Merge changes from topic "mixed-rwx" into integration

* changes:
  build: permit multiple linker scripts
  build: clarify linker script generation
  style: normalize linker script code style
  fix(pie): pass `-fpie` to the preprocessor as well
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2922a2..0360851 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -654,12 +654,16 @@
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_PIE),1)
 ifeq ($(BL2_AT_EL3),1)
 ifneq ($(BL2_IN_XIP_MEM),1)
+	BL2_CPPFLAGS	+=	-fpie
 	BL2_CFLAGS	+=	-fpie
 	BL2_LDFLAGS	+=	$(PIE_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 endif
-	BL31_CFLAGS	+=	-fpie
+	BL31_CPPFLAGS	+=	-fpie
+	BL31_CFLAGS 	+=	-fpie
 	BL31_LDFLAGS	+=	$(PIE_LDFLAGS)
+
+	BL32_CPPFLAGS	+=	-fpie
 	BL32_CFLAGS	+=	-fpie
 	BL32_LDFLAGS	+=	$(PIE_LDFLAGS)
 endif
diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index c4ec5fe..124358c 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * The .data section gets copied from ROM to RAM at runtime.
- * Its LMA should be 16-byte aligned to allow efficient copying of 16-bytes
- * aligned regions in it.
+ * The .data section gets copied from ROM to RAM at runtime. Its LMA should be
+ * 16-byte aligned to allow efficient copying of 16-bytes aligned regions in it.
  * Its VMA must be page-aligned as it marks the first read/write page.
  */
 #define DATA_ALIGN	16
@@ -24,23 +23,26 @@
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL1_RW_BASE, LENGTH = BL1_RW_LIMIT - BL1_RW_BASE
 }
 
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL1_RO_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL1_RO_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL1_RO_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
     } >ROM
 
-    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang need them */
+    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang needs them */
     .ARM.extab . : {
         *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
     } >ROM
@@ -51,51 +53,57 @@
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         /*
          * No need to pad out the .rodata section to a page boundary. Next is
          * the .data section, which can mapped in ROM with the same memory
          * attributes as the .rodata section.
          *
-         * Pad out to 16 bytes though as .data section needs to be 16 byte
-         * aligned and lld does not align the LMA to the aligment specified
+         * Pad out to 16 bytes though as .data section needs to be 16-byte
+         * aligned and lld does not align the LMA to the alignment specified
          * on the .data section.
          */
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
-         . = ALIGN(16);
+
+        . = ALIGN(16);
     } >ROM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
 
         /*
-         * Pad out to 16 bytes as .data section needs to be 16 byte aligned and
-         * lld does not align the LMA to the aligment specified on the .data
-         * section.
+         * Pad out to 16 bytes as the .data section needs to be 16-byte aligned
+         * and lld does not align the LMA to the alignment specified on the
+         * .data section.
          */
-         . = ALIGN(16);
+        . = ALIGN(16);
     } >ROM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
     ASSERT(__CPU_OPS_END__ > __CPU_OPS_START__,
-           "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
+        "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
 
     . = BL1_RW_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(BL1_RW_BASE == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL1_RW_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL1_RW_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM AT>ROM
+
     __DATA_RAM_START__ = __DATA_START__;
     __DATA_RAM_END__ = __DATA_END__;
 
@@ -105,24 +113,26 @@
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
-     * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data. This is required to set up the correct memory
+     * attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure the rest of
+         * the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
     __BL1_RAM_START__ = ADDR(.data);
     __BL1_RAM_END__ = .;
@@ -135,15 +145,16 @@
      * of BL1's actual content in Trusted ROM.
      */
     __BL1_ROM_END__ =  __DATA_ROM_START__ + __DATA_SIZE__;
+
     ASSERT(__BL1_ROM_END__ <= BL1_RO_LIMIT,
-           "BL1's ROM content has exceeded its limit.")
+        "BL1's ROM content has exceeded its limit.")
 
