diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/dram.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/dram.c
index 3e1ff7d..5cc31a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/dram.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/dram.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int dram_init (void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
 	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size(
-			(volatile long *) orion5x_sdram_bar(0),
+			(long *) orion5x_sdram_bar(0),
 			CONFIG_MAX_RAM_BANK_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void dram_init_banksize (void)
 	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
 		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = orion5x_sdram_bar(i);
 		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = get_ram_size(
-			(volatile long *) (gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start),
+			(long *) (gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start),
 			CONFIG_MAX_RAM_BANK_SIZE);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c b/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
index a918b04..856d798 100644
--- a/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
+++ b/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/cpux9k2.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void reset_phy(void)
 
 int dram_init(void)
 {
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/atmel/at91rm9200ek/at91rm9200ek.c b/board/atmel/at91rm9200ek/at91rm9200ek.c
index ec0daba..2b4d845 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91rm9200ek/at91rm9200ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91rm9200ek/at91rm9200ek.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 int dram_init (void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/davedenx/qong/qong.c b/board/davedenx/qong/qong.c
index b1238d5..ec22627 100644
--- a/board/davedenx/qong/qong.c
+++ b/board/davedenx/qong/qong.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void hw_watchdog_reset(void)
 int dram_init (void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/davinci/common/misc.c b/board/davinci/common/misc.c
index 2bfdf23..6103339 100644
--- a/board/davinci/common/misc.c
+++ b/board/davinci/common/misc.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
 	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size(
-			(volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+			(void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			CONFIG_MAX_RAM_BANK_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/efikamx/efikamx.c b/board/efikamx/efikamx.c
index 16be532..4b36918 100644
--- a/board/efikamx/efikamx.c
+++ b/board/efikamx/efikamx.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ u32 get_board_rev(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/eukrea/cpu9260/cpu9260.c b/board/eukrea/cpu9260/cpu9260.c
index 0959c5c..402f19f 100644
--- a/board/eukrea/cpu9260/cpu9260.c
+++ b/board/eukrea/cpu9260/cpu9260.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int board_init(void)
 
 int dram_init(void)
 {
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c b/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
index 5d05414..f654f87 100644
--- a/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
+++ b/board/eukrea/cpuat91/cpuat91.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((long *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31ads/mx31ads.c b/board/freescale/mx31ads/mx31ads.c
index 9bf9c18..7637c92 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx31ads/mx31ads.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx31ads/mx31ads.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31pdk/mx31pdk.c b/board/freescale/mx31pdk/mx31pdk.c
index 08addd2..f6e190a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx31pdk/mx31pdk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx31pdk/mx31pdk.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void hw_watchdog_reset(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
index e2d3d74..fd7342f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ u32 get_board_rev(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c b/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
index b51d209..134603a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	u32 size1, size2;
 
-	size1 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
-	size2 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
+	size1 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
+	size2 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
 
 	gd->ram_size = size1 + size2;
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c b/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
index a89aa25..88095dc 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ u32 get_board_rev(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
index d032428..18b388e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	u32 size1, size2;
 
-	size1 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
-	size2 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
+	size1 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
+	size2 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
 
 	gd->ram_size = size1 + size2;
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53smd/mx53smd.c b/board/freescale/mx53smd/mx53smd.c
index f3c433f..21b5d14 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53smd/mx53smd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53smd/mx53smd.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	u32 size1, size2;
 
-	size1 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
-	size2 = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
+	size1 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1, PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
+	size2 = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2, PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
 
 	gd->ram_size = size1 + size2;
 
diff --git a/board/imx31_phycore/imx31_phycore.c b/board/imx31_phycore/imx31_phycore.c
index ca7d6e2..773900e 100644
--- a/board/imx31_phycore/imx31_phycore.c
+++ b/board/imx31_phycore/imx31_phycore.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/karo/tx25/tx25.c b/board/karo/tx25/tx25.c
index 269858c..423cdb5 100644
--- a/board/karo/tx25/tx25.c
+++ b/board/karo/tx25/tx25.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 int dram_init (void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ int dram_init (void)
 void dram_init_banksize(void)
 {
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start = PHYS_SDRAM_1;
-	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 			PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 #if CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS > 1
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].start = PHYS_SDRAM_2;
-	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2,
+	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2,
 			PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
 #else
 
diff --git a/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c b/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
index 5da856f..a8f2b23 100644
--- a/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
+++ b/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
 	/* Fix this */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)kw_sdram_bar(0),
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)kw_sdram_bar(0),
 				kw_sdram_bs(0));
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/logicpd/imx27lite/imx27lite.c b/board/logicpd/imx27lite/imx27lite.c
index 6eb5cc2..1b24c35 100644
--- a/board/logicpd/imx27lite/imx27lite.c
+++ b/board/logicpd/imx27lite/imx27lite.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int board_init (void)
 int dram_init (void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ int dram_init (void)
 void dram_init_banksize(void)
 {
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE;
-	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
+	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].size = get_ram_size((void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE,
 			PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 #if CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS > 1
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].start = PHYS_SDRAM_2;
-	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2,
+	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_2,
 			PHYS_SDRAM_2_SIZE);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/board/logicpd/imx31_litekit/imx31_litekit.c b/board/logicpd/imx31_litekit/imx31_litekit.c
index bf635c3..09cc9c5 100644
--- a/board/logicpd/imx31_litekit/imx31_litekit.c
+++ b/board/logicpd/imx31_litekit/imx31_litekit.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/mx1ads/mx1ads.c b/board/mx1ads/mx1ads.c
index c11c0fe..86b49fb 100644
--- a/board/mx1ads/mx1ads.c
+++ b/board/mx1ads/mx1ads.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int board_late_init (void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM_1,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
index e0f44dd..2c50fe8 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c b/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
index ec9f865..8071600 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int board_init(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c b/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
index 79b7c9d..fa69599 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int board_init(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
 				PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/syteco/jadecpu/jadecpu.c b/board/syteco/jadecpu/jadecpu.c
index a7b6e70..63a0d33 100644
--- a/board/syteco/jadecpu/jadecpu.c
+++ b/board/syteco/jadecpu/jadecpu.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	/* dram_init must store complete ramsize in gd->ram_size */
-	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((volatile void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
+	gd->ram_size = get_ram_size((void *)PHYS_SDRAM,
 					PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/common/memsize.c b/common/memsize.c
index 6c275c9..963e4f3 100644
--- a/common/memsize.c
+++ b/common/memsize.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * the actually available RAM size between addresses `base' and
  * `base + maxsize'.
  */
-long get_ram_size(volatile long *base, long maxsize)
+long get_ram_size(long *base, long maxsize)
 {
 	volatile long *addr;
 	long           save[32];
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 2c8513a..c5d2dce 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ const char *symbol_lookup(unsigned long addr, unsigned long *caddr);
 void	api_init (void);
 
 /* common/memsize.c */
-long	get_ram_size  (volatile long *, long);
+long	get_ram_size  (long *, long);
 
 /* $(BOARD)/$(BOARD).c */
 void	reset_phy     (void);
