NO .gcda files ERROR while running LCOV for LTP coverage

index bedc651..33826d9 100644
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 ifneq ($(MACHINE),)
 include $(srctree)/$(MACHINE)/Makefile.boot
 endif
-
 
+GCOV_PROFILE := n
 # Note: the following conditions must always be true:
 #   ZRELADDR == virt_to_phys(PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET)

index c394e30..99c5201 100644
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # This file is included by the global makefile so that you can add your own
 # architecture-specific flags and dependencies.
 #
+GCOV_PROFILE        := n
 
 LDFLAGS_bootp	:=-p --no-undefined -X \
 		 --defsym initrd_phys=$(INITRD_PHYS) \

index 5cad8a6..74eecc2 100644
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_SH_MOBILE_SDHI),y)
 OBJS		+= sdhi-shmobile.o
 OBJS		+= sdhi-sh7372.o
 endif
-
 AFLAGS_head.o += -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
 HEAD	= head.o
 OBJS	+= misc.o decompress.o
 FONTC	= $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
-
 # string library code (-Os is enforced to keep it much smaller)
 OBJS		+= string.o
 CFLAGS_string.o	:= -Os

@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ CFLAGS_string.o	:= -Os
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT),y)
 OBJS		+= hyp-stub.o
 endif
+GCOV_PROFILE                := n
 
 #
 # Architecture dependencies

index 9da016f..2cfb87a 100644
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+GCOV_PROFILE := n
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_OF),y)
 
 # Keep at91 dtb files sorted alphabetically for each SoC

index d322dec..52b85d9 100644
@@ -168,7 +168,12 @@ CONFIG_CLONE_BACKWARDS=y
 
 #
 # GCOV-based kernel profiling
-#
+CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
+CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y
+CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_AUTODETECT=y
+CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_4_7=y
+CONFIG_GCOV_PROC=y
+
 # CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT=y
 CONFIG_SLABINFO=y

index 5bbec7b..3473137 100644
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_insn.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_patch.o = -pg
 endif
-
 
+GCOV_PROFILE := n
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_return_address.o = -pg
 

index be8b7f5..fc665f9 100644
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ config CONSTRUCTORS
 	bool
 	depends on !UML
 
+config CONSTRUCTORS_NAME
+        string
+        depends on CONSTRUCTORS
+        default ".init_array" if ARM && AEABI
+        default ".ctors" 
+
 config HAVE_IRQ_WORK
 	bool
 

index a920281..cf66c5c 100644
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config GCOV_KERNEL
 config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	bool "Profile entire Kernel"
 	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
-	depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || (PPC && EXPERIMENTAL) || MICROBLAZE
+	depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || PPC || MICROBLAZE || ARM
 	default n
 	---help---
 	This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.

@@ -46,4 +46,34 @@ config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
 	which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
 
+choice
+	prompt "Specify GCOV format"
+	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
+	default GCOV_FORMAT_AUTODETECT
+	---help---
+	The gcov format is usually determined by the GCC version, but there are
+	exceptions where format changes are integrated in lower-version GCCs.
+	In such a case use this option to adjust the format used in the kernel
+	accordingly.
+
+	If unsure, choose "Autodetect".
+
+config GCOV_FORMAT_AUTODETECT
+	bool "Autodetect"
+	---help---
+	Select this option to use the format that corresponds to your GCC
+	version.
+
+config GCOV_FORMAT_3_4
+	bool "GCC 3.4 format"
+	---help---
+	Select this option to use the format defined by GCC 3.4.
+
+config GCOV_FORMAT_4_7
+	bool "GCC 4.7 format"
+	---help---
+	Select this option to use the format defined by GCC 4.7.
+
+endchoice
+
 endmenu

index e97ca59..52aa7e8 100644
@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
 ccflags-y := -DSRCTREE='"$(srctree)"' -DOBJTREE='"$(objtree)"'
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) := base.o fs.o gcc_3_4.o
+# if-lt
+# Usage VAR := $(call if-lt, $(a), $(b))
+# Returns 1 if (a < b)
+if-lt = $(shell [ $(1) -lt $(2) ] && echo 1)
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_3_4),y)
+  cc-ver := 0304
+else ifeq ($(CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_4_7),y)
+  cc-ver := 0407
+else
+# Use cc-version if available, otherwise set 0
+#
+# scripts/Kbuild.include, which contains cc-version function, is not included
+# during make clean "make -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=kernel/gcov"
+# Meaning cc-ver is empty causing if-lt test to fail with
+# "/bin/sh: line 0: [: -lt: unary operator expected" error mesage.
+# This has no affect on the clean phase, but the error message could be
+# confusing/annoying. So this dummy workaround sets cc-ver to zero if cc-version
+# is not available. We can probably move if-lt to Kbuild.include, so it's also
+# not defined during clean or to include Kbuild.include in
+# scripts/Makefile.clean. But the following workaround seems least invasive.
+  cc-ver := $(if $(call cc-version),$(call cc-version),0)
+endif
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) := base.o fs.o
+
+ifeq ($(call if-lt, $(cc-ver), 0407),1)
+  obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) += gcc_3_4.o
+else
+  obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) += gcc_4_7.o
+endif

index 3a46287..be1305b 100644
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the linux memory manager.
 #
-
 
+GCOV_PROFILE := n
 mmu-y			:= nommu.o
 mmu-$(CONFIG_MMU)	:= fremap.o highmem.o madvise.o memory.o mincore.o \