     __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     __COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__ =
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ - __COHERENT_RAM_START__;
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL1_RW_LIMIT, "BL1's RW section has exceeded its limit.")
 }
diff --git a/bl1/bl1.mk b/bl1/bl1.mk
index 9f63fd5..0c43f13 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.mk
+++ b/bl1/bl1.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 BL1_SOURCES		+=	bl1/bl1_fwu.c
 endif
 
-BL1_LINKERFILE		:=	bl1/bl1.ld.S
+BL1_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl1/bl1.ld.S
diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index 80cf7db..3df8f07 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -15,28 +15,31 @@
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL2_BASE, LENGTH = BL2_LIMIT - BL2_BASE
 }
 
-
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL2_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL2_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL2_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
 #if ENABLE_RME
         *bl2_rme_entrypoint.o(.text*)
 #else /* ENABLE_RME */
         *bl2_entrypoint.o(.text*)
 #endif /* ENABLE_RME */
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
-    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang need them */
+    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang needs them */
     .ARM.extab . : {
         *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
     } >RAM
@@ -47,39 +50,41 @@
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *bl2_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as
-         * read-only, executable.  No RW data from the next section must
-         * creep in.  Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as read-only,
+         * executable. No RW data from the next section must creep in. Ensure
+         * that the rest of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM
     STACK_SECTION >RAM
@@ -88,29 +93,27 @@
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure the rest of
+         * the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL2_END__ = .;
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     __COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__ =
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ - __COHERENT_RAM_START__;
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL2_LIMIT, "BL2 image has exceeded its limit.")
 }
diff --git a/bl2/bl2.mk b/bl2/bl2.mk
index 7a973e5..a18abab 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.mk
+++ b/bl2/bl2.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 				bl2/${ARCH}/bl2_el3_exceptions.S	\
 				bl2/${ARCH}/bl2_run_next_image.S	\
 				${GPT_LIB_SRCS}
-BL2_LINKERFILE		:=	bl2/bl2.ld.S
+BL2_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2/bl2.ld.S
 
 else ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3},0)
 # Normal operation, no RME, no BL2 at EL3
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	bl2/${ARCH}/bl2_entrypoint.S
-BL2_LINKERFILE		:=	bl2/bl2.ld.S
+BL2_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2/bl2.ld.S
 
 else
 # BL2 at EL3, no RME
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	lib/cpus/aarch64/dsu_helpers.S
 endif
 
-BL2_LINKERFILE		:=	bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
+BL2_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
 endif
diff --git a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
index c95706c..0c2764e 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
@@ -15,140 +15,158 @@
 #if BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
     ROM (rx): ORIGIN = BL2_RO_BASE, LENGTH = BL2_RO_LIMIT - BL2_RO_BASE
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL2_RW_BASE, LENGTH = BL2_RW_LIMIT - BL2_RW_BASE
-#else
+#else /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL2_BASE, LENGTH = BL2_LIMIT - BL2_BASE
-#endif
+#endif /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
+
 #if SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION
     RAM_NOLOAD (rw!a): ORIGIN = BL2_NOLOAD_START, LENGTH = BL2_NOLOAD_LIMIT - BL2_NOLOAD_START
-#else
-#define RAM_NOLOAD RAM
-#endif
+#else /* SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION */
+#   define RAM_NOLOAD RAM
+#endif /* SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION */
 }
 
 #if !BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
-#define ROM RAM
-#endif
+#   define ROM RAM
+#endif /* !BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
 
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
 #if BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
     . = BL2_RO_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL2_RO_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
-#else
+        "BL2_RO_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+#else /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
     . = BL2_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL2_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
-#endif
+        "BL2_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+#endif /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
-	__TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ = .;
-	*bl2_el3_entrypoint.o(.text*)
-	*(.text.asm.*)
-	__TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ = .;
+        __TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ = .;
+
+        *bl2_el3_entrypoint.o(.text*)
+        *(.text.asm.*)
+
+        __TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
-     } >ROM
+    } >ROM
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >ROM
 
     ASSERT(__TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ - __TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ <= PAGE_SIZE,
-          "Resident part of BL2 has exceeded its limit.")
-#else
+        "Resident part of BL2 has exceeded its limit.")
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
-	__TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ = .;
-	*bl2_el3_entrypoint.o(.text*)
-	*(.text.asm.*)
-	__TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ = .;
+        __TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ = .;
+
+        *bl2_el3_entrypoint.o(.text*)
+        *(.text.asm.*)
+
+        __TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as
-         * read-only, executable.  No RW data from the next section must
-         * creep in.  Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as read-only,
+         * executable. No RW data from the next section must creep in. Ensure
+         * that the rest of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
 
