char *secstrings,
                              struct module *mod);
 
+/* Additional bytes needed by arch in front of individual sections */
+unsigned int arch_mod_section_prepend(struct module *mod, unsigned int section);
+
 /* Allocator used for allocating struct module, core sections and init
    sections.  Returns NULL on failure. */
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+/* Additional bytes needed by arch in front of individual sections */
+unsigned int __weak arch_mod_section_prepend(struct module *mod,
+                                            unsigned int section)
+{
+       /* default implementation just returns zero */
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* Update size with this section: return offset. */
-static long get_offset(unsigned int *size, Elf_Shdr *sechdr)
+static long get_offset(struct module *mod, unsigned int *size,
+                      Elf_Shdr *sechdr, unsigned int section)
 {
        long ret;
 
+       *size += arch_mod_section_prepend(mod, section);
        ret = ALIGN(*size, sechdr->sh_addralign ?: 1);
        *size = ret + sechdr->sh_size;
        return ret;
                            || strncmp(secstrings + s->sh_name,
                                       ".init", 5) == 0)
                                continue;
-                       s->sh_entsize = get_offset(&mod->core_size, s);
+                       s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_size, s, i);
                        DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
                }
                if (m == 0)
                            || strncmp(secstrings + s->sh_name,
                                       ".init", 5) != 0)
                                continue;
-                       s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(&mod->init_size, s)
+                       s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, s, i)
                                         | INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
                        DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
                }