diff --git a/Documentation/porting.txt b/Documentation/porting.txt
index 7cc3bc298..5b5407031 100644
--- a/Documentation/porting.txt
+++ b/Documentation/porting.txt
@@ -92,15 +92,10 @@ console_initcall(scb9328_console_init);
   this is SoC dependend. See Documentation/timekeeping.txt for further
   information.
 
-- Adjust start.S. These files share a lot of common code, so they should be
-  reworked in general. On Arm you have to fix CFG_MALLOC_LEN. Most start.S
-  under cpu/arm* do a "sub	r0, r0, #CFG_MALLOC_LEN". If you increase
-  the malloc space the value CFG_MALLOC_LEN does not fit into the instruction.
-  See cpu/arm920t/start.S how it is done.
-  On PowerpC there is at least the Problem that the relocation offset is
-  defined at compile time. It is easily possible to determine the address
-  U-Boot is currently starting from at runtime and thus allowing it U-Boot
-  to be started at any address. Look at the relocation code and replace
+- Adjust start.S. On PowerpC there is at least the Problem that the relocation
+  offset is defined at compile time. It is easily possible to determine the
+  address U-Boot is currently starting from at runtime and thus allowing it
+  U-Boot to be started at any address. Look at the relocation code and replace
   TEXT_BASE with the following calculation of the runtime address:
 
 	bl     calc_source     /* Calculate Source Address             */
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index e6df3318f..9012c4857 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ config ARM
 	bool
 	select HAS_KALLSYMS
 	select HAS_MODULES
+	select HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+	select HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_TEXT_BASE
 	default y
 
 config ARM920T
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
index c6a13f43c..babcd10a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -155,20 +155,6 @@ int cleanup_before_linux (void)
  * required.
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
-static int cpu_init (void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * setup up stacks if necessary
-	 */
-	IRQ_STACK_START = _u_boot_start - CFG_MALLOC_LEN - CFG_GBL_DATA_SIZE - 4;
-	FIQ_STACK_START = IRQ_STACK_START - CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-core_initcall(cpu_init);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @page arm_for_linux Preparing for Linux to run
  *
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/start-arm.S b/arch/arm/cpu/start-arm.S
index a4a18c64d..a2eb19c9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/start-arm.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/start-arm.S
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	.section ".text_entry","ax"
 
 #include <config.h>
+#include <asm-generic/memory_layout.h>
 
 /*************************************************************************
  * Jump vector table as in table 3.1 in [1]
@@ -86,15 +87,28 @@ _TEXT_BASE:
 _u_boot_start:
 	.word _start
 
-/*************************************************************************
- * FIXME
- *************************************************************************/
+#ifndef CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ
+#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ 0
+#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_STACKSIZE_FIQ
+#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE_FIQ 0
+#endif
 
-_MALLOC_START:
-	.word _start - CFG_MALLOC_LEN
+_MALLOC_BASE:
+	.word MALLOC_BASE
 
 _STACK_START:
-	.word _start - CFG_MALLOC_LEN - CONFIG_STACKSIZE
+	.word STACK_BASE + STACK_SIZE - 4
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
+/* IRQ stack memory */
+IRQ_STACK_START:
+	.word	STACK_BASE + CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ - 4
+
+/* IRQ stack memory */
+FIQ_STACK_START:
+	.word STACK_BASE + CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ + CONFIG_STACKSIZE_FIQ - 4
+#endif
 
 /*
  * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
@@ -107,18 +121,6 @@ _bss_start:
 _bss_end:
 	.word _end
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
-/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
-.globl IRQ_STACK_START
-IRQ_STACK_START:
-	.word	0x0badc0de
-
-/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
-.globl FIQ_STACK_START
-FIQ_STACK_START:
-	.word 0x0badc0de
-#endif
-
 /*************************************************************************
  * the actual reset code
  *************************************************************************/
@@ -179,10 +181,7 @@ copy_loop:
 
 	/* Set up the stack						    */
 stack_setup:
-	ldr	r0, _MALLOC_START	/* upper 128 KiB: relocated uboot   */
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
-	sub	r0, r0, #(CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ+CONFIG_STACKSIZE_FIQ)
-#endif
+	ldr	r0, _STACK_START
 	sub	sp, r0, #12		/* leave 3 words for abort-stack    */
 
 clear_bss:
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/arm.c b/arch/arm/lib/arm.c
index 0df99d742..fe8ee9388 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/arm.c
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <mem_malloc.h>
 #include <asm/u-boot-arm.h>
+#include <asm-generic/memory_layout.h>
 #include <reloc.h>
 
 int arm_mem_malloc_init(void)
 {
-	mem_malloc_init((void *)(_u_boot_start - CFG_MALLOC_LEN),
-			(void *)_u_boot_start);
+	mem_malloc_init((void *)MALLOC_BASE,
+			(void *)(MALLOC_BASE + MALLOC_SIZE));
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/lib/m68k-meminit.c b/arch/m68k/lib/m68k-meminit.c
index b7905c285..8dfaa9c47 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/lib/m68k-meminit.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/m68k-meminit.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <mem_malloc.h>
 #include <asm/u-boot-m68k.h>
 #include <reloc.h>
+#include <asm-generic/memory_layout.h>
 