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >ROM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
     ASSERT(__CPU_OPS_END__ > __CPU_OPS_START__,
-          "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
+        "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
 
 #if BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
     . = BL2_RW_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(BL2_RW_BASE == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
            "BL2_RW_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
-#endif
+#endif /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM AT>ROM
+
     __DATA_RAM_START__ = __DATA_START__;
     __DATA_RAM_END__ = __DATA_END__;
 
     RELA_SECTION >RAM
+
 #if SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION
     SAVED_ADDR = .;
+
     . = BL2_NOLOAD_START;
+
     __BL2_NOLOAD_START__ = .;
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION */
+
     STACK_SECTION >RAM_NOLOAD
     BSS_SECTION >RAM_NOLOAD
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM_NOLOAD
+
 #if SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION
     __BL2_NOLOAD_END__ = .;
+
     . = SAVED_ADDR;
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION */
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
+
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure the rest of
+         * the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL2_END__ = .;
 
@@ -165,23 +183,24 @@
 
     /*
      * The .data section is the last PROGBITS section so its end marks the end
-     * of BL2's RO content in XIP memory..
+     * of BL2's RO content in XIP memory.
      */
     __BL2_ROM_END__ =  __DATA_ROM_START__ + __DATA_SIZE__;
+
     ASSERT(__BL2_ROM_END__ <= BL2_RO_LIMIT,
            "BL2's RO content has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
-    __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
+#endif /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
 
+    __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     __COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__ =
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ - __COHERENT_RAM_START__;
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
 #if BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
     ASSERT(. <= BL2_RW_LIMIT, "BL2's RW content has exceeded its limit.")
-#else
+#else /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
     ASSERT(. <= BL2_LIMIT, "BL2 image has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
+#endif /* BL2_IN_XIP_MEM */
 }
diff --git a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
index a7752a4..0f06dfd 100644
--- a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
+++ b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
@@ -17,67 +17,69 @@
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL2U_BASE, LENGTH = BL2U_LIMIT - BL2U_BASE
 }
 
-
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL2U_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL2U_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL2U_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
         *bl2u_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
-     } >RAM
+    } >RAM
 
-     /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang need them */
-     .ARM.extab . : {
+    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang needs them */
+    .ARM.extab . : {
         *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
-     } >RAM
+    } >RAM
 
-     .ARM.exidx . : {
+    .ARM.exidx . : {
         *(.ARM.exidx* .gnu.linkonce.armexidx.*)
-     } >RAM
+    } >RAM
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *bl2u_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as
-         * read-only, executable.  No RW data from the next section must
-         * creep in.  Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as read-only,
+         * executable. No RW data from the next section must creep in. Ensure
+         * that the rest of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM
     STACK_SECTION >RAM
@@ -86,29 +88,27 @@
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure the rest of
+         * the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL2U_END__ = .;
 
diff --git a/bl2u/bl2u.mk b/bl2u/bl2u.mk
index b4d7634..9f29bde 100644
--- a/bl2u/bl2u.mk
+++ b/bl2u/bl2u.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 BL2U_SOURCES		+=	common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S
 endif
 
-BL2U_LINKERFILE		:=	bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
+BL2U_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
diff --git a/bl31/bl31.ld.S b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
index 309e752..5d3139b 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
@@ -11,137 +11,145 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(PLATFORM_LINKER_ARCH)
 ENTRY(bl31_entrypoint)
 
-
 MEMORY {
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = BL31_BASE, LENGTH = BL31_LIMIT - BL31_BASE
+
 #if SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION
     NOBITS (rw!a): ORIGIN = BL31_NOBITS_BASE, LENGTH = BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT - BL31_NOBITS_BASE
-#else
-#define NOBITS RAM
-#endif
+#else /* SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION */
+#   define NOBITS RAM
+#endif /* SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION */
 }
 
 #ifdef PLAT_EXTRA_LD_SCRIPT
-#include <plat.ld.S>
-#endif
+#   include <plat.ld.S>
+#endif /* PLAT_EXTRA_LD_SCRIPT */
 
