diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
index b1d6bae7a6..fb8e7da76f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@
 // if we are tight of CAR stack, disable it
 #define FAM10_SET_FIDVID_STORE_AP_APICID_AT_FIRST 1
 
-static void print_debug_fv(const char *str, u32 val)
+static inline void print_debug_fv(const char *str, u32 val)
 {
 #if FAM10_SET_FIDVID_DEBUG == 1
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "%s%x\n", str, val);
 #endif
 }
 
-static void print_debug_fv_8(const char *str, u8 val)
+static inline void print_debug_fv_8(const char *str, u8 val)
 {
 #if FAM10_SET_FIDVID_DEBUG == 1
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "%s%02x\n", str, val);
 #endif
 }
 
-static void print_debug_fv_64(const char *str, u32 val, u32 val2)
+static inline void print_debug_fv_64(const char *str, u32 val, u32 val2)
 {
 #if FAM10_SET_FIDVID_DEBUG == 1
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "%s%x%x\n", str, val, val2);
diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/processor_name.c b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/processor_name.c
index 29bc50802d..15604de536 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/processor_name.c
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/processor_name.c
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ static const struct str_s String2_socket_AM2[] = {
 };
 
 
-char const *unknown = "AMD Processor model unknown";
-char const *unknown2 = " type unknown";
-char const *sample = "AMD Engineering Sample";
-char const *thermal = "AMD Thermal Test Kit";
+const char const *unknown = "AMD Processor model unknown";
+const char const *unknown2 = " type unknown";
+const char const *sample = "AMD Engineering Sample";
+const char const *thermal = "AMD Thermal Test Kit";
 
 
-int strcpymax(char *dst, const char *src, int buflen) {
+static int strcpymax(char *dst, const char *src, int buflen)
+{
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < buflen && src[i]; i++)
 		dst[i] = src[i];
diff --git a/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/romstage.c
index 9ebf659492..e11b4382e5 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/romstage.c
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 
 static void sio_setup(void)
 {
-	unsigned value;
-	uint32_t dword;
-	uint8_t byte;
+	u32 dword;
+	u8 byte;
 
 	byte = pci_read_config32(PCI_DEV(0, MCP55_DEVN_BASE+1 , 0), 0x7b);
 	byte |= 0x20;
diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/debug.c b/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/debug.c
index ca0a800f70..328de7e289 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/debug.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/debug.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 static void udelay_tsc(u32 us);
 
-static  void print_debug_addr(const char *str, void *val)
+static inline void print_debug_addr(const char *str, void *val)
 {
 #if CACHE_AS_RAM_ADDRESS_DEBUG == 1
 		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "------Address debug: %s%p------\n", str, val);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void print_debug_pci_dev(u32 dev)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void print_pci_devices(void)
+static inline void print_pci_devices(void)
 {
 	device_t dev;
 	for(dev = PCI_DEV(0, 0, 0);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void print_pci_devices(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void print_pci_devices_on_bus(u32 busn)
+static inline void print_pci_devices_on_bus(u32 busn)
 {
 	device_t dev;
 	for(dev = PCI_DEV(busn, 0, 0);
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static void dump_pci_device(u32 dev)
 {
 	dump_pci_device_range(dev, 0, 4096);
 }
-static u32 pci_read_config32_index_wait(device_t dev, u32 index_reg, u32 index);
 static void dump_pci_device_index_wait_range(u32 dev, u32 index_reg, u32 start,
 					u32 size)
 {
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ static void dump_pci_device_index_wait_range(u32 dev, u32 index_reg, u32 start,
 	}
 	print_debug("\n");
 }
-static void dump_pci_device_index_wait(u32 dev, u32 index_reg)
+static inline void dump_pci_device_index_wait(u32 dev, u32 index_reg)
 {
 	dump_pci_device_index_wait_range(dev, index_reg, 0, 0x54);
 	dump_pci_device_index_wait_range(dev, index_reg, 0x100, 0x08); //DIMM1 when memclk > 400Hz
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ static void dump_pci_device_index_wait(u32 dev, u32 index_reg)
 
 }
 
-static void dump_pci_device_index(u32 dev, u32 index_reg, u32 type, u32 length)
+static inline void dump_pci_device_index(u32 dev, u32 index_reg, u32 type, u32 length)
 {
 	int i;
 	print_debug_pci_dev(dev);
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ static void dump_pci_device_index(u32 dev, u32 index_reg, u32 type, u32 length)
 }
 
 
-static void dump_pci_devices(void)
+static inline void dump_pci_devices(void)
 {
 	device_t dev;
 	for(dev = PCI_DEV(0, 0, 0);
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ static void dump_pci_devices(void)
 }
 
 
-static void dump_pci_devices_on_bus(u32 busn)
+static inline void dump_pci_devices_on_bus(u32 busn)
 {
 	device_t dev;
 	for(dev = PCI_DEV(busn, 0, 0);
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ static void dump_smbus_registers(void)
 	}
 }
 #endif
-static void dump_io_resources(u32 port)
+static inline void dump_io_resources(u32 port)
 {
 
 	int i;
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ static void dump_io_resources(u32 port)
 	}
 }
 