 /** Initialize mem allocator on M68k/Coldfire
  */
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ int m68k_mem_malloc_init(void)
 {
 	/* Pass start and end address of managed memory */
 
-	mem_malloc_init((void *)(&_u_boot_start - CFG_MALLOC_LEN),
-			(void *)&_u_boot_start);
+	mem_malloc_init((void *)MALLOC_BASE,
+			(void *)(MALLOC_BASE + MALLOC_SIZE));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/ppc/lib/board.c b/arch/ppc/lib/board.c
index 44522007d..bd82a73f5 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/lib/board.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <reloc.h>
+#include <asm-generic/memory_layout.h>
 
 char *strmhz (char *buf, long hz)
 {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ void board_init_r (ulong end_of_ram)
 	debug("malloc_end: 0x%08x\n", malloc_end);
 	debug("TEXT_BASE after relocation: 0x%08x\n", _text_base);
 
-	mem_malloc_init((void *)(malloc_end - CFG_MALLOC_LEN), (void *)malloc_end);
+	mem_malloc_init((void *)(malloc_end - MALLOC_SIZE), (void *)malloc_end);
 
 	/*
 	 * Setup trap handlers
diff --git a/board/eco920/config.h b/board/eco920/config.h
index c02351771..9aa7dde98 100644
--- a/board/eco920/config.h
+++ b/board/eco920/config.h
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@
 #define SDRC_MR_VAL3	0x00000000 /* Normal Mode */
 #define SDRC_TR_VAL	0x000002E0 /* Write refresh rate */
 
-/*
- * Size of malloc() pool
- */
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN	(512*1024)
-#define CFG_GBL_DATA_SIZE	128	/* size in bytes reserved for initial data */
-
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE 115200
 
 /*
@@ -127,8 +121,6 @@
 #define CLOCK_TICK_RATE		AT91C_MASTER_CLOCK/2	/* AT91C_TC0_CMR is implicitly set to */
 							/* AT91C_TC_TIMER_DIV1_CLOCK */
 
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	(32 * 1024)	/* regular stack */
-
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R      1       /* call misc_init_r() on init   */
 #define CFG_SPLASH		1
 #define CFG_S1D13706FB		1
diff --git a/board/imx27ads/config.h b/board/imx27ads/config.h
index 362fe9d29..169ac0c9c 100644
--- a/board/imx27ads/config.h
+++ b/board/imx27ads/config.h
@@ -21,11 +21,4 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
-/* FIXME: ugly....should be simply part of the BSP file */
-
-#include <asm/mach-types.h>
-
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN		(4096 << 10)
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	( 120 << 10)	/* stack size */
-
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/board/ipe337/config.h b/board/ipe337/config.h
index 7799345f2..aa25d0792 100644
--- a/board/ipe337/config.h
+++ b/board/ipe337/config.h
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
-/*
- * Board Layout
- */
-#define CONFIG_MALLOC_LEN	(16384 << 10)
-#define CONFIG_MALLOC_BASE	(TEXT_BASE - CONFIG_MALLOC_LEN)
-#define CONFIG_STACKBASE	(CONFIG_MALLOC_BASE - 4)
-
 /*
  * Clock settings
  */
diff --git a/board/netx/config.h b/board/netx/config.h
index f622f67fc..ca1513681 100644
--- a/board/netx/config.h
+++ b/board/netx/config.h
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN             (4096 << 10)
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE   (120<<10)      /* stack size                 */
+#ifndef __CONFIG_H
+#define __CONFIG_H
+
+#endif	/* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/board/pcm030/config.h b/board/pcm030/config.h
index 339ea71f8..16b7ba851 100644
--- a/board/pcm030/config.h
+++ b/board/pcm030/config.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ IPB Bus clocking configuration.
 #define CFG_INIT_RAM_SIZE	MPC5XXX_SRAM_SIZE	/* End of used area in DPRAM */
 #define CONFIG_EARLY_INITDATA_SIZE 0x100
 
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN		(8 << 20)	/* Reserve 8 MB for malloc()	*/
 #define CFG_BOOTMAPSZ		(8 << 20)	/* Initial Memory map for Linux */
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/board/pcm037/config.h b/board/pcm037/config.h
index aa79c8a57..5495d0309 100644
--- a/board/pcm037/config.h
+++ b/board/pcm037/config.h
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
  * Definitions related to passing arguments to kernel.
  */
 
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN		(4096 << 10)
-
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	(120<<10)      /* stack size		     */
-
 /* #define CONFIG_SYSPLL_CLK_FREQ	26000000 */
 
 /* FIXME */
diff --git a/board/pcm038/config.h b/board/pcm038/config.h
index 51f9bd998..b3eed0bb3 100644
--- a/board/pcm038/config.h
+++ b/board/pcm038/config.h
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
-/* FIXME: ugly....should be simply part of the BSP file */
-
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN		(4096 << 10)
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	( 120 << 10)	/* stack size */
-
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/board/scb9328/config.h b/board/scb9328/config.h
index 38e11549d..cc22b7ae7 100644
--- a/board/scb9328/config.h
+++ b/board/scb9328/config.h
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
-#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN		(4096 << 10)
-
-#define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	(120<<10)      /* stack size		     */
-
 #define CONFIG_SYSPLL_CLK_FREQ 16000000
 
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/commands/bootm.c b/commands/bootm.c
index e210059aa..9b0a15879 100644
--- a/commands/bootm.c
+++ b/commands/bootm.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <boot.h>
 #include <rtc.h>
 #include <init.h>
+#include <asm-generic/memory_layout.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
 # include <status_led.h>
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ int relocate_image(struct image_handle *handle, void *load_address)
 		 */
 		if (BZ2_bzBuffToBuffDecompress (load_address,
 						&unc_len, (char *)data, len,
-						CFG_MALLOC_LEN < (4096 * 1024), 0)
+						MALLOC_SIZE < (4096 * 1024), 0)
 						!= BZ_OK)
 			return -1;
 		break;
diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 79a368486..c7ec266a4 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -19,13 +19,69 @@ menu "General Settings              "
 config BOARDINFO
 	string
 
+menu "memory layout                 "
+
+config HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_TEXT_BASE
+	bool
+
 config TEXT_BASE
+	depends on HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_TEXT_BASE
 	prompt "TEXT_BASE"
 	hex
 	default ARCH_TEXT_BASE
 	help
 	  The Address U-Boot gets linked at.
 
+config HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+	bool
+
+choice
+	prompt "select memory layout"
+	depends on HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+	default MEMORY_LAYOUT_DEFAULT
+
+config MEMORY_LAYOUT_DEFAULT
+	bool "use default memory layout"
+	help
+	  select this option to use U-Boots standard memory layout:
+	  
+	  stack
+	  -----
+	  malloc heap
+	  -----
+	  TEXT_BASE
+
+config MEMORY_LAYOUT_FIXED
+	bool "manually assign a memory layout"
+	help
+	  select this option to manually assign stack base and malloc
+	  heap base
+
+endchoice
+
+config STACK_BASE
+	depends on MEMORY_LAYOUT_FIXED
+	hex
+	prompt "STACK_BASE"
+
+config STACK_SIZE
+	hex
+	depends on HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+	default 0x8000
+	prompt "Stack size"
+
+config MALLOC_BASE
+	depends on MEMORY_LAYOUT_FIXED
+	hex
+	prompt "MALLOC_BASE"
+
+config MALLOC_SIZE
+	hex
+	depends on HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+	default 0x400000
+	prompt "malloc area size"
+endmenu
+
 config BROKEN
 	bool
 	prompt "Prompt for broken or incomplete code"
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/u-boot-arm.h b/include/asm-arm/u-boot-arm.h
index 68d48aa3a..539135add 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/u-boot-arm.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/u-boot-arm.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 extern ulong _armboot_start;	/* code start */
 extern ulong _bss_start;	/* code + data end == BSS start */
 extern ulong _bss_end;		/* BSS end */
-extern ulong IRQ_STACK_START;	/* top of IRQ stack */
-extern ulong FIQ_STACK_START;	/* top of FIQ stack */
 
 /* cpu/.../cpu.c */
 int	cleanup_before_linux(void);
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/memory_layout.h b/include/asm-generic/memory_layout.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..941cd4295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-generic/memory_layout.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT_H
+#define __ASM_GENERIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_LAYOUT_DEFAULT
+
+#define MALLOC_BASE (TEXT_BASE - CONFIG_MALLOC_SIZE)
+#define STACK_BASE (TEXT_BASE - CONFIG_MALLOC_SIZE - CONFIG_STACK_SIZE)
+
+#else
+
+#define STACK_BASE CONFIG_STACK_BASE
+#define MALLOC_BASE CONFIG_MALLOC_BASE
+
+#endif
+
+#define MALLOC_SIZE CONFIG_MALLOC_SIZE
+#define STACK_SIZE  CONFIG_STACK_SIZE
+
+#endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT_H */