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL31_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL31_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL31_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
     __BL31_START__ = .;
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
         *bl31_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT(.text*)))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
+
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-#if PLAT_EXTRA_RODATA_INCLUDES
-#include <plat.ld.rodata.inc>
-#endif
+#   if PLAT_EXTRA_RODATA_INCLUDES
+#       include <plat.ld.rodata.inc>
+#   endif /* PLAT_EXTRA_RODATA_INCLUDES */
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
-        /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
-#include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
+
+#   include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *bl31_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
-        /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
-#include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
+
+#   include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
          * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as read-only,
-         * executable.  No RW data from the next section must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * executable. No RW data from the next section must creep in. Ensure
+         * that the rest of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
     ASSERT(__CPU_OPS_END__ > __CPU_OPS_START__,
-           "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
+        "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
 
 #if SPM_MM
-#ifndef SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA
-#define SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA         RAM
-#endif
+#   ifndef SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA
+#       define SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA RAM
+#   endif /* SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA */
 
     /*
      * Exception vectors of the SPM shim layer. They must be aligned to a 2K
-     * address, but we need to place them in a separate page so that we can set
-     * individual permissions to them, so the actual alignment needed is 4K.
+     * address but we need to place them in a separate page so that we can set
+     * individual permissions on them, so the actual alignment needed is the
+     * page size.
      *
      * There's no need to include this into the RO section of BL31 because it
      * doesn't need to be accessed by BL31.
      */
     spm_shim_exceptions : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_START__ = .;
+
         *(.spm_shim_exceptions)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_END__ = .;
     } >SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA AT>RAM
 
     PROVIDE(__SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_LMA__ = LOADADDR(spm_shim_exceptions));
+
     . = LOADADDR(spm_shim_exceptions) + SIZEOF(spm_shim_exceptions);
-#endif
+#endif /* SPM_MM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM
     RELA_SECTION >RAM
 
 #ifdef BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT
     ASSERT(. <= BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "BL31 progbits has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
+#endif /* BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT */
 
 #if SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL31_END__ = .;
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL31_LIMIT, "BL31 image has exceeded its limit.")
 
     . = BL31_NOBITS_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL31 NOBITS base address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL31 NOBITS base address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
     __NOBITS_START__ = .;
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION */
 
     STACK_SECTION >NOBITS
     BSS_SECTION >NOBITS
@@ -149,49 +157,44 @@
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory
-         *
-         * Each lock's data is contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler
+         * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory. Each lock's data is
+         * contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler.
          */
         *(bakery_lock)
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure the rest of
+         * the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >NOBITS
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
 #if SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the NOBITS memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __NOBITS_END__ = .;
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT, "BL31 NOBITS region has exceeded its limit.")
-#else
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
+#else /* SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION */
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL31_END__ = .;
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL31_LIMIT, "BL31 image has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION */
 
     /DISCARD/ : {
         *(.dynsym .dynstr .hash .gnu.hash)
diff --git a/bl31/bl31.mk b/bl31/bl31.mk
index ac15f9f..e6609fe 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.mk
+++ b/bl31/bl31.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 				${MBEDTLS_SOURCES}
 endif
 
-BL31_LINKERFILE		:=	bl31/bl31.ld.S
+BL31_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl31/bl31.ld.S
 
 # Flag used to indicate if Crash reporting via console should be included
 # in BL31. This defaults to being present in DEBUG builds only
diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
index 475affa..59e164a 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
@@ -16,130 +16,132 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef PLAT_SP_MIN_EXTRA_LD_SCRIPT
-#include <plat_sp_min.ld.S>
-#endif
+#   include <plat_sp_min.ld.S>
+#endif /* PLAT_SP_MIN_EXTRA_LD_SCRIPT */
 
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL32_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL32_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL32_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
         *entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
-     /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang need them */
-     .ARM.extab . : {
+    /* .ARM.extab and .ARM.exidx are only added because Clang needs them */
+    .ARM.extab . : {
         *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
-     } >RAM
+    } >RAM
 
-     .ARM.exidx . : {
+    .ARM.exidx . : {
         *(.ARM.exidx* .gnu.linkonce.armexidx.*)
-     } >RAM
+    } >RAM
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
-        /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
-#include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
+
+#   include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
-        /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
-#include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
+
+#   include <lib/el3_runtime/pubsub_events.h>
 
         *(.vectors)
+
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as
-         * read-only, executable.  No RW data from the next section must
-         * creep in.  Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure that the rest
+         * of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
     ASSERT(__CPU_OPS_END__ > __CPU_OPS_START__,
-           "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+        "cpu_ops not defined for this platform.")
+
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM
     RELA_SECTION >RAM
 
