diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 72f2fa189cc5..3450115c6437 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -281,4 +281,23 @@ config SECCOMP_FILTER
 
 	  See Documentation/prctl/seccomp_filter.txt for details.
 
+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 MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+	bool
+	help
+	  Modules only use ELF RELA relocations.  Modules with ELF REL
+	  relocations will give an error.
+
+config MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+	bool
+	help
+	  Modules only use ELF REL relocations.  Modules with ELF RELA
+	  relocations will give an error.
+
 source "kernel/gcov/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 9944dedee5b1..7e3710c0cce5 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ config ALPHA
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	help
 	  The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
 	  marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/module.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/module.h
index 7b63743c534a..9cd13b55155f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef _ALPHA_MODULE_H
 #define _ALPHA_MODULE_H
 
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 struct mod_arch_specific
 {
 	unsigned int gotsecindex;
 };
 
-#define Elf_Sym Elf64_Sym
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf64_Shdr
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf64_Ehdr
-#define Elf_Phdr Elf64_Phdr
-#define Elf_Dyn Elf64_Dyn
-#define Elf_Rel Elf64_Rel
-#define Elf_Rela Elf64_Rela
-
 #define ARCH_SHF_SMALL SHF_ALPHA_GPREL
 
 #ifdef MODULE
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 2f88d8d97701..7a08b3a71c01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ config ARM
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
 	select DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS if (CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7) && !CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC if ARM_UNWIND
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	help
 	  The ARM series is a line of low-power-consumption RISC chip designs
 	  licensed by ARM Ltd and targeted at embedded applications and
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/module.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/module.h
index 6c6809f982f1..0d3a28dbc8e5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_ARM_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_ARM_MODULE_H
 
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 struct unwind_table;
 
@@ -16,13 +14,11 @@ enum {
 	ARM_SEC_DEVEXIT,
 	ARM_SEC_MAX,
 };
-#endif
 
 struct mod_arch_specific {
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
 	struct unwind_table *unwind[ARM_SEC_MAX];
-#endif
 };
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Add the ARM architecture version to the version magic string
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index 5ade51c8a87f..06e73bf665e9 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ config AVR32
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	help
 	  AVR32 is a high-performance 32-bit RISC microprocessor core,
 	  designed for cost-sensitive embedded applications, with particular
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/module.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/module.h
index 451444538a1b..3f083d385a64 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_AVR32_MODULE_H
 #define __ASM_AVR32_MODULE_H
 
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 struct mod_arch_syminfo {
 	unsigned long got_offset;
 	int got_initialized;
@@ -17,10 +19,6 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {
 	struct mod_arch_syminfo *syminfo;
 };
 
-#define Elf_Shdr		Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym			Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr		Elf32_Ehdr
-
 #define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "AVR32v1"
 
 #define MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC MODULE_PROC_FAMILY
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index c7092e6057c5..8e82e267b897 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ config BLACKFIN
 	select HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG if NMI_WATCHDOG
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if !GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/module.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/module.h
index ed5689b82c9f..231a149b3f77 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/module.h
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_BFIN_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_BFIN_MODULE_H
 
-#define Elf_Shdr        Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym         Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr        Elf32_Ehdr
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 struct mod_arch_specific {
 	Elf_Shdr	*text_l1;
diff --git a/arch/c6x/Kconfig b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
index 983c859e40b7..f6a3648f5ec3 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config C6X
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config MMU
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/c6x/include/asm/module.h b/arch/c6x/include/asm/module.h
index a453f9744f42..5c7269c7ef73 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/c6x/include/asm/module.h
@@ -13,17 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_C6X_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_C6X_MODULE_H
 
