2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index f784d2f34149..f054778e916c 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@
                 *(.kprobes.text)                                        \
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_end) = .;
 
+/* Section used for early init (in .S files) */
+#define HEAD_TEXT  *(.head.text)
+
 /* init and exit section handling */
 #define INIT_DATA                                                       \
         *(.init.data)                                                   \
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index a404a0055dd7..fb58c0493cf2 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
    discard it in modules) */
 #define __init          __section(.init.text) __cold
 #define __initdata      __section(.init.data)
+#define __initconst     __section(.init.rodata)
 #define __exitdata      __section(.exit.data)
 #define __exit_call     __used __section(.exitcall.exit)
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
 #define __memexitconst   __section(.memexit.rodata)
 
 /* For assembly routines */
+#define __HEAD          .section        ".head.text","ax"
 #define __INIT          .section        ".init.text","ax"
 #define __FINIT         .previous