 #ifdef BL32_PROGBITS_LIMIT
     ASSERT(. <= BL32_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "BL32 progbits has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
+#endif /* BL32_PROGBITS_LIMIT */
 
     STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 
-     __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
+    __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory
-         *
-         * Each lock's data is contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler
+         * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory. Each lock's data is
+         * contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler.
          */
         *(bakery_lock)
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure that the rest
+         * of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
     __COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__ =
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ - __COHERENT_RAM_START__;
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark the end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __RW_END__ = .;
-
     __BL32_END__ = .;
 
     /DISCARD/ : {
diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.mk b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.mk
index ab1287d..b2f4e4c 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.mk
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 BL32_SOURCES		+=	lib/extensions/trf/aarch32/trf.c
 endif
 
-BL32_LINKERFILE	:=	bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
+BL32_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
 
 # Include the platform-specific SP_MIN Makefile
 # If no platform-specific SP_MIN Makefile exists, it means SP_MIN is not supported
diff --git a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
index d86ae55..1e9cb88 100644
--- a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
@@ -11,71 +11,73 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(PLATFORM_LINKER_ARCH)
 ENTRY(tsp_entrypoint)
 
-
 MEMORY {
     RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = TSP_SEC_MEM_BASE, LENGTH = TSP_SEC_MEM_SIZE
 }
 
-
-SECTIONS
-{
+SECTIONS {
     . = BL32_BASE;
+
     ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
-           "BL32_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
+        "BL32_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
 #if SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA
     .text . : {
         __TEXT_START__ = .;
+
         *tsp_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(.text*)
         *(.vectors)
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __TEXT_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
+
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#else
+#else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
     ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
+
         *tsp_entrypoint.o(.text*)
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	RODATA_COMMON
+        RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
 
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as
-         * read-only, executable.  No RW data from the next section must
-         * creep in.  Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as read-only,
+         * executable. No RW data from the next section must creep in. Ensure
+         * that the rest of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark start of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
-    __RW_START__ = . ;
+    __RW_START__ = .;
 
     DATA_SECTION >RAM
     RELA_SECTION >RAM
 
 #ifdef TSP_PROGBITS_LIMIT
     ASSERT(. <= TSP_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "TSP progbits has exceeded its limit.")
-#endif
+#endif /* TSP_PROGBITS_LIMIT */
 
     STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
@@ -83,29 +85,27 @@
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
-     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned (4K)
-     * to guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and
-     * are not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
-     * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
+     * The base address of the coherent memory section must be page-aligned to
+     * guarantee that the coherent data are stored on their own pages and are
+     * not mixed with normal data. This is required to set up the correct memory
+     * attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
     coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
         *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
+
         /*
-         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked
-         * as device memory.  No other unexpected data must creep in.
-         * Ensure the rest of the current memory page is unused.
+         * Memory page(s) mapped to this section will be marked as device
+         * memory. No other unexpected data must creep in. Ensure that the rest
+         * of the current memory page is unused.
          */
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+
         __COHERENT_RAM_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
-    /*
-     * Define a linker symbol to mark the end of the RW memory area for this
-     * image.
-     */
     __RW_END__ = .;
     __BL32_END__ = .;
 
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@
     }
 
     __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
+
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     __COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__ =
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ - __COHERENT_RAM_START__;
-#endif
+#endif /* USE_COHERENT_MEM */
 
     ASSERT(. <= BL32_LIMIT, "BL32 image has exceeded its limit.")
 }
diff --git a/bl32/tsp/tsp.mk b/bl32/tsp/tsp.mk
index c31b9b5..cfffbdb 100644
--- a/bl32/tsp/tsp.mk
+++ b/bl32/tsp/tsp.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 				common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S	\
 				lib/locks/exclusive/aarch64/spinlock.S
 
-BL32_LINKERFILE		:=	bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
+BL32_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
 
