diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
index 81477aa..67bef23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@
 		;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
+{
+	board_early_init_f();
+	sdram_init();
+}
+#endif
+
 void s_init(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@
 	setup_clocks_for_console();
 	uart_soft_reset();
 #if defined(CONFIG_NOR_BOOT) || defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
+	/* TODO: This does not work, gd is not available yet */
 	gd->baudrate = CONFIG_BAUDRATE;
 	serial_init();
 	gd->have_console = 1;
@@ -298,9 +307,5 @@
 	/* Enable RTC32K clock */
 	rtc32k_enable();
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-	board_early_init_f();
-	sdram_init();
-#endif
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index cb35c19..6c8f3bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -128,14 +128,18 @@
 	do_io_settings();
 #endif
 	prcm_init();
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
+{
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 	board_early_init_f();
 #endif
 	/* For regular u-boot sdram_init() is called from dram_init() */
 	sdram_init();
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Routine: wait_for_command_complete
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/board.c
index 90d6ae7..347947c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/board.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 void s_init(void)
 {
-	int in_sdram = is_running_in_sdram();
-
 	watchdog_init();
 
 	try_unlock_memory();
@@ -264,10 +262,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_EHCI_OMAP
 	ehci_clocks_enable();
 #endif
+}
 
-	if (!in_sdram)
-		mem_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
+{
+	mem_init();
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Routine: misc_init_r
diff --git a/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig b/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
index b631c41..f5b807b 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="EMMC_BOOT"
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
 +S:CONFIG_TARGET_AM335X_EVM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_boneblack_vboot_defconfig b/configs/am335x_boneblack_vboot_defconfig
index 51bf370..db27c3e 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_boneblack_vboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_boneblack_vboot_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="EMMC_BOOT,ENABLE_VBOOT"
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
 +S:CONFIG_TARGET_AM335X_EVM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
index 2e5aeaa..b2f332e 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="NAND"
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=1
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_nor_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_nor_defconfig
index be90163..ed72af6 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_nor_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_nor_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="NAND"
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=1
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_spiboot_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_spiboot_defconfig
index a6188ea..097dd47 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_spiboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_spiboot_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SPI_BOOT"
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=1
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_usbspl_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_usbspl_defconfig
index 352c1fb..773042a 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_usbspl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_usbspl_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="NAND,SPL_USBETH_SUPPORT"
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=1
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_igep0033_defconfig b/configs/am335x_igep0033_defconfig
index f3544b5..7634d03 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_igep0033_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_igep0033_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
 +S:CONFIG_TARGET_AM335X_IGEP0033=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F=y
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_crane.h b/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
index 09ee10c..290a6a3 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_crane.h
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200800
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000		/* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
index 190ef0e..3de5079 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200800
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000		/* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/bur_am335x_common.h b/include/configs/bur_am335x_common.h
index e9d5d01..49afe46 100644
--- a/include/configs/bur_am335x_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/bur_am335x_common.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
  *
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
 #undef  CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE		0x80800000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80A00000
diff --git a/include/configs/cm_t35.h b/include/configs/cm_t35.h
index b2a9f35..9feca1b 100644
--- a/include/configs/cm_t35.h
+++ b/include/configs/cm_t35.h
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200800
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 /*
  * Use 0x80008000 as TEXT_BASE here for compatibility reasons with the
diff --git a/include/configs/devkit8000.h b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
index 1c69551..84b047e 100644
--- a/include/configs/devkit8000.h
+++ b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SRAM_START*/
-#undef CONFIG_SPL_STACK
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 /* NAND boot config */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BUSWIDTH_16BIT	16
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_evm_common.h b/include/configs/omap3_evm_common.h
index 8885e17..e7df154 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_evm_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_evm_common.h
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200800
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000		/* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
index 21e13e5..c7affd6 100644
--- a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x402F0400
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(101 * 1024)
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000		/* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
index 9fbe68a..38288f6 100644
--- a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SRAM_START*/
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START	0x8f000000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE	0x80000
diff --git a/include/configs/tao3530.h b/include/configs/tao3530.h
index 7d2c0d2..dd69d4e 100644
--- a/include/configs/tao3530.h
+++ b/include/configs/tao3530.h
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200800
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(54 * 1024)	/* 8 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 /*
  * Use 0x80008000 as TEXT_BASE here for compatibility reasons with the
diff --git a/include/configs/ti814x_evm.h b/include/configs/ti814x_evm.h
index deb6bb2..dcc2bdc 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti814x_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti814x_evm.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40300000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		((128 - 18) * 1024)
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000		/* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/ti816x_evm.h b/include/configs/ti816x_evm.h
index f69a559..27a3dd1 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti816x_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti816x_evm.h
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE    0x40400000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE     ((128 - 18) * 1024)
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK        CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR   0x80000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE     0x80000     /* 512 KB */
diff --git a/include/configs/ti_armv7_common.h b/include/configs/ti_armv7_common.h
index 2bd1164..c0c1060 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_armv7_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_armv7_common.h
@@ -213,10 +213,9 @@
  * SPLs).  We have our BSS be placed 2MiB after this, to allow for the
  * default Linux kernel address of 0x80008000 to work with most sized
  * kernels, in the Falcon Mode case.  We have the SPL malloc pool at the
- * end of the BSS area.  We place our stack at 32MiB after the start of
- * DRAM to allow room for all of the above.
+ * end of the BSS area.  We suggest that the stack be placed at 32MiB after
+ * the start of DRAM to allow room for all of the above (handled in Kconfig).
  */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + (32 << 20))
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE		0x80800000
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/tricorder.h b/include/configs/tricorder.h
index 36621a5..10ac4a4 100644
--- a/include/configs/tricorder.h
+++ b/include/configs/tricorder.h
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40200000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SRAM_START*/
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(57 * 1024)	/* 7 KB for stack */
-#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		LOW_LEVEL_SRAM_STACK
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x80000000 /*CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE*/
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000