diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 9a4ebcd1515..133ea05df3d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__image_copy_end = .;
 	__init_end = .;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		. += CONFIG_MIPS_RELOCATION_TABLE_SIZE - 4;
 	}
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
+	. = ALIGN(8);
 	_end = .;
 
 	.bss __rel_start (OVERLAY) : {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.sbss.*)
 		*(.bss.*)
 		*(COMMON)
-		. = ALIGN(4);
+		. = ALIGN(8);
 		__bss_end = .;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
index 8a115c503dc..02b03894eaf 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/sandbox.dtsi
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 			sandbox,emul = <&emul0>;
 			bootph-pre-ram;
 		};
-		sandbox_pmic: sandbox_pmic {
+		sandbox_pmic: sandbox_pmic@40 {
 			reg = <0x40>;
 		};
 
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
 			reg = <0x41>;
 		};
 
-		i2c_emul: emul {
+		i2c_emul: emul@7f {
 			bootph-pre-ram;
-			reg = <0xff>;
+			reg = <0x7f>;
 			compatible = "sandbox,i2c-emul-parent";
 			emul_eeprom: emul-eeprom {
 				compatible = "sandbox,i2c-eeprom";
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts b/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
index 0b3fc505e53..cd53c170171 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
@@ -947,8 +947,8 @@
 			sandbox,emul = <&emul1>;
 		};
 
-		i2c_emul: emul {
-			reg = <0xff>;
+		i2c_emul: emul@7f {
+			reg = <0x7f>;
 			compatible = "sandbox,i2c-emul-parent";
 			emul_eeprom: emul-eeprom {
 				compatible = "sandbox,i2c-eeprom";
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
 			};
 		};
 
-		sandbox_pmic: sandbox_pmic {
+		sandbox_pmic: sandbox_pmic@40 {
 			reg = <0x40>;
 			sandbox,emul = <&emul_pmic0>;
 		};
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@
 		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpios>, <&pinctrl_i2s>;
 		pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_spi>, <&pinctrl_i2c>;
 
-		pinctrl_gpios: gpios {
+		pinctrl_gpios: pins-gpios {
 			gpio0 {
 				pins = "P5";
 				function = "GPIO";
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@
 			};
 		};
 
-		pinctrl_i2c: i2c {
+		pinctrl_i2c: pins-i2c {
 			groups {
 				groups = "I2C_UART";
 				function = "I2C";
@@ -1878,12 +1878,12 @@
 			};
 		};
 
-		pinctrl_i2s: i2s {
+		pinctrl_i2s: pins-i2s {
 			groups = "SPI_I2S";
 			function = "I2S";
 		};
 
-		pinctrl_spi: spi {
+		pinctrl_spi: pins-spi {
 			groups = "SPI_I2S";
 			function = "SPI";
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/config.mk b/arch/xtensa/config.mk
index 200b66f8504..75888720d4a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/config.mk
+++ b/arch/xtensa/config.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -D__XTENSA__ -mlongcalls -mforce-no-pic \
 LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN),y)
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -B xtensa -O elf32-xtensa-be
+PLATFORM_ELFFLAGS += -B xtensa -O elf32-xtensa-be
 else
 PLATFORM_ELFFLAGS += -B xtensa -O elf32-xtensa-le
 endif
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/xtensa/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 72e4b9a706e..6894d4c327b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/xtensa/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ SECTIONS
   SECTION_text(XTENSA_SYS_TEXT_ADDR, FOLLOWING(.DoubleExceptionVector.text))
   SECTION_rodata(ALIGN(16), FOLLOWING(.text))
   SECTION_u_boot_list(ALIGN(16), FOLLOWING(.rodata))
-  SECTION_data(ALIGN(16), FOLLOWING(__u_boot_list))
+  SECTION_data(ALIGN(16), FOLLOWINGDT(__u_boot_list))
 
   __reloc_end = .;
   __init_end = .;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ldscript.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ldscript.h
index bcf0fd5a744..50d3b390405 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ldscript.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ldscript.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #define FORCE_OUTPUT	. = .
 #define FOLLOWING(sec)							\
 	AT(((LOADADDR(sec) + SIZEOF(sec) + ALIGN_LMA-1)) & ~(ALIGN_LMA-1))
+#define ALIGN_LMA_DT	8
+#define FOLLOWINGDT(sec)						\
+	AT(((LOADADDR(sec) + SIZEOF(sec) + ALIGN_LMA_DT-1)) & ~(ALIGN_LMA_DT-1))
 
