1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 8307b1bb337a..84155eb67f1d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
         *(.data)                                                        \
         *(.data.init.refok)
 
-#define RODATA                                                          \
-        . = ALIGN(4096);                                                \
+#define RO_DATA(align)                                                  \
+        . = ALIGN((align));                                             \
         .rodata           : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {           \
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rodata) = .;                     \
                 *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*)                                 \
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_rodata) = .;                       \
         }                                                               \
                                                                         \
-        . = ALIGN(4096);
+        . = ALIGN((align));
+
+/* RODATA provided for backward compatibility.
+ * All archs are supposed to use RO_DATA() */
+#define RODATA RO_DATA(4096)
 
 #define SECURITY_INIT                                                   \
         .security_initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.security_initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \