+/* The actual configuration determine if the init/exit sections
+ * are handled as text/data or they can be discarded (which
+ * often happens at runtime)
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
+#define DEV_KEEP(sec) *(.dev##sec)
+#define DEV_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define DEV_KEEP(sec)
+#define DEV_DISCARD(sec) *(.dev##sec)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+#define CPU_KEEP(sec) *(.cpu##sec)
+#define CPU_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define CPU_KEEP(sec)
+#define CPU_DISCARD(sec) *(.cpu##sec)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
+#define MEM_KEEP(sec) *(.mem##sec)
+#define MEM_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define MEM_KEEP(sec)
+#define MEM_DISCARD(sec) *(.mem##sec)
+#endif
+
+