diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 60bbaec..087ab99 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
   __dbe_table : { *(__dbe_table) }
   __stop___dbe_table = .;
 
+  NOTES
+
   RODATA
 
   /* writeable */
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/fcntl.h b/include/asm-mips/fcntl.h
index 00a50ec..2a52333 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/fcntl.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define O_SYNC		0x0010
 #define O_NONBLOCK	0x0080
 #define O_CREAT         0x0100	/* not fcntl */
+#define O_TRUNC		0x0200	/* not fcntl */
 #define O_EXCL		0x0400	/* not fcntl */
 #define O_NOCTTY	0x0800	/* not fcntl */
 #define FASYNC		0x1000	/* fcntl, for BSD compatibility */