diff --git a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER5 b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER5
index fbef79e59..bea7b17c8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER5
+++ b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER5
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ ZTRSMKERNEL_LN	=  ztrsm_kernel_LN.S
 ZTRSMKERNEL_LT	=  ztrsm_kernel_LT.S
 ZTRSMKERNEL_RN	=  ztrsm_kernel_LT.S
 ZTRSMKERNEL_RT	=  ztrsm_kernel_RT.S
+
+CROTKERNEL = ../arm/zrot.c
+ZROTKERNEL = ../arm/zrot.c
+SGEMVNKERNEL = ../arm/gemv_n.c
+SGEMVTKERNEL = ../arm/gemv_t.c
diff --git a/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPC440 b/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPC440
index 677af5f21..fd9a8c780 100644
--- a/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPC440
+++ b/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPC440
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ ZASUMKERNEL	= zasum_ppc440.S
 SAXPYKERNEL	=  axpy_ppc440.S
 DAXPYKERNEL	=  axpy_ppc440.S
 ifneq ($(__BYTE_ORDER__),__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
-CAXPYKERNEL	= ../arm/zaxpy.c
-ZAXPYKERNEL	= ../arm/zaxpy.c
-else
 CAXPYKERNEL	= zaxpy_ppc440.S
 ZAXPYKERNEL	= zaxpy_ppc440.S
+else
+CAXPYKERNEL	= ../arm/zaxpy.c
+ZAXPYKERNEL	= ../arm/zaxpy.c
 endif
 
 SDOTKERNEL	=  dot_ppc440.S
diff --git a/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPCG4 b/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPCG4
index 54660b54d..1bdd3119e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPCG4
+++ b/kernel/power/KERNEL.PPCG4
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ ZASUMKERNEL	= zasum_ppc440.S
 
 SAXPYKERNEL	=  axpy_ppc440.S
 DAXPYKERNEL	=  axpy_ppc440.S
+ifneq ($(__BYTE_ORDER__),__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
 CAXPYKERNEL	= zaxpy_ppc440.S
 ZAXPYKERNEL	= zaxpy_ppc440.S
+else
+CAXPYKERNEL    = ../arm/zaxpy.c
+ZAXPYKERNEL    = ../arm/zaxpy.c
+endif
 
 SDOTKERNEL	=  dot_ppc440.S
 DDOTKERNEL	=  dot_ppc440.S
diff --git a/kernel/power/gemv_n.S b/kernel/power/gemv_n.S
index abc61b62e..9c6f87639 100644
--- a/kernel/power/gemv_n.S
+++ b/kernel/power/gemv_n.S
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
 #endif
 
+#ifdef POWER3
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_A  16
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
+#endif
+
 #ifdef POWER4
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_A  16
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
diff --git a/kernel/power/gemv_t.S b/kernel/power/gemv_t.S
index 25a4dd01b..accdad702 100644
--- a/kernel/power/gemv_t.S
+++ b/kernel/power/gemv_t.S
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
 #endif
 
+#ifdef POWER3
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_A  16
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
+#endif
+
 #ifdef POWER4
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_A  48
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
diff --git a/kernel/power/zgemv_n.S b/kernel/power/zgemv_n.S
index 708f1318d..48f49f97b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/zgemv_n.S
+++ b/kernel/power/zgemv_n.S
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
 #endif
 
+#ifdef POWER3
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_A  34
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
+#endif
+
 #ifdef POWER4
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_A  34
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
diff --git a/kernel/power/zgemv_t.S b/kernel/power/zgemv_t.S
index d82fab16a..314cf5e6e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/zgemv_t.S
+++ b/kernel/power/zgemv_t.S
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
 #endif
 
+#ifdef POWER3
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_A  34
+#define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
+#endif
+
 #ifdef POWER4
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_A  34
 #define PREFETCHSIZE_C  16
diff --git a/param.h b/param.h
index a35ce69bd..ddad2fb36 100644
--- a/param.h
+++ b/param.h
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef PARAM_H
 #define PARAM_H
 
-#define LONGCAST (BLASLONG)
-#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__)
-#if __GNUC__ < 9
-#undef LONGCAST
-#define LONGCAST
-#endif
-#endif
 
 #define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
 #define SBGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 8
@@ -2096,7 +2089,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifdef PPCG4
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A    0
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 1024
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 16
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
@@ -2127,7 +2120,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 2688
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 3072
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x03fffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x03fffUL
 
 #if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__)&&(__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 4
@@ -2176,7 +2169,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A (32 * 0)
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B (32 * 0)
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 4
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
@@ -2212,7 +2205,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A (32 * 0)
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B (32 * 0)
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 8
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
@@ -2247,7 +2240,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #if defined(POWER3) || defined(POWER4) || defined(POWER5)
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 0
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 2048
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 4
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
@@ -2271,6 +2264,10 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 216
 #define DGEMM_DEFAULT_R 1012
 
+#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_P 256
+#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 104
+#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_R 1012
+   
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_P 256
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 104
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_R 1012
@@ -2288,6 +2285,11 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define CGEMM_DEFAULT_P 144
 #define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_P 144
 #endif
+
+#define SGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
+#define CGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
+#define DGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
+#define ZGEMM_DEFAULT_Q 256
 #endif
 
 #if defined(POWER5)
@@ -2320,7 +2322,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A  384
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 1024
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x03fffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x03fffUL
 
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 4
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N 4
@@ -2353,7 +2355,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 0 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 65536
 
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 #if defined(__32BIT__)
 #warning using BINARY32==POWER6
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M 4
@@ -2406,7 +2408,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 0 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 65536
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SWITCH_RATIO            16
 #define GEMM_PREFERED_SIZE      16
@@ -2445,7 +2447,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_A 0
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B 65536
-#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN LONGCAST 0x0ffffUL
+#define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN 0x0ffffUL
 
 #define SWITCH_RATIO            16
 #define GEMM_PREFERED_SIZE      16