 # This flag determines if the TSPD initializes BL32 in tspd_init() (synchronous
 # method) or configures BL31 to pass control to BL32 instead of BL33
diff --git a/lib/romlib/romlib.ld.S b/lib/romlib/romlib.ld.S
index 2aac4ad..d54a684 100644
--- a/lib/romlib/romlib.ld.S
+++ b/lib/romlib/romlib.ld.S
@@ -8,37 +8,42 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 
 MEMORY {
-	ROM (rx): ORIGIN = ROMLIB_RO_BASE, LENGTH = ROMLIB_RO_LIMIT - ROMLIB_RO_BASE
-	RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = ROMLIB_RW_BASE, LENGTH = ROMLIB_RW_END - ROMLIB_RW_BASE
+    ROM (rx): ORIGIN = ROMLIB_RO_BASE, LENGTH = ROMLIB_RO_LIMIT - ROMLIB_RO_BASE
+    RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = ROMLIB_RW_BASE, LENGTH = ROMLIB_RW_END - ROMLIB_RW_BASE
 }
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(PLATFORM_LINKER_FORMAT)
 OUTPUT_ARCH(PLATFORM_LINKER_ARCH)
 ENTRY(jmptbl)
 
-SECTIONS
-{
-	. = ROMLIB_RO_BASE;
-	.text : {
-		*jmptbl.o(.text)
-		*(.text*)
-		*(.rodata*)
-	} >ROM
+SECTIONS {
+    . = ROMLIB_RO_BASE;
 
-	__DATA_ROM_START__ = LOADADDR(.data);
+    .text : {
+        *jmptbl.o(.text)
+        *(.text*)
+        *(.rodata*)
+    } >ROM
 
-	.data : {
-		__DATA_RAM_START__ = .;
-		*(.data*)
-		__DATA_RAM_END__ = .;
-	} >RAM AT>ROM
+    __DATA_ROM_START__ = LOADADDR(.data);
 
-	__DATA_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.data);
+    .data : {
+        __DATA_RAM_START__ = .;
+
+        *(.data*)
+
+        __DATA_RAM_END__ = .;
+    } >RAM AT>ROM
+
+    __DATA_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.data);
+
+    .bss : {
+        __BSS_START__ = .;
+
+        *(.bss*)
+
+        __BSS_END__ = .;
+     } >RAM
 
-	.bss : {
-		__BSS_START__ = .;
-		*(.bss*)
-		__BSS_END__ = .;
-	 } >RAM
-	__BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
+    __BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
 }
diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index 426e344..a6b1d52 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Some utility macros for manipulating awkward (whitespace) characters.
 blank			:=
 space			:=${blank} ${blank}
+comma			:= ,
 
 # A user defined function to recursively search for a filename below a directory
 #    $1 is the directory root of the recursive search (blank for current directory).
@@ -97,12 +98,6 @@
 )
 endef
 
-# IMG_LINKERFILE defines the linker script corresponding to a BL stage
-#   $(1) = BL stage
-define IMG_LINKERFILE
-    ${BUILD_DIR}/$(1).ld
-endef
-
 # IMG_MAPFILE defines the output file describing the memory map corresponding
 # to a BL stage
 #   $(1) = BL stage
@@ -457,6 +452,15 @@
 	$$(Q)$$(AR) cr $$@ $$?
 endef
 
+# Generate the path to one or more preprocessed linker scripts given the paths
+# of their sources.
+#
+# Arguments:
+#   $(1) = path to one or more linker script sources
+define linker_script_path
+        $(patsubst %.S,$(BUILD_DIR)/%,$(1))
+endef
+
 # MAKE_BL macro defines the targets and options to build each BL image.
 # Arguments:
 #   $(1) = BL stage
@@ -468,17 +472,22 @@
         $(eval BL_SOURCES := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_SOURCES))
         $(eval SOURCES    := $(BL_SOURCES) $(BL_COMMON_SOURCES) $(PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES))
         $(eval OBJS       := $(addprefix $(BUILD_DIR)/,$(call SOURCES_TO_OBJS,$(SOURCES))))
-        $(eval LINKERFILE := $(call IMG_LINKERFILE,$(1)))
         $(eval MAPFILE    := $(call IMG_MAPFILE,$(1)))
         $(eval ELF        := $(call IMG_ELF,$(1)))
         $(eval DUMP       := $(call IMG_DUMP,$(1)))
         $(eval BIN        := $(call IMG_BIN,$(1)))
         $(eval ENC_BIN    := $(call IMG_ENC_BIN,$(1)))
-        $(eval BL_LINKERFILE := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_LINKERFILE))
         $(eval BL_LIBS    := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_LIBS))
+
+        $(eval DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE))
+        $(eval DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT := $(call linker_script_path,$(DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE)))
+
+        $(eval LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES))
+        $(eval LINKER_SCRIPTS := $(call linker_script_path,$(LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES)))
+
         # We use sort only to get a list of unique object directory names.
         # ordering is not relevant but sort removes duplicates.
-        $(eval TEMP_OBJ_DIRS := $(sort $(dir ${OBJS} ${LINKERFILE})))
+        $(eval TEMP_OBJ_DIRS := $(sort $(dir ${OBJS} ${DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT} ${LINKER_SCRIPTS})))
         # The $(dir ) function leaves a trailing / on the directory names
         # Rip off the / to match directory names with make rule targets.
         $(eval OBJ_DIRS   := $(patsubst %/,%,$(TEMP_OBJ_DIRS)))
@@ -487,7 +496,8 @@
 