-static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
+static inline void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 {
 	u32 i;
 	print_debug("dump_mem:");
diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/h3ncmn.c b/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/h3ncmn.c
index 5b038a3a58..f4696b6daf 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/h3ncmn.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/h3ncmn.c
@@ -1109,16 +1109,14 @@ void ht1SetCFGAddrMap(u8 cfgMapIndex, u8 secBus, u8 subBus, u8 targetNode, u8 ta
  */
 u8 convertBitsToWidth(u8 value, cNorthBridge *nb)
 {
-	if (value == 1) {
-		return 16;
-	} else if (value == 0) {
-		return 8;
-	} else if (value == 5) {
-		return 4;
-	} else if (value == 4) {
-		return 2;
+	switch(value) {
+	case 1: return 16;
+	case 0: return 8;
+	case 5: return 4;
+	case 4: return 2;
+	default: STOP_HERE; /*  This is an error internal condition */
 	}
-	STOP_HERE; /*  This is an error internal condition */
+	return 0; // shut up GCC.
 }
 
 /**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1138,16 +1136,14 @@ u8 convertBitsToWidth(u8 value, cNorthBridge *nb)
  */
 u8 convertWidthToBits(u8 value, cNorthBridge *nb)
 {
-	if (value == 16) {
-		return 1;
-	} else if (value == 8) {
-		return 0;
-	} else if (value == 4) {
-		return 5;
-	} else if (value == 2) {
-		return 4;
+	switch (value) {
+	case 16: return 1;
+	case  8: return 0;
+	case  4: return 5;
+	case  2: return 4;
+	default: STOP_HERE; /*  This is an internal error condition */
 	}
-	STOP_HERE; /*  This is an internal error condition */
+	return 0; // shut up GCC
 }
 
 /**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_aza.c b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_aza.c
index d4b0e8f2fb..ca002b7eb2 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_aza.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_aza.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 #include <delay.h>
 #include "mcp55.h"
 
-static int set_bits(uint8_t *port, uint32_t mask, uint32_t val)
+static int set_bits(u32 port, u32 mask, u32 val)
 {
-	uint32_t dword;
+	u32 dword;
 	int count;
 
 	val &= mask;
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static int set_bits(uint8_t *port, uint32_t mask, uint32_t val)
 
 }
 
-static int codec_detect(uint8_t *base)
+static int codec_detect(u32 base)
 {
-	uint32_t dword;
+	u32 dword;
 
 	/* 1 */
 	set_bits(base + 0x08, 1, 1);
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static int codec_detect(uint8_t *base)
 
 }
 
-static uint32_t verb_data[] = {
+/* FIXME this should go to the mainboard code */
+static u32 verb_data[] = {
 #if 0
 	0x00172001,
 	0x001721e6,
@@ -156,18 +157,18 @@ static uint32_t verb_data[] = {
 	0x01f71f01,
 };
 
-static unsigned find_verb(uint32_t viddid, uint32_t **verb)
+static unsigned find_verb(u32 viddid, u32 **verb)
 {
 	if(viddid != 0x10ec0880) return 0;
-	*verb =  (uint32_t *)verb_data;
-	return sizeof(verb_data)/sizeof(uint32_t);
+	*verb =  (u32 *)verb_data;
+	return sizeof(verb_data)/sizeof(u32);
 }
 
 
-static void codec_init(uint8_t *base, int addr)
+static void codec_init(u32 base, int addr)
 {
-	uint32_t dword;
-	uint32_t *verb;
+	u32 dword;
+	u32 *verb;
 	unsigned verb_size;
 	int i;
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ static void codec_init(uint8_t *base, int addr)
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "verb loaded!\n");
 }
 
-static void codecs_init(uint8_t *base, uint32_t codec_mask)
+static void codecs_init(u32 base, u32 codec_mask)
 {
 	int i;
 	for(i=2; i>=0; i--) {
@@ -221,16 +222,16 @@ static void codecs_init(uint8_t *base, uint32_t codec_mask)
 
 static void aza_init(struct device *dev)
 {
-	uint8_t *base;
+	u32 base;
 	struct resource *res;
-	uint32_t codec_mask;
+	u32 codec_mask;
 
 	res = find_resource(dev, 0x10);
 	if(!res)
 		return;
 
-	base =(uint8_t *) res->base;
-	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "base = %p\n", base);
+	base = res->base;
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "base = 0x%08x\n", base);
 
 	codec_mask = codec_detect(base);
 
diff --git a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_nic.c b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_nic.c
index 92ea633a20..4a9b003384 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_nic.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55/mcp55_nic.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 #include <delay.h>
 #include "mcp55.h"
 
-static int phy_read(uint8_t *base, unsigned phy_addr, unsigned phy_reg)
+static int phy_read(u32 base, unsigned phy_addr, unsigned phy_reg)
 {
-	uint32_t dword;
+	u32 dword;
 	unsigned loop = 0x100;
 	write32(base+0x190, 0x8000); //Clear MDIO lock bit
 	mdelay(1);
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ static int phy_read(uint8_t *base, unsigned phy_addr, unsigned phy_reg)
 
 }
 
-static void phy_detect(uint8_t *base)
+static void phy_detect(u32 base)
 {
-	uint32_t dword;
+	u32 dword;
 	int i;
 	int val;
 	unsigned id;
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@ static void phy_detect(uint8_t *base)
 
 static void nic_init(struct device *dev)
 {
-	uint32_t dword, old;
-	uint32_t mac_h, mac_l;
+	u32 mac_h, mac_l;
 	int eeprom_valid = 0;
 	struct southbridge_nvidia_mcp55_config *conf;
 
-	static uint32_t nic_index = 0;
+	static u32 nic_index = 0;
 
-	uint8_t *base;
+	u32 base;
 	struct resource *res;
 
 	res = find_resource(dev, 0x10);