diff --git a/common/env_dataflash.c b/common/env_dataflash.c
index 0591b99..38c9615 100644
--- a/common/env_dataflash.c
+++ b/common/env_dataflash.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 
 char *env_name_spec = "dataflash";
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
@@ -43,9 +42,11 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	read_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_buf);
+	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
-	env_import(env_buf, 1);
+	read_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, buf);
+
+	env_import(buf, 1);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
@@ -54,20 +55,20 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	return write_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR,
-				(unsigned long)env_new,
+				(unsigned long)&env_new,
 				CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/env_eeprom.c b/common/env_eeprom.c
index b136f04..45c935b 100644
--- a/common/env_eeprom.c
+++ b/common/env_eeprom.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 env_t *env_ptr;
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 char *env_name_spec = "EEPROM";
 int env_eeprom_bus = -1;
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char *buf = env_buf;
+	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 	unsigned int off = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	rc;
@@ -139,13 +138,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(env_ptr != NULL);
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
@@ -153,11 +152,11 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		off_red	= CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
 	}
 
-	env_new->flags = ACTIVE_FLAG;
+	env_new.flags = ACTIVE_FLAG;
 #endif
 
 	rc = eeprom_bus_write(CONFIG_SYS_DEF_EEPROM_ADDR,
-			      off, (uchar *)env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+			      off, (uchar *)&env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
 	if (rc == 0) {
diff --git a/common/env_fat.c b/common/env_fat.c
index dd7139d..c0f18ab 100644
--- a/common/env_fat.c
+++ b/common/env_fat.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 char *env_name_spec = "FAT";
 
 env_t *env_ptr;
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ int env_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = NULL;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	int part = FAT_ENV_PART;
 	int err;
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
-	err = file_fat_write(FAT_ENV_FILE, (void *)env_new, sizeof(env_t));
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	err = file_fat_write(FAT_ENV_FILE, (void *)&env_new, sizeof(env_t));
 	if (err == -1) {
 		printf("\n** Unable to write \"%s\" from %s%d:%d **\n",
 			FAT_ENV_FILE, FAT_ENV_INTERFACE, dev, part);
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char *buf = env_buf;
+	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 	block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = NULL;
 	int dev = FAT_ENV_DEVICE;
 	int part = FAT_ENV_PART;
diff --git a/common/env_mmc.c b/common/env_mmc.c
index f568013..02bd5ae 100644
--- a/common/env_mmc.c
+++ b/common/env_mmc.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ env_t *env_ptr = &environment;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
-DEFINE_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, env_buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET)
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ static inline int write_env(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned long size,
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t *env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(env_t, env_new, 1);
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, &env_new->data[0], ENV_SIZE);
 	printf("Writing to MMC(%d)... ", CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
 	if (write_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, (u_char *)env_new)) {
 		puts("failed\n");
@@ -171,6 +169,7 @@ static inline int read_env(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned long size,
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
 #if !defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
 	u32 offset;
 	int ret;
@@ -185,12 +184,12 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	if (read_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, env_buf)) {
+	if (read_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, buf)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	env_import(env_buf, 1);
+	env_import(buf, 1);
 	ret = 0;
 
 fini:
diff --git a/common/env_nand.c b/common/env_nand.c
index 8cc2055..5b69889 100644
--- a/common/env_nand.c
+++ b/common/env_nand.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_NAND_ENV_DST;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
-DEFINE_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, env_buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /*
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ static unsigned char env_flags;
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	ret = 0;
@@ -187,14 +185,14 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
 		return 1;
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc	= crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
-	env_new->flags	= ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
+	env_new.crc	= crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.flags	= ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
 