 /*
  * Specify an output section that will be added to the ROM store table
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@
 		___u_boot_list_start = ABSOLUTE(.);			\
 		KEEP(*(SORT(__u_boot_list*)));				\
 		___u_boot_list_end = ABSOLUTE(.);			\
+		. = ALIGN(ALIGN_LMA_DT);				\
 	}
 
 #define SECTION_data(_vma_, _lma_)					\
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@
 		*(.eh_frame)						\
 		*(.dynamic)						\
 		*(.gnu.version_d)					\
+		. = ALIGN(ALIGN_LMA_DT);				\
 		_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);				\
 	}
 
diff --git a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
index fb4adef281e..f74f251712a 100644
--- a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
+++ b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.env
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 stdin=serial,usbkbd
 stdout=serial,vidconsole
 stderr=serial,vidconsole
-fdt_high=0xffffffff
-initrd_high=0xffffffff
 fdt_addr=0x40000000
 scriptaddr=0x40200000
 pxefile_addr_r=0x40300000
diff --git a/boot/image-fit.c b/boot/image-fit.c
index 2f2d3e9304d..cccaa48f683 100644
--- a/boot/image-fit.c
+++ b/boot/image-fit.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <log.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
 #include <memalign.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_DM_HASH
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #include <bootm.h>
 #include <image.h>
 #include <bootstage.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include <upl.h>
 #include <u-boot/crc.h>
 
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ int fit_image_load(struct bootm_headers *images, ulong addr,
 
 		log_debug("decompressing image\n");
 		if (load == data) {
-			loadbuf = malloc(max_decomp_len);
+			loadbuf = memalign(8, max_decomp_len);
 			load = map_to_sysmem(loadbuf);
 		} else {
 			loadbuf = map_sysmem(load, max_decomp_len);
@@ -2291,6 +2291,11 @@ int fit_image_load(struct bootm_headers *images, ulong addr,
 			return -ENOEXEC;
 		}
 		len = load_end - load;
+	} else if (load_op != FIT_LOAD_IGNORED && image_type == IH_TYPE_FLATDT &&
+		   ((uintptr_t)buf & 7)) {
+		loadbuf = memalign(8, len);
+		load = map_to_sysmem(loadbuf);
+		memcpy(loadbuf, buf, len);
 	} else if (load != data) {
 		log_debug("copying\n");
 		loadbuf = map_sysmem(load, len);
diff --git a/test/dm/pmic.c b/test/dm/pmic.c
index 70dd18f5df0..b163b8e315d 100644
--- a/test/dm/pmic.c
+++ b/test/dm/pmic.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static inline int power_pmic_get(struct unit_test_state *uts, char *name)
 /* Test PMIC get method */
 static int dm_test_power_pmic_get(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
-	power_pmic_get(uts, "sandbox_pmic");
+	power_pmic_get(uts, "sandbox_pmic@40");
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ DM_TEST(dm_test_power_pmic_mc34708_get, UTF_SCAN_FDT);
 /* Test PMIC I/O */
 static int dm_test_power_pmic_io(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
-	const char *name = "sandbox_pmic";
+	const char *name = "sandbox_pmic@40";
 	uint8_t out_buffer, in_buffer;
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	int reg_count, i;
diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_extension.py b/test/py/tests/test_extension.py
index 61223496054..6daab0c9782 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_extension.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_extension.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_extension(ubman):
     assert('overlay1.dtbo' in output)
 
     ubman.run_command_list([
-        'setenv extension_overlay_addr %s' % (overlay_addr),
+        'setenv extension_overlay_addr %x' % (overlay_addr),
         'setenv extension_overlay_cmd \'host load hostfs - ${extension_overlay_addr} %s${extension_overlay_name}\'' % (os.path.join(ubman.config.build_dir, OVERLAY_DIR))])
 
     output = ubman.run_command('extension apply 0')