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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 1bb954842725..86130cded110 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -182,6 +182,29 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
# define unreachable() do { } while (1)
#endif
+/*
+ * KENTRY - kernel entry point
+ * This can be used to annotate symbols (functions or data) that are used
+ * without their linker symbol being referenced explicitly. For example,
+ * interrupt vector handlers, or functions in the kernel image that are found
+ * programatically.
+ *
+ * Not required for symbols exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL, or initcalls. Those
+ * are handled in their own way (with KEEP() in linker scripts).
+ *
+ * KENTRY can be avoided if the symbols in question are marked as KEEP() in the
+ * linker script. For example an architecture could KEEP() its entire
+ * boot/exception vector code rather than annotate each function and data.
+ */
+#ifndef KENTRY
+# define KENTRY(sym) \
+ extern typeof(sym) sym; \
+ static const unsigned long __kentry_##sym \
+ __used \
+ __attribute__((section("___kentry" "+" #sym ), used)) \
+ = (unsigned long)&sym;
+#endif
+
#ifndef RELOC_HIDE
# define RELOC_HIDE(ptr, off) \
({ unsigned long __ptr; \
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