 $(eval $(call MAKE_PREREQ_DIR,${BUILD_DIR},${BUILD_PLAT}))
 
-$(eval $(foreach objd,${OBJ_DIRS},$(call MAKE_PREREQ_DIR,${objd},${BUILD_DIR})))
+$(eval $(foreach objd,${OBJ_DIRS},
+        $(call MAKE_PREREQ_DIR,${objd},${BUILD_DIR})))
 
 .PHONY : ${1}_dirs
 
@@ -496,7 +506,11 @@
 ${1}_dirs: | ${OBJ_DIRS}
 
 $(eval $(call MAKE_OBJS,$(BUILD_DIR),$(SOURCES),$(1)))
-$(eval $(call MAKE_LD,$(LINKERFILE),$(BL_LINKERFILE),$(1)))
+
+# Generate targets to preprocess each required linker script
+$(eval $(foreach source,$(DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE) $(LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES), \
+        $(call MAKE_LD,$(call linker_script_path,$(source)),$(source),$(1))))
+
 $(eval BL_LDFLAGS := $($(call uppercase,$(1))_LDFLAGS))
 
 ifeq ($(USE_ROMLIB),1)
@@ -507,7 +521,7 @@
 # object file path, and prebuilt object file path.
 $(eval OBJS += $(MODULE_OBJS))
 
-$(ELF): $(OBJS) $(LINKERFILE) | $(1)_dirs libraries $(BL_LIBS)
+$(ELF): $(OBJS) $(DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT) $(LINKER_SCRIPTS) | $(1)_dirs libraries $(BL_LIBS)
 	$$(ECHO) "  LD      $$@"
 ifdef MAKE_BUILD_STRINGS
 	$(call MAKE_BUILD_STRINGS, $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o)
@@ -526,11 +540,13 @@
 		$(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o $(OBJS)
 else ifneq ($(findstring gcc,$(notdir $(LD))),)
 	$$(Q)$$(LD) -o $$@ $$(TF_LDFLAGS) $$(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-Map=$(MAPFILE) \
-		-Wl,-dT $(LINKERFILE) $(EXTRA_LINKERFILE) $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o \
+		$(addprefix -Wl$(comma)--script$(comma),$(LINKER_SCRIPTS)) -Wl,--script,$(DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT) \
+		$(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o \
 		$(OBJS) $(LDPATHS) $(LIBWRAPPER) $(LDLIBS) $(BL_LIBS)
 else
 	$$(Q)$$(LD) -o $$@ $$(TF_LDFLAGS) $$(LDFLAGS) $(BL_LDFLAGS) -Map=$(MAPFILE) \
-		--script $(LINKERFILE) $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o \
+		$(addprefix -T ,$(LINKER_SCRIPTS)) --script $(DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT) \
+		$(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o \
 		$(OBJS) $(LDPATHS) $(LIBWRAPPER) $(LDLIBS) $(BL_LIBS)
 endif
 ifeq ($(DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION),1)
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
index 160e98f..752ab41 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				-I$(CURDIR)/include/lib/libc			\
 				-I$(CURDIR)/include/lib/libc/aarch64
 
-BLE_LINKERFILE		:=	$(BLE_PATH)/ble.ld.S
+BLE_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := $(BLE_PATH)/ble.ld.S
 