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
-#define Elf_Addr	Elf32_Addr
-#define Elf_Word	Elf32_Word
-
-/*
- * This file contains the C6x architecture specific module code.
- */
-struct mod_arch_specific {
-};
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 struct loaded_sections {
 	unsigned int new_vaddr;
diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index e92215428a37..7bb8cf90e6aa 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ config CRIS
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD if ETRAX_ARCH_V32
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config HZ
 	int
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/cris/include/asm/Kbuild
index 04d02a51c5e9..28b690de7971 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ header-y += ethernet.h
 header-y += etraxgpio.h
 header-y += rs485.h
 header-y += sync_serial.h
+
+generic-y += module.h
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/module.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/module.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ee72311bd78..000000000000
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/module.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ASM_CRIS_MODULE_H
-#define _ASM_CRIS_MODULE_H
-/* cris is simple */
-struct mod_arch_specific { };
-
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
-#endif /* _ASM_CRIS_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/module.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/module.h
index 3d5c6360289a..a8848f09a217 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/module.h
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_MODULE_H
 
-struct mod_arch_specific
-{
-};
-
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 /*
  * Include the architecture version.
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index 5e8a0d9a09ce..c149d3b29eb6 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config H8300
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config SYMBOL_PREFIX
 	string
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
index c68e1680da01..871382d239fe 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 include include/asm-generic/Kbuild.asm
+
+generic-y	+= module.h
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/module.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/module.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e46724b7c09..000000000000
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/module.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ASM_H8300_MODULE_H
-#define _ASM_H8300_MODULE_H
-/*
- * This file contains the H8/300 architecture specific module code.
- */
-struct mod_arch_specific { };
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
-
-#endif /* _ASM_H8/300_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
index b2fdfb700f50..0744f7d7b1fd 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config HEXAGON
 	select KTIME_SCALAR
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	---help---
 	  Qualcomm Hexagon is a processor architecture designed for high
 	  performance and low power across a wide variety of applications.
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 310cf5781fad..688146466d0d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ config IA64
 	select ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
 	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 	select GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	default y
 	help
 	  The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/module.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/module.h
index 908eaef42a08..dfba22a872c3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_IA64_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_IA64_MODULE_H
 
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 /*
  * IA-64-specific support for kernel module loader.
  *
@@ -29,10 +31,6 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {
 	unsigned int next_got_entry;	/* index of next available got entry */
 };
 
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf64_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf64_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf64_Ehdr
-
 #define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY	"ia64"
 #define MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC	MODULE_PROC_FAMILY \
 	"gcc-" __stringify(__GNUC__) "." __stringify(__GNUC_MINOR__)
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
index 49498bbb9616..fc6153361bf5 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config M32R
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config SBUS
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/m32r/include/asm/Kbuild
index c68e1680da01..871382d239fe 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 include include/asm-generic/Kbuild.asm
+
+generic-y	+= module.h
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/module.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/module.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eb73ee011215..000000000000
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/module.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ASM_M32R_MODULE_H
-#define _ASM_M32R_MODULE_H
-
-struct mod_arch_specific { };
-
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
-
-#endif /* _ASM_M32R_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
index 3071fe83ffc8..38233b6596b6 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
@@ -201,18 +201,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		       const char *strtab,
-		       unsigned int symindex,
-		       unsigned int relsec,
-		       struct module *me)
-{
-#if 0
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-#endif
-	return 0;
-
-}
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index b22df9410dce..0df07cee3faf 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ config M68K
 	select FPU if MMU
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if MMU && !COLDFIRE
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/module.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/module.h
index edffe66b7f49..8b58fce843dd 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_M68K_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_M68K_MODULE_H
 
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 enum m68k_fixup_type {
 	m68k_fixup_memoffset,
 	m68k_fixup_vnode_shift,
@@ -36,8 +38,4 @@ struct module;
 extern void module_fixup(struct module *mod, struct m68k_fixup_info *start,
 			 struct m68k_fixup_info *end);
 
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
-
 #endif /* _ASM_M68K_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
index ab9afcaa7f6a..b4f409f942ab 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config MICROBLAZE
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config SWAP
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index faf65286574e..dccdfcd9e18e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ config MIPS
 	select BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if 64BIT
 
 menu "Machine selection"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
index dca8bce8c7ab..26137da1c713 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ typedef struct {
 } Elf64_Mips_Rela;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
-
 #define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
 #define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
 #define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
 #define Elf_Addr	Elf32_Addr
+#define Elf_Rel		Elf32_Rel
+#define Elf_Rela	Elf32_Rela
+#define ELF_R_TYPE(X)	ELF32_R_TYPE(X)
+#define ELF_R_SYM(X)	ELF32_R_SYM(X)
 
