fe95f9162d64043b8aae1a8b..18d78b51008f2f271dc81e23d39579b69d0da7cf 100644
--- a/board/qemu-mips/Kconfig
+++ b/board/qemu-mips/Kconfig
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
if TARGET_QEMU_MIPS
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips32"
-
-config SYS_BOARD
- default "qemu-mips"
-
-config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
- default "qemu-mips"
-
-endif
-
-if TARGET_QEMU_MIPS64
-
-config SYS_CPU
- default "mips64"
-
config SYS_BOARD
default "qemu-mips"
config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
- default "qemu-mips64"
+ default "qemu-mips" if 32BIT
+ default "qemu-mips64" if 64BIT
endif
diff --git a/configs/dbau1000_defconfig b/configs/dbau1000_defconfig
index 7c95629cfb4f2c8b5dd4fde1bff9c877fe1b2d83..aa4d338d435f99acb91468e6c493154d17715be2 100644
--- a/configs/dbau1000_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dbau1000_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="DBAU1000"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_DBAU1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
diff --git a/configs/dbau1100_defconfig b/configs/dbau1100_defconfig
index 506f5da8cac13d97c4b05e3ffb8fad399c459d1f..aac9f032b02ee3740d09dbf4d856ed17182042f1 100644
--- a/configs/dbau1100_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dbau1100_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="DBAU1100"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_DBAU1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_DBAU1100=y
diff --git a/configs/dbau1500_defconfig b/configs/dbau1500_defconfig
index 5a02a78610ed0e2947c3deed0202127c9236d2f6..d96de13ff991eba3dd0eb3c357ce128e47405387 100644
--- a/configs/dbau1500_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dbau1500_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="DBAU1500"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_DBAU1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_DBAU1500=y
diff --git a/configs/dbau1550_defconfig b/configs/dbau1550_defconfig
index 90150235244414e671185a8586e0152a2279b73e..a2dfe18c784d85ae50d1848c8042ece1ed3318c4 100644
--- a/configs/dbau1550_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dbau1550_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="DBAU1550"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_DBAU1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_DBAU1550=y
diff --git a/configs/dbau1550_el_defconfig b/configs/dbau1550_el_defconfig
index 53b35ce60f58d68008f9eea00e3d925cfb7c08ab..767326f6d46207b93a70f42e2576976c184c9dac 100644
--- a/configs/dbau1550_el_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dbau1550_el_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="DBAU1550,SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_DBAU1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_DBAU1550=y
diff --git a/configs/malta_defconfig b/configs/malta_defconfig
index f3788b6db1fdd17a4ea2e8409503cbabdd86f01d..5a178a76b31a6cf709cd0af3844894caa9a8e14d 100644
--- a/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_BIG_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_MALTA=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
diff --git a/configs/maltael_defconfig b/configs/maltael_defconfig
index 97d0e899da345d3e574ccc6bd87171ed0de42f09..011525fc2b5344dbbcacceda08427736bf47fd3e 100644
--- a/configs/maltael_defconfig
+++ b/configs/maltael_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_MALTA=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
diff --git a/configs/pb1000_defconfig b/configs/pb1000_defconfig
index e226358fe2d32ad68bc94c0de270cff97af83ad4..72c22a0876b10c2c5432d952f3b298bbbfb79af5 100644
--- a/configs/pb1000_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pb1000_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="PB1000"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_PB1X00=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mips64_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips64_defconfig
index 2948355769870d02a60d3d9befe81c5084e85032..3608bbe5524b81780c34865bdb20184cea867438 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mips64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips64_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_BIG_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
-CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS64=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R1=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mips64el_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips64el_defconfig
index 13a039f0b81d9ea468f5738c008ca46004a921f7..a9ebd7b5ff203332141e0e0edc75c6ffb75a60fd 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mips64el_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips64el_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
-CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS64=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R1=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mips_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips_defconfig
index 6b2c0290e97102d44a433ec8c689a92f990cfe22..f58dd2200ad5a74f84f1554850d85d1ef281d736 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mips_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_BIG_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