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
 		puts("Erasing redundant NAND...\n");
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			return 1;
 
 		puts("Writing to redundant NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND, (u_char *)env_new);
+		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND, (u_char *)&env_new);
 	} else {
 		puts("Erasing NAND...\n");
 		nand_erase_options.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			return 1;
 
 		puts("Writing to NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)env_new);
+		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)&env_new);
 	}
 	if (ret) {
 		puts("FAILED!\n");
@@ -228,7 +226,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 int saveenv(void)
 {
 	int	ret = 0;
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(env_t, env_new, 1);
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	nand_erase_options_t nand_erase_options;
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
 		return 1;
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -406,6 +404,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
 #if !defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
 	int ret;
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_OOB)
 	ret = get_nand_env_oob(&nand_info[0], &nand_env_oob_offset);
@@ -421,13 +420,13 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	ret = readenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)env_buf);
+	ret = readenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)buf);
 	if (ret) {
 		set_default_env("!readenv() failed");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	env_import(env_buf, 1);
+	env_import(buf, 1);
 #endif /* ! ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND */
diff --git a/common/env_nvram.c b/common/env_nvram.c
index ff74a6c..eab0e7b 100644
--- a/common/env_nvram.c
+++ b/common/env_nvram.c
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 char *env_name_spec = "NVRAM";
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
 	uchar c;
@@ -76,38 +72,36 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char *buf;
+	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE)
-	buf = env_buf;
 	nvram_read(buf, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 #else
-	buf = (void *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
+	memcpy(buf, (void *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 #endif
 	env_import(buf, 1);
 }
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
-#else
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
-#endif
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	rcode = 0;
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
-	nvram_write(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+	nvram_write(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, &env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+#else
+	if (memcpy((char *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, &env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE) == NULL)
+		rcode = 1;
 #endif
 	return rcode;
 }
@@ -121,7 +115,7 @@ int env_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE)
 	ulong crc;
-	uchar *data = env_buf;
+	uchar data[ENV_SIZE];
 
 	nvram_read(&crc, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, sizeof(ulong));
 	nvram_read(data, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR + sizeof(ulong), ENV_SIZE);
diff --git a/common/env_onenand.c b/common/env_onenand.c
index 6fd5613..faa903d 100644
--- a/common/env_onenand.c
+++ b/common/env_onenand.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ char *env_name_spec = "OneNAND";
 #define ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE	CONFIG_ENV_SIZE
 #define ONENAND_ENV_SIZE(mtd)	(ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE - ENV_HEADER_SIZE)
 
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
@@ -58,7 +56,8 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 	char *buf = (char *)&environment;
 #else
 	loff_t env_addr = CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
-	char *buf = env_buf;
+	char onenand_env[ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE];
+	char *buf = (char *)&onenand_env[0];
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
 #ifndef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = &onenand_mtd;
@@ -95,13 +94,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		.callback	= NULL,
 	};
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	instr.len = CONFIG_ENV_SIZE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_FLEX
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	}
 
 	if (mtd->write(mtd, env_addr, ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE, &retlen,
-			(u_char *)env_new)) {
+			(u_char *)&env_new)) {
 		printf("OneNAND: write failed at 0x%llx\n", instr.addr);
 		return 2;
 	}
diff --git a/common/env_sf.c b/common/env_sf.c
index 9a592ba..d9e9085 100644
--- a/common/env_sf.c
+++ b/common/env_sf.c
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 char *env_name_spec = "SPI Flash";
 
 static struct spi_flash *env_flash;
-static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND)
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res, *saved_buffer = NULL, flag = OBSOLETE_FLAG;
 	u32	saved_size, saved_offset, sector = 1;
@@ -79,14 +78,14 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc	= crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
-	env_new->flags	= ACTIVE_FLAG;
+	env_new.crc	= crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.flags	= ACTIVE_FLAG;
 
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
 		env_new_offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND;
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	puts("Writing to SPI flash...");
 
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, env_new_offset,
-		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_new);
+		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, &env_new);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	}
 
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, env_offset + offsetof(env_t, flags),
-				sizeof(env_new->flags), &flag);
+				sizeof(env_new.flags), &flag);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	u32	saved_size, saved_offset, sector = 1;
 	char	*res, *saved_buffer = NULL;
 	int	ret = 1;
-	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+	env_t	env_new;
 	ssize_t	len;
 
 	if (!env_flash) {
@@ -277,13 +276,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			sector++;
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		goto done;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	puts("Erasing SPI flash...");
 	ret = spi_flash_erase(env_flash, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET,
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 	puts("Writing to SPI flash...");
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET,
-		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_new);
+		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, &env_new);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char *buf = env_buf;
+	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 	int ret;
 
 	env_flash = spi_flash_probe(CONFIG_ENV_SPI_BUS, CONFIG_ENV_SPI_CS,