diff --git a/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x0-cc26x0/cc13x0-cc26x0.lds b/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x0-cc26x0/cc13x0-cc26x0.lds
index 26930dea8..2bc8ec8cc 100644
--- a/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x0-cc26x0/cc13x0-cc26x0.lds
+++ b/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x0-cc26x0/cc13x0-cc26x0.lds
@@ -95,42 +95,42 @@ SECTIONS {
      * --------- DO NOT MODIFY -----------
      */
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaADCPriControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaADCPriControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA : AT (DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA) {
+    .dmaADCPriControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaADCPriControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA : AT (DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA) {
+    .dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaADCAltControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaADCAltControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA : AT (DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA) {
+    .dmaADCAltControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaADCAltControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA : AT (DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA) {
+    .dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
diff --git a/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x2-cc26x2/cc13x2-cc26x2.lds b/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x2-cc26x2/cc13x2-cc26x2.lds
index 9c2211cb8..dc1a608be 100644
--- a/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x2-cc26x2/cc13x2-cc26x2.lds
+++ b/arch/cpu/simplelink-cc13xx-cc26xx/cc13x2-cc26x2/cc13x2-cc26x2.lds
@@ -95,42 +95,42 @@ SECTIONS {
      * --------- DO NOT MODIFY -----------
      */
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI0_RX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi0RxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI0_TX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi0TxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaADCPriControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaADCPriControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA : AT (DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA) {
+    .dmaADCPriControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_ADC_PRI_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaADCPriControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA : AT (DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA) {
+    .dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_GPT0A_PRI_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaGPT0APriControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI1_RX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi1RxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA : AT (DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA) {
+    .dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_SPI1_TX_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaSpi1TxControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaADCAltControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaADCAltControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA : AT (DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA) {
+    .dmaADCAltControlTableEntry DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_ADC_ALT_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaADCAltControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
     UDMACC26XX_dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry_is_placed = 0;
-    .dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA : AT (DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA) {
+    .dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA (NOLOAD) : AT (DMA_GPT0A_ALT_CTEA) {
         *(.dmaGPT0AAltControlTableEntry)
     } > REGION_DATA
 
diff --git a/examples/benchmarks/rpl-req-resp/parse.py b/examples/benchmarks/rpl-req-resp/parse.py
index a15b9c49b..dd36ef4c9 100644
--- a/examples/benchmarks/rpl-req-resp/parse.py
+++ b/examples/benchmarks/rpl-req-resp/parse.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def parseRPL(log):
     if res:
         # This was the last line, commit full topology
         return {'event': 'topology' }
+    res = re.compile('initialized DAG').match(log)
+    if res:
+        return {'event': 'DAGinit' }
     return None
 
 def parseEnergest(log):
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ def doParse(file):
         "ranks": [],
         "trickle": [],
         "switches": [],
+        "DAGinits": [],
         "topology": [],
     }
 
@@ -178,6 +182,8 @@ def doParse(file):
                         arrays["trickle"].append(entry)
                     elif(ret['event'] == 'switch'):
                         arrays["switches"].append(entry)
+                    elif(ret['event'] == 'DAGinit'):
+                        arrays["DAGinits"].append(entry)
                     elif(ret['event'] == 'sending'):
                         if not ret['message'] in arrays:
                             arrays[ret['message']] = []
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ def main():
 
     outputStats(dfs, "ranks", "rank", "mean", "RPL rank (ETX-128)")
     outputStats(dfs, "switches", "pswitch", "count", "RPL parent switches (#)")
+    outputStats(dfs, "DAGinits", "event", "count", "RPL joining DAG (#)")
     outputStats(dfs, "trickle", "trickle", "mean", "RPL Trickle period (min)")
 
     outputStats(dfs, "DIS", "message", "count", "RPL DIS sent (#)", "rpl-dis")
diff --git a/examples/sensniff/pool/cc2530-cc2531-io.h b/examples/sensniff/pool/cc2530-cc2531-io.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cfed98f1d..000000000
--- a/examples/sensniff/pool/cc2530-cc2531-io.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, George Oikonomou - http://www.spd.gr
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
- *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
- * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
- * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
- * OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#ifndef CC2530_CC2531_IO_H_
-#define CC2530_CC2531_IO_H_
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#include "contiki.h"
-#include "dev/io-arch.h"
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define sensniff_io_byte_out(b)  io_arch_writeb(b)
-#define sensniff_io_flush()      io_arch_flush()
-#define sensniff_io_set_input(f) io_arch_set_input(f)
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#endif /* CC2530_CC2531_IO_H_ */
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/