Index: boot/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- boot/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ boot/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 BFD_ARCH = mips
 BITS = 32
-EXTRA_CFLAGS = -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=32
+EXTRA_CFLAGS = -msoft-float -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=32
 
 RD_SRVS_NON_ESSENTIAL += \
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@
 	BFD_OUTPUT = binary
 	ENDIANESS = LE
-	EXTRA_GCC_CFLAGS = -mhard-float
 endif
 
Index: boot/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- boot/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ boot/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 BFD_ARCH = mips:4000
 BITS = 64
-EXTRA_CFLAGS = -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=64
+EXTRA_CFLAGS = -msoft-float -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=64
 
 ifeq ($(MACHINE),msim)
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@
 	BFD_OUTPUT = binary
 	ENDIANESS = LE
-	EXTRA_GCC_CFLAGS = -mhard-float
 endif
 
Index: boot/generic/src/str.c
===================================================================
--- boot/generic/src/str.c	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ boot/generic/src/str.c	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -354,12 +354,17 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff their length is equal
+ * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters.
+ *
+ * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
+ * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
+ * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
+ * padded by characters with a value of zero.
  *
  * @param s1 First string to compare.
  * @param s2 Second string to compare.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
+ *         1 if the second is less than the first.
  *
  */
Index: contrib/bazaar/bzreml/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- contrib/bazaar/bzreml/__init__.py	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ contrib/bazaar/bzreml/__init__.py	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@
 		if (revision_ac_id == revision_old_id):
 			break
+		
 		yield revision_ac_id
 
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@
 		branch.repository.lock_read()
 		try:
-			body = StringIO()
+			revision_prev_id = revision_old_id
 			
-			for revision_ac_id in revision_sequence(branch, revision_old_id, revision_new_id):
+			for revision_ac_id in reversed(list(revision_sequence(branch, revision_old_id, revision_new_id))):
+				body = StringIO()
+				
 				revision_ac = branch.repository.get_revision(revision_ac_id)
 				revision_ac_no = branch.revision_id_to_revno(revision_ac_id)
@@ -139,5 +142,5 @@
 				body.write("\n")
 				
-				commit_message = ""
+				commit_message = None
 				body.write("Log:\n")
 				if (not revision_ac.message):
@@ -147,59 +150,60 @@
 					for line in log.split("\n"):
 						body.write("%s\n" % line)
-						if (commit_message == ""):
+						if (commit_message == None):
 							commit_message = line
 				
-				if (commit_message == ""):
+				if (commit_message == None):
 					commit_message = "(empty)"
 				
 				body.write("\n")
+				
+				tree_prev = branch.repository.revision_tree(revision_prev_id)
+				tree_ac = branch.repository.revision_tree(revision_ac_id)
+				
+				delta = tree_ac.changes_from(tree_prev)
+				
+				if (len(delta.added) > 0):
+					body.write("Added:\n")
+					for item in delta.added:
+						body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
+				
+				if (len(delta.removed) > 0):
+					body.write("Removed:\n")
+					for item in delta.removed:
+						body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
+				
+				if (len(delta.renamed) > 0):
+					body.write("Renamed:\n")
+					for item in delta.renamed:
+						body.write("    %s -> %s\n" % (item[0], item[1]))
+				
+				if (len(delta.kind_changed) > 0):
+					body.write("Changed:\n")
+					for item in delta.kind_changed:
+						body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
+				
+				if (len(delta.modified) > 0):
+					body.write("Modified:\n")
+					for item in delta.modified:
+						body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
+				
+				body.write("\n")
+				
+				tree_prev.lock_read()
+				try:
+					tree_ac.lock_read()
+					try:
+						diff = DiffTree.from_trees_options(tree_prev, tree_ac, body, "utf8", None, "", "", None)
+						diff.show_diff(None, None)
+					finally:
+						tree_ac.unlock()
+				finally:
+					tree_prev.unlock()
+				
+				subject = "r%d - %s" % (revision_ac_no, commit_message)
+				send_smtp("localhost", config_sender(config), config_to(config), subject, body.getvalue())
+				
+				revision_prev_id = revision_ac_id
 			
