diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index ac282d8..ac772de 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -326,6 +326,13 @@
 	  way to compile modules and the list of exported symbols to actually
 	  make use of modules is short to nonexistent
 
+config HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	bool
+	help
+	  The arch uses struct mod_arch_specific to store data.  Many arches
+	  just need a simple module loader without arch specific data - those
+	  should not enable this.
+
 config KALLSYMS
 	depends on HAS_KALLSYMS
 	bool "kallsyms"
diff --git a/common/module.c b/common/module.c
index b08df11..a79bc73 100644
--- a/common/module.c
+++ b/common/module.c
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@
 	debug("core_size: %ld\n", mod->core_size);
 }
 
+int __weak module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+				     Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				     char *secstrings,
+				     struct module *mod)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void register_module_cmds(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex)
 {
 	Elf32_Sym *sym;
@@ -271,6 +279,12 @@
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* Allow arches to frob section contents and sizes.  */
+	err = module_frob_arch_sections(ehdr, sechdrs,
+					secstrings, module);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	/* Determine total sizes, and put offsets in sh_entsize.  For now
 	   this is done generically; there doesn't appear to be any
 	   special cases for the architectures. */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/module.h b/include/asm-generic/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e1541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-generic/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_MODULE_H
+#define __ASM_GENERIC_MODULE_H
+
+/*
+ * Many architectures just need a simple module
+ * loader without arch specific data.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+struct mod_arch_specific
+{
+};
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+#define Elf_Shdr	Elf64_Shdr
+#define Elf_Phdr	Elf64_Phdr
+#define Elf_Sym		Elf64_Sym
+#define Elf_Dyn		Elf64_Dyn
+#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf64_Ehdr
+#define Elf_Addr	Elf64_Addr
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+#define Elf_Rel		Elf64_Rel
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+#define Elf_Rela	Elf64_Rela
+#endif
+#define ELF_R_TYPE(X)	ELF64_R_TYPE(X)
+#define ELF_R_SYM(X)	ELF64_R_SYM(X)
+
+#else /* CONFIG_64BIT */
+
+#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
+#define Elf_Phdr	Elf32_Phdr
+#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
+#define Elf_Dyn		Elf32_Dyn
+#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
+#define Elf_Addr	Elf32_Addr
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+#define Elf_Rel		Elf32_Rel
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+#define Elf_Rela	Elf32_Rela
+#endif
+#define ELF_R_TYPE(X)	ELF32_R_TYPE(X)
+#define ELF_R_SYM(X)	ELF32_R_SYM(X)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/include/module.h b/include/module.h
index f416cd0..9099e5a 100644
--- a/include/module.h
+++ b/include/module.h
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@
 		       unsigned int symindex,
 		       unsigned int relsec,
 		       struct module *mod);
+
+/* Adjust arch-specific sections.  Return 0 on success.  */
+int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+			      char *secstrings,
+			      struct module *mod);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
 extern struct list_head module_list;