index 57c87016c4d9b3f302d77213fc5b5a8b21d48765..84a45116fade481378cb687f3dfeda1e89ed6146 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_MIPS=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinum_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinum_defconfig
index 9ff8b684214c534fe89d3c005e1331537d77bf69..32e9e8cc6d7cc3410cefa7a18381a8d490d34c2c 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinum_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinum_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUM"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUM=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_defconfig
index f33c97dc8f2a79fc1b8794991aafe1033a7a92dc..4346518a18a29cfddb30afdce3da4f488ec3ec4e 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUM,VCT_ONENAND"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_small_defconfig
index 58c79955abf9d6de359e681a2c5b08d57fb9368e..fd5228296686aa6a66f1bfe3ef19d6a6fee0bd64 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinum_onenand_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUM,VCT_ONENAND,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinum_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinum_small_defconfig
index f4f56c4f4cb03ce9352d9a902e11d513cce498a8..58f956d7dbb13f14ab5a16b478bdc08202f39acb 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinum_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinum_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUM,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
index 8aaac56e3defb262519e6405982c9dcfe8216168..732565cb96887b260af26da8c6eb633f00b7f996 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinumavc_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUMAVC"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUMAVC=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_defconfig
index 926c6e40504b118b9dc1bae07628cea42c42bf8f..670e7f92daa93b3004b16663af970195d571202c 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUMAVC,VCT_ONENAND"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUMAVC=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_small_defconfig
index 31b4c9a8d616fa80a30c64b8b156b3fc7d5b5674..31a4948e709761157fe885830c30add9e8ff9c49 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinumavc_onenand_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUMAVC,VCT_ONENAND,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUMAVC=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/configs/vct_platinumavc_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_platinumavc_small_defconfig
index 23f6561b34ea846b18a9bf4a713075ae23804006..ce00a6c0f194c84760ec5655753d66a4ac0d83cc 100644
--- a/configs/vct_platinumavc_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_platinumavc_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PLATINUMAVC,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PLATINUMAVC=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/configs/vct_premium_defconfig b/configs/vct_premium_defconfig
index 0e16ff9cacda499476e3b644f93189a1337de0c9..a19e65d7e6fe90b75e2acb199b292d0f1a63944d 100644
--- a/configs/vct_premium_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_premium_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PREMIUM"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PREMIUM=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_premium_onenand_defconfig b/configs/vct_premium_onenand_defconfig
index 29734b82749f725125638051f86db1d2eeea8e40..092d0f79d339bbfb8bae4fef57bc07e613c9e98a 100644
--- a/configs/vct_premium_onenand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_premium_onenand_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PREMIUM,VCT_ONENAND"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PREMIUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
diff --git a/configs/vct_premium_onenand_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_premium_onenand_small_defconfig
index 354793edc858e089721cb27bf24818e99fbd95f6..eabfb88e0c3ecd1d094dfd2ac797d60e00c67f55 100644
--- a/configs/vct_premium_onenand_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_premium_onenand_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PREMIUM,VCT_ONENAND,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PREMIUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_ONENAND=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/configs/vct_premium_small_defconfig b/configs/vct_premium_small_defconfig
index a23ddb7e21351b5f718d2501679fa9a753e9ce1a..1ce0efd2734747e1499bbef1a2d27c9b5db137ab 100644
--- a/configs/vct_premium_small_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vct_premium_small_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="VCT_PREMIUM,VCT_SMALL_IMAGE"
CONFIG_MIPS=y
CONFIG_TARGET_VCT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y
+CONFIG_VCT_PREMIUM=y
+CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE=y
# CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
diff --git a/include/configs/pb1x00.h b/include/configs/pb1x00.h
index f92496571bae610ab6b20bdce9086f6672e6f924..1c04a58e9fed7428afaa517c89dc5d68c4c39c08 100644
--- a/include/configs/pb1x00.h
+++ b/include/configs/pb1x00.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
#endif
#endif
-#define CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-
#define CONFIG_ETHADDR DE:AD:BE:EF:01:01 /* Ethernet address */
#define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY 2 /* autoboot after 2 seconds */