-			tree_old = branch.repository.revision_tree(revision_old_id)
-			tree_new = branch.repository.revision_tree(revision_new_id)
-			
-			revision_new_no = branch.revision_id_to_revno(revision_new_id)
-			delta = tree_new.changes_from(tree_old)
-			
-			if (len(delta.added) > 0):
-				body.write("Added:\n")
-				for item in delta.added:
-					body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
-			
-			if (len(delta.removed) > 0):
-				body.write("Removed:\n")
-				for item in delta.removed:
-					body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
-			
-			if (len(delta.renamed) > 0):
-				body.write("Renamed:\n")
-				for item in delta.renamed:
-					body.write("    %s -> %s\n" % (item[0], item[1]))
-			
-			if (len(delta.kind_changed) > 0):
-				body.write("Changed:\n")
-				for item in delta.kind_changed:
-					body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
-			
-			if (len(delta.modified) > 0):
-				body.write("Modified:\n")
-				for item in delta.modified:
-					body.write("    %s\n" % item[0])
-			
-			body.write("\n")
-			
-			tree_old.lock_read()
-			try:
-				tree_new.lock_read()
-				try:
-					diff = DiffTree.from_trees_options(tree_old, tree_new, body, "utf8", None, "", "", None)
-					diff.show_diff(None, None)
-				finally:
-					tree_new.unlock()
-			finally:
-				tree_old.unlock()
-			
-			subject = "r%d - %s" % (revision_new_no, commit_message)
-			
-			send_smtp("localhost", config_sender(config), config_to(config), subject, body.getvalue())
 		finally:
 			branch.repository.unlock()
Index: contrib/bazaar/bzreml/setup.py
===================================================================
--- contrib/bazaar/bzreml/setup.py	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ contrib/bazaar/bzreml/setup.py	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 	description = 'Commit email plugin for Bazaar',
 	keywords = 'plugin bzr email',
-	version = '1.2',
+	version = '1.3',
 	url = 'http://www.decky.cz/',
 	license = 'BSD',
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 	author_email = 'martin@decky.cz',
 	long_description = """Hooks into Bazaar and sends commit notification emails.""",
-	package_dir = {'bzrlib.plugins.eml':'.'}, 
+	package_dir = {'bzrlib.plugins.eml':'.'},
 	packages = ['bzrlib.plugins.eml']
 )
Index: contrib/conf/mips32-gx.sh
===================================================================
--- contrib/conf/mips32-gx.sh	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ contrib/conf/mips32-gx.sh	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@
 fi
 
-gxemul $@ -E oldtestmips -C R4000 -X image.boot -d d0:"$DISK_IMG"
+if [ "$1" == "-E" ] && [ -n "$2" ]; then
+	MACHINE="$2"
+	shift 2
+else
+	MACHINE="oldtestmips"
+fi
+
+gxemul $@ -E "$MACHINE" -C R4000 -X image.boot -d d0:"$DISK_IMG"
Index: defaults/mips32/Makefile.config
===================================================================
--- defaults/mips32/Makefile.config	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ defaults/mips32/Makefile.config	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -47,2 +47,4 @@
 CONFIG_MOUNT_DATA = n
 
+# Barebone build with essential binaries only 
+CONFIG_BAREBONE = y
Index: kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 BFD_ARCH = mips
 BFD = binary
-GCC_CFLAGS += -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=32
+GCC_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=32
 
 BITS = 32
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@
 	BFD_NAME = elf32-tradlittlemips
 	ENDIANESS = LE
-	GCC_CFLAGS += -mhard-float
 endif
 
Index: kernel/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ kernel/arch/mips64/Makefile.inc	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 BFD_ARCH = mips:4000
 BFD = binary
-GCC_CFLAGS += -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=64
+GCC_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips3 -mabi=64
 AFLAGS = -64
 
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@
 	BFD_NAME = elf64-tradlittlemips
 	ENDIANESS = LE
-	GCC_CFLAGS += -mhard-float
 endif
 
Index: kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -456,12 +456,17 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff their length is equal
+ * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters.
+ *
+ * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
+ * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
+ * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
+ * padded by characters with a value of zero.
  *
  * @param s1 First string to compare.
  * @param s2 Second string to compare.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
+ *         1 if the second is less than the first.
  *
  */
@@ -494,6 +499,14 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths and the length limit.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff
+ * min(str_length(s1), max_len) == min(str_length(s2), max_len)
+ * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters,
+ * up to max_len characters.
+ *
+ * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
+ * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
+ * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
+ * padded by characters with a value of zero. Only the first max_len
+ * characters are considered.
  *
  * @param s1      First string to compare.
@@ -501,6 +514,6 @@
  * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to consider.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
+ *         1 if the second is less than the first.
  *
  */
Index: uspace/app/sportdmp/sportdmp.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/sportdmp/sportdmp.c	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/app/sportdmp/sportdmp.c	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -37,15 +37,25 @@
 static void syntax_print(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: sportdmp <baud> <device_service>\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: sportdmp [--baud=<baud>] [device_service]\n");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	const char* svc_path = "devices/\\hw\\pci0\\00:01.0\\com1\\a";
 	sysarg_t baud = 9600;
+	service_id_t svc_id;
 	
-	if (argc > 1) {
+	int arg = 1;
+	int rc;
+		
+	if (argc > arg && str_test_prefix(argv[arg], "--baud=")) {
+		size_t arg_offset = str_lsize(argv[arg], 7);
+		char* arg_str = argv[arg] + arg_offset;
+		if (str_length(arg_str) == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "--baud requires an argument\n");
+			syntax_print();
+			return 1;
+		}
 		char *endptr;
-		baud = strtol(argv[1], &endptr, 10);
+		baud = strtol(arg_str, &endptr, 10);
 		if (*endptr != '\0') {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for baud\n");
@@ -53,26 +63,55 @@
 			return 1;
 		}
+		arg++;
 	}
 	
-	if (argc > 2) {
-		svc_path = argv[2];
+	if (argc > arg) {
+		rc = loc_service_get_id(argv[arg], &svc_id, 0);
+		if (rc != EOK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device service %s\n",
+			    argv[arg]);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		arg++;
+	}
+	else {
+		category_id_t serial_cat_id;
+		
+		rc = loc_category_get_id("serial", &serial_cat_id, 0);
+		if (rc != EOK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed getting id of category "
+			    "'serial'\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		
+		service_id_t *svc_ids;
+		size_t svc_count;
+		
+		rc = loc_category_get_svcs(serial_cat_id, &svc_ids, &svc_count);		if (rc != EOK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed getting list of services\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		
+		if (svc_count == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "No service in category 'serial'\n");
+			free(svc_ids);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		
+		svc_id = svc_ids[0];
+		free(svc_ids);
 	}
 	
-	if (argc > 3) {
+	if (argc > arg) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Too many arguments\n");
 		syntax_print();
 		return 1;
 	}
 	
-	service_id_t svc_id;
-	int rc = loc_service_get_id(svc_path, &svc_id, IPC_FLAG_BLOCKING);
-	if (rc != EOK) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device service %s\n", svc_path);
-		return 1;
-	}
 	
 	async_sess_t *sess = loc_service_connect(EXCHANGE_SERIALIZE, svc_id,
 	    IPC_FLAG_BLOCKING);
 	if (!sess) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Failed connecting to service %s\n", svc_path);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed connecting to service\n");
 	}
 	
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/abs32le/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/abs32le/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/abs32le/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x1000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.text : {
 		*(.text .text.*);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/amd64/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x1000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x1000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 8);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/fibril.S
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/fibril.S	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/fibril.S	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
 	stmia r0!, {sp, lr}
 	stmia r0!, {r4-r11}
-
+	
 	# return 1
 	mov r0, #1
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
 	ldmia r0!, {sp, lr}
 	ldmia r0!, {r4-r11}
-
-	#return 0
+	
+	# return 0
 	mov r0, #0
 	mov pc, lr
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/stacktrace_asm.S
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/stacktrace_asm.S	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/stacktrace_asm.S	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@
 
 stacktrace_pc_get:
-	mov r0, lr 
+	mov r0, lr
 	mov pc, lr
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/thread_entry.s
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/thread_entry.s	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/arm32/src/thread_entry.s	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@
 	push {fp, ip, lr, pc}
 	sub fp, ip, #4
-
-        b __thread_main
+	
+	b __thread_main
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/ia32/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -19,9 +19,4 @@
 
 SECTIONS {
-#if defined(LOADER) || defined(DLEXE)
-	.interp : {
-		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-#endif
 #ifdef LOADER
 	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
@@ -29,4 +24,14 @@
 	. = 0x1000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+#if defined(LOADER) || defined(DLEXE)
+	.interp : {
+		*(.interp);
+	} :interp :text
+#endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
@@ -37,5 +42,5 @@
 		*(.rodata .rodata.*);
 	} :text
-
+	
 #if defined(SHLIB) || defined(DLEXE)
 	.rel.plt : {
@@ -80,12 +85,13 @@
 #if defined(SHLIB) || defined(DLEXE)
 	.data.rel : {
-                *(.data.rel .data.rel.*);
+		*(.data.rel .data.rel.*);
 	} :data
-
+	
 	.got : {
-                *(.got);
+		*(.got);
 	} :data
+	
 	.got.plt : {
-                *(.got.plt);
+		*(.got.plt);
 	} :data
 #endif
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/ia64/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x800000000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x800000000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x4000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
-	/*
-	 * XXX This is just a work around. Problem: .init section does not
-	 * have the proper alignment.
-	 */
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
 	. = ALIGN(., 16);
-
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/Makefile.common
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/Makefile.common	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/Makefile.common	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 #
 
-GCC_CFLAGS += -mips3 -mabi=32
+GCC_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mips3 -mabi=32
 
 ENDIANESS = LE
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x4000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32eb/Makefile.common
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32eb/Makefile.common	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/mips32eb/Makefile.common	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 #
 
-GCC_CFLAGS += -mips3 -mabi=32
+GCC_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mips3 -mabi=32
 
 ENDIANESS = BE
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/Makefile.common
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/Makefile.common	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/Makefile.common	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 #
 
-GCC_CFLAGS += -mips3 -mabi=64
+GCC_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mips3 -mabi=64
 AFLAGS = -64
 
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/mips64/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x4000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/ppc32/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70001000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x1000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 4);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/arch/sparc64/_link.ld.in	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 SECTIONS {
 #ifdef LOADER
+	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	
 	.interp : {
 		*(.interp);
-	} :interp
-	
-	. = 0x70004000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
+	} :interp :text
 #else
 	. = 0x4000 + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 #endif
+	
+	/* Make sure the code is aligned reasonably */
+	. = ALIGN(., 16);
+	
 	.init : {
 		*(.init);
Index: uspace/lib/c/generic/str.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/generic/str.c	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/generic/str.c	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -428,12 +428,17 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff their length is equal
+ * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters.
+ *
+ * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
+ * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
+ * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
+ * padded by characters with a value of zero.
  *
  * @param s1 First string to compare.
  * @param s2 Second string to compare.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
+ *         1 if the second is less than the first.
  *
  */
@@ -466,6 +471,14 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths and the length limit.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff
+ * min(str_length(s1), max_len) == min(str_length(s2), max_len)
+ * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters,
+ * up to max_len characters.
+ *
+ * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
+ * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
+ * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
+ * padded by characters with a value of zero. Only the first max_len
+ * characters are considered.
  *
  * @param s1      First string to compare.
@@ -473,6 +486,6 @@
  * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to consider.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
+ *         1 if the second is less than the first.
  *
  */
@@ -508,4 +521,40 @@
 	return 0;
 
+}
+
+/** Test whether p is a prefix of s.
+ *
+ * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings
+ * and determine if p is a prefix of s.
+ *
+ * @param s The string in which to look
+ * @param p The string to check if it is a prefix of s
+ *
+ * @return true iff p is prefix of s else false
+ *
+ */
+bool str_test_prefix(const char *s, const char *p)
+{
+	wchar_t c1 = 0;
+	wchar_t c2 = 0;
+	
+	size_t off1 = 0;
+	size_t off2 = 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		c1 = str_decode(s, &off1, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+		c2 = str_decode(p, &off2, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+		
+		if (c2 == 0)
+			return true;
+
+		if (c1 != c2)
+			return false;
+		
+		if (c1 == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
@@ -1085,5 +1134,5 @@
 		c = (c >= 'a' ? c - 'a' + 10 : (c >= 'A' ? c - 'A' + 10 :
 		    (c <= '9' ? c - '0' : 0xff)));
-		if (c > base) {
+		if (c >= base) {
 			break;
 		}
Index: uspace/lib/c/include/str.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/c/include/str.h	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/c/include/str.h	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -79,4 +79,6 @@
 extern int str_lcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t max_len);
 
+extern bool str_test_prefix(const char *s, const char *p);
+
 extern void str_cpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src);
 extern void str_ncpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src, size_t n);
Index: uspace/lib/clui/tinput.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/clui/tinput.c	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/lib/clui/tinput.c	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -601,5 +601,9 @@
 	
 	unsigned int cols = max(1, (ti->con_cols + 1) / (max_length + 1));
-	unsigned int col_width = ti->con_cols / cols;
+	unsigned int padding = 0;
+	if ((cols * max_length) + (cols - 1) < ti->con_cols) {
+		padding = ti->con_cols - (cols * max_length) - (cols - 1);
+	}
+	unsigned int col_width = max_length + padding / cols;
 	unsigned int rows = cnum / cols + ((cnum % cols) != 0);
 	
Index: uspace/srv/loader/interp.S
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/loader/interp.S	(revision 23db8aae15181e02b890f900e8407ceafc94d550)
+++ uspace/srv/loader/interp.S	(revision 47a728e12a5f1492466ee8d085abb99dd0c7fb55)
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@
 #
 
-#ifdef UARCH_arm32
-#define AT_NOTE	%note
-#else
-#define AT_NOTE	@note
+#if ((defined(UARCH_abs32le)) && (defined(COMPILER_gcc_cross)) \
+    && (defined(CROSS_TARGET_arm32)))
+	#define ATSIGN(arg)  % ## arg
 #endif
 
-.section .interp, "a", AT_NOTE
+#ifdef UARCH_arm32
+	#define ATSIGN(arg)  % ## arg
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ATSIGN
+	#define ATSIGN(arg)  @ ## arg
+#endif
+
+.section .interp, "a", ATSIGN(progbits)
 	.string "kernel"