Index: aclocal.m4
===================================================================
--- aclocal.m4	(revision 1933)
+++ aclocal.m4	(working copy)
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 
 if test "x$grub_cv_prog_ld_build_id_none" = xyes; then
   MODULE_LDFLAGS="$MODULE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--build-id=none"
+  PPC_BUILD_ID_FLAG="-Wl,--build-id=none"
 fi
 ])
 
Index: conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk
===================================================================
--- conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk	(revision 1933)
+++ conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk	(working copy)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 kernel_elf_CFLAGS = $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 kernel_elf_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
 kernel_elf_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) -static-libgcc -lgcc \
-	-Wl,-N,-S,-Ttext,0x200000,-Bstatic
+	-Wl,-N,-S,-Ttext,0x200000,-Bstatic $(PPC_BUILD_ID_FLAG)
 
 # Scripts.
 sbin_SCRIPTS = grub-install
Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 1933)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MODULE_LDFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PPC_BUILD_ID_FLAG)
 
 # Set them to their new values for the tests below.
 CC="$TARGET_CC"
Index: Makefile.in
===================================================================
--- Makefile.in	(revision 1933)
+++ Makefile.in	(working copy)
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 TARGET_IMG_LDFLAGS = @TARGET_IMG_LDFLAGS@
 TARGET_OBJ2ELF = @TARGET_OBJ2ELF@
 MODULE_LDFLAGS = @MODULE_LDFLAGS@
+PPC_BUILD_ID_FLAG = @PPC_BUILD_ID_FLAG@
 EXEEXT = @EXEEXT@
 OBJCOPY = @OBJCOPY@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- ChangeLog	(revision 1933)
+++ ChangeLog	(working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2008-12-01  Manoel R. Abranches <address@hidden>
+
+	Add option --build-id=none to ld when linking kernel.elf in powerpc
+	to prevent creating additional LOAD segments.
+	Patch made with help from Paulo R. Pinatti <address@hidden>.
+	* aclocal.m4: add --build-id=none to new variable when acceptable by
+	ld.
+	* conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk: New variable.
+	* configure.ac: New variable. 
+	* Makefile.in: New variable.
+
 2008-11-29  Robert Millan  <address@hidden>
 
 	* disk/ata.c (grub_ata_pciinit): Handle errors rised by