diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef67e9d564ad6451280d2a14ffcd77b93a4941b2..49fcdbb53d7d4202ebd9c8bdf030fa3e7fdfeb63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ endif
 # Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=dir
 # Usage:
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=dir
-clean := -f $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(srctree)/)scripts/Makefile.clean obj
+clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
 
 endif	# skip-makefile
 
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 4c333599c1fe19e1775d6f5a51d88b7e87c65262..d20f20ae32c9ce34405bc2a244461d972aef4df8 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ ld-ifversion = $(shell [ $(call ld-version) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3))
 # Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=
 # Usage:
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=dir
-build := -f $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(srctree)/)scripts/Makefile.build obj
+build := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.build obj
 
 ###
 # Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin obj=
 # Usage:
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(modbuiltin)=dir
-modbuiltin := -f $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(srctree)/)scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin obj
+modbuiltin := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin obj
 
 # Prefix -I with $(srctree) if it is not an absolute path.
 # skip if -I has no parameter
@@ -221,11 +221,13 @@ else
 arg-check = $(if $(strip $(cmd_$@)),,1)
 endif
 
-# >'< substitution is for echo to work,
-# >$< substitution to preserve $ when reloading .cmd file
-# note: when using inline perl scripts [perl -e '...$$t=1;...']
-# in $(cmd_xxx) double $$ your perl vars
-make-cmd = $(subst \\,\\\\,$(subst \#,\\\#,$(subst $$,$$$$,$(call escsq,$(cmd_$(1))))))
+# Replace >$< with >$$< to preserve $ when reloading the .cmd file
+# (needed for make)
+# Replace >#< with >\#< to avoid starting a comment in the .cmd file
+# (needed for make)
+# Replace >'< with >'\''< to be able to enclose the whole string in '...'
+# (needed for the shell)
+make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst \#,\\\#,$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1)))))
 
 # Find any prerequisites that is newer than target or that does not exist.
 # PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ any-prereq = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?) $(filter-out $(PHONY) $(wildcard $^),$^)
 if_changed = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check)),                       \
 	@set -e;                                                             \
 	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                             \
-	echo 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd)
+	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd)
 
 # Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file.
 if_changed_dep = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check) ),                  \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 3e12b5730647b831b13e5545d33f2e1ee93eb277..14cf0925d2fedcdb6d4c6662b7c7fe7f23f1e4a8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ endif
 
 # ===========================================================================
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(lib-y) $(lib-m) $(lib-n) $(lib-)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(lib-y) $(lib-m) $(lib-)),)
 lib-target := $(obj)/lib.a
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(obj-y) $(obj-m) $(obj-n) $(obj-) $(subdir-m) $(lib-target)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(obj-y) $(obj-m) $(obj-) $(subdir-m) $(lib-target)),)
 builtin-target := $(obj)/built-in.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 88f14e2d8fb4419927d057f325349297fba275f9..21e1f21531fd5b9a496f830ff21fefd2baf2f62b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ __clean:
 # Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) scripts/Makefile.clean obj=dir
 # Usage:
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=dir
-clean := -f $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(srctree)/)scripts/Makefile.clean obj
+clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
 
 # The filename Kbuild has precedence over Makefile
 kbuild-dir := $(if $(filter /%,$(src)),$(src),$(srctree)/$(src))
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@ __subdir-y	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(obj-y)))
 subdir-y	+= $(__subdir-y)
 __subdir-m	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(obj-m)))
 subdir-m	+= $(__subdir-m)
-__subdir-n	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(obj-n)))
-subdir-n	+= $(__subdir-n)
 __subdir-	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(obj-)))
 subdir-		+= $(__subdir-)
 
 # Subdirectories we need to descend into
 
 subdir-ym	:= $(sort $(subdir-y) $(subdir-m))
-subdir-ymn      := $(sort $(subdir-ym) $(subdir-n) $(subdir-))
+subdir-ymn      := $(sort $(subdir-ym) $(subdir-))
 
 # Add subdir path
 
diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index c881b8cb3ee0e7887344c2288405885f32752fb6..08a6c768459e006b4b3dedc14b4765733ba9c561 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -2073,6 +2073,7 @@ sub check_return_section {
 sub dump_function($$) {
     my $prototype = shift;
     my $file = shift;
+    my $noret = 0;
 
     $prototype =~ s/^static +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^extern +//;
@@ -2084,9 +2085,10 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/^noinline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__init +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__init_or_module +//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__meminit +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__must_check +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__weak +//;
-    $prototype =~ s/^#\s*define\s+//; #ak added
+    my $define = $prototype =~ s/^#\s*define\s+//; #ak added
     $prototype =~ s/__attribute__\s*\(\([a-z,]*\)\)//;
 
     # Yes, this truly is vile.  We are looking for:
@@ -2105,7 +2107,15 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     # - atomic_set (macro)
     # - pci_match_device, __copy_to_user (long return type)
 
-    if ($prototype =~ m/^()([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
+    if ($define && $prototype =~ m/^()([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s+/) {
+        # This is an object-like macro, it has no return type and no parameter
+        # list.
+        # Function-like macros are not allowed to have spaces between
+        # declaration_name and opening parenthesis (notice the \s+).
+        $return_type = $1;
+        $declaration_name = $2;
+        $noret = 1;
+    } elsif ($prototype =~ m/^()([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
@@ -2140,7 +2150,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
         # of warnings goes sufficiently down, the check is only performed in
         # verbose mode.
         # TODO: always perform the check.
-        if ($verbose) {
+        if ($verbose && !$noret) {
                 check_return_section($file, $declaration_name, $return_type);
         }