quiet_cmd_ramdisk = RAMDISK $@
       cmd_ramdisk = $(obj)/addRamDisk $(obj)/ramdisk.image.gz $< $@
 
-quiet_cmd_stripvm = STRIP $@
+quiet_cmd_stripvm = STRIP   $@
       cmd_stripvm = $(STRIP) -s $< -o $@
 
 vmlinux.strip: vmlinux FORCE
 $(obj)/vmlinux.initrd: vmlinux.strip $(obj)/addRamDisk $(obj)/ramdisk.image.gz FORCE
        $(call if_changed,ramdisk)
 
-addsection = $(CROSS32OBJCOPY) $(1) \
-               --add-section=.kernel:$(strip $(patsubst $(obj)/kernel-%.o,%, $(1)))=$(patsubst %.o,%.gz, $(1)) \
-               --set-section-flags=.kernel:$(strip $(patsubst $(obj)/kernel-%.o,%, $(1)))=$(OBJCOPYFLAGS)
+quiet_cmd_addsection = ADDSEC  $@
+      cmd_addsection = $(CROSS32OBJCOPY) $@ \
+               --add-section=.kernel:$(strip $(patsubst $(obj)/kernel-%.o,%, $@))=$(patsubst %.o,%.gz, $@) \
+               --set-section-flags=.kernel:$(strip $(patsubst $(obj)/kernel-%.o,%, $@))=$(OBJCOPYFLAGS)
+
+quiet_cmd_imagesize = GENSIZE $@
+      cmd_imagesize = ls -l vmlinux.strip | \
+               awk '{printf "/* generated -- do not edit! */\n" "unsigned long vmlinux_filesize = %d;\n", $$5}' \
+               > $(obj)/imagesize.c && \
+               $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm -n vmlinux | tail -n 1 | \
+               awk '{printf "unsigned long vmlinux_memsize = 0x%s;\n", substr($$1,8)}' >> $(obj)/imagesize.c
 
 quiet_cmd_addnote = ADDNOTE $@
       cmd_addnote = $(obj)/addnote $@
        cp -f $(obj)/ramdisk.image.gz $@
 
 $(call src-sec, $(required) $(initrd)): $(obj)/kernel-%.c: $(obj)/kernel-%.gz FORCE
-       touch $@
+       @touch $@
 
 $(call obj-sec, $(required) $(initrd)): $(obj)/kernel-%.o: $(obj)/kernel-%.c FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,bootcc)
-       $(call addsection, $@)
+       $(call cmd,addsection)
 
 $(obj)/zImage.vmode: obj-boot += $(call obj-sec, $(required))
 $(obj)/zImage.vmode: $(call obj-sec, $(required)) $(obj-boot) FORCE
        $(call if_changed,addnote)
 
 $(obj)/imagesize.c: vmlinux.strip
-       @echo Generating $@
-       ls -l vmlinux.strip | \
-       awk '{printf "/* generated -- do not edit! */\n" \
-               "unsigned long vmlinux_filesize = %d;\n", $$5}' > $(obj)/imagesize.c
-       $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm -n vmlinux | tail -n 1 | \
-       awk '{printf "unsigned long vmlinux_memsize = 0x%s;\n", substr($$1,8)}' \
-               >> $(obj)/imagesize.c
+       $(call cmd,imagesize)
 
 install: $(CONFIGURE) $(BOOTIMAGE)
        sh -x $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh "$(KERNELRELEASE)" vmlinux System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)" "$(BOOTIMAGE)"