 BLE_OBJS := $(addprefix $(BUILD_PLAT)/ble/,$(call SOURCES_TO_OBJS,$(BLE_SOURCES)))
 $(BLE_OBJS): PLAT_INCLUDES += -I$(MV_DDR_PATH)
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers.mk b/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers.mk
index fc3876e..83a4dd2 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers.mk
+++ b/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers.mk
@@ -61,31 +61,6 @@
 $(eval $(call uppercase,$(2))_SOURCES += $(1))
 endef
 
-# MAKE_LINKERFILE change linker script source file name to
-# target linker script
-#   $(1) = linker script source file
-#   $(2) = BL stage
-define MAKE_LINKERFILE
-$(eval EXTRA_GENERATED_LINKER_SCRIPT += $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(2)/$(patsubst %.ld.S,%.ld,$(notdir $(1))))
-endef
-
-# MAKE_LINKERFILE_ITER call MAKE_LINKERFILE iteratively
-#   $(1) = linker script source file
-#   $(2) = BL stage
-define MAKE_LINKERFILE_ITER
-$(eval $(foreach link_src,$(1),$(call MAKE_LINKERFILE,$(link_src),$(2))))
-endef
-
-# MAKE_LD_ITER generate the linker scripts using the C preprocessor iteratively
-#   $(1) = output linker script
-#   $(2) = input template
-#   $(3) = BL stage (1, 2, 2u, 31, 32)
-define MAKE_LD_ITER
-$(eval index_list=$(shell seq $(words $(1))))
-$(eval $(foreach i, $(index_list), \
-$(call MAKE_LD,$(word $(i), $(1)), $(word $(i), $(2)),$(3))))
-endef
-
 # MAKE_MODULE reference MAKE_OBJS.
 # Create module folder under out/bl$(BL)/$(module)
 # Arguments:
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers_epilogue.mk b/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers_epilogue.mk
index 22a546c..4fed41f 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers_epilogue.mk
+++ b/plat/mediatek/build_helpers/mtk_build_helpers_epilogue.mk
@@ -9,22 +9,7 @@
 
 # Make next section align to page size
 ifneq ($(MTK_EXTRA_LINKERFILE),)
-$(eval $(call MAKE_LINKERFILE_ITER,$(MTK_LINKERFILE_SOURCE),bl31))
-
-# EXTRA_GENERATED_LINKER_SCRIPT is a global variable of derived linker
-# script list(from MTK_LINKERFILE_SOURCE) after MAKE_LINKERFILE_ITER
-# function call
-EXTRA_LINKERFILE += ${EXTRA_GENERATED_LINKER_SCRIPT}
-
-# Expand derived linker script as build target
-$(eval $(call MAKE_LD_ITER, $(EXTRA_GENERATED_LINKER_SCRIPT),$(MTK_LINKERFILE_SOURCE),bl31))
-
-# mtk_align.ld MUST BE THE LAST LINKER SCRIPT!
-EXTRA_LINKERFILE += ${MTK_PLAT}/include/mtk_align.ld
-
-# bl31.ld should depend on EXTRA_LINKERFILE
-$(eval ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl31/bl31.ld: ${EXTRA_LINKERFILE})
-EXTRA_LINKERFILE := $(addprefix -T,$(EXTRA_LINKERFILE))
-else
-EXTRA_LINKERFILE :=
+        # mtk_align.ld MUST BE THE LAST LINKER SCRIPT!
+        BL31_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES += $(MTK_LINKERFILE_SOURCE)
+        BL31_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCES += ${MTK_PLAT}/include/mtk_align.ld
 endif
diff --git a/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.lds b/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.ld.S
similarity index 89%
rename from services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.lds
rename to services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.ld.S
index 2b7f383..9895cf9 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.lds
+++ b/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.ld.S
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * (C) COPYRIGHT 2021 Arm Limited or its affiliates.
- * ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 #include <common/bl_common.ld.h>
diff --git a/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp.mk b/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp.mk
index 44bbf22..e511bf5 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp.mk
+++ b/services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 				services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp_main.c  \
 				services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/trp_helpers.c
 
-RMM_LINKERFILE		:=	services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.lds
+RMM_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := services/std_svc/rmmd/trp/linker.ld.S
 
 # Include the platform-specific TRP Makefile
 # If no platform-specific TRP Makefile exists, it means TRP is not supported