 #define Elf_Mips_Rel	Elf32_Rel
 #define Elf_Mips_Rela	Elf32_Rela
@@ -50,11 +53,14 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-
 #define Elf_Shdr	Elf64_Shdr
 #define Elf_Sym		Elf64_Sym
 #define Elf_Ehdr	Elf64_Ehdr
 #define Elf_Addr	Elf64_Addr
+#define Elf_Rel		Elf64_Rel
+#define Elf_Rela	Elf64_Rela
+#define ELF_R_TYPE(X)	ELF64_R_TYPE(X)
+#define ELF_R_SYM(X)	ELF64_R_SYM(X)
 
 #define Elf_Mips_Rel	Elf64_Mips_Rel
 #define Elf_Mips_Rela	Elf64_Mips_Rela
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index e2c14999839a..cd1e6c2421b2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SYNC_R4K)		+= sync-r4k.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE)	+= stacktrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= mips_ksyms.o module.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module-rela.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA) += module-rela.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER)	+= mcount.o ftrace.o
 
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index 5cfb086b3903..aa03f2e13385 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config MN10300
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG if MN10300_WD_TIMER
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config AM33_2
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/module.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/module.h
index 5d7057d01494..6571103b0518 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/module.h
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_MODULE_H
 
-struct mod_arch_specific {
-};
-
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 /*
  * Include the MN10300 architecture version.
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 49765b53f637..05f2ba41ff1a 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config OPENRISC
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config MMU
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 3ff21b536f28..166d9911bc83 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ config PARISC
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/module.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/module.h
index 1f4123427ea0..bab37e99168a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_PARISC_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_PARISC_MODULE_H
+
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 /*
  * This file contains the parisc architecture specific module code.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf64_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf64_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf64_Ehdr
-#define Elf_Addr Elf64_Addr
-#define Elf_Rela Elf64_Rela
-#else
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
-#define Elf_Addr Elf32_Addr
-#define Elf_Rela Elf32_Rela
-#endif
 
 struct unwind_table;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 352f416269ce..74f84781b484 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ config PPC
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
index 0192a4ee2bc2..c1df590ec444 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 
 #ifndef __powerpc64__
@@ -60,16 +61,10 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {
  */
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
-#    define Elf_Shdr	Elf64_Shdr
-#    define Elf_Sym	Elf64_Sym
-#    define Elf_Ehdr	Elf64_Ehdr
 #    ifdef MODULE
 	asm(".section .stubs,\"ax\",@nobits; .align 3; .previous");
 #    endif
 #else
-#    define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#    define Elf_Sym	Elf32_Sym
-#    define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
 #    ifdef MODULE
 	asm(".section .plt,\"ax\",@nobits; .align 3; .previous");
 	asm(".section .init.plt,\"ax\",@nobits; .align 3; .previous");
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 107610e01a29..c76a052f60e2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ config S390
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select KTIME_SCALAR if 32BIT
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/module.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/module.h
index f0b6b26b6e59..df1f861a848a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_S390_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_S390_MODULE_H
+
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 /*
  * This file contains the s390 architecture specific module code.
  */
@@ -28,19 +31,4 @@ struct mod_arch_specific
 	struct mod_arch_syminfo *syminfo;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-#define ElfW(x) Elf64_ ## x
-#define ELFW(x) ELF64_ ## x
-#else
-#define ElfW(x) Elf32_ ## x
-#define ELFW(x) ELF32_ ## x
-#endif
-
-#define Elf_Addr ElfW(Addr)
-#define Elf_Rela ElfW(Rela)
-#define Elf_Shdr ElfW(Shdr)
-#define Elf_Sym ElfW(Sym)
-#define Elf_Ehdr ElfW(Ehdr)
-#define ELF_R_SYM ELFW(R_SYM)
-#define ELF_R_TYPE ELFW(R_TYPE)
 #endif /* _ASM_S390_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/score/Kconfig b/arch/score/Kconfig
index ba0f412920be..e2c8db4533dc 100644
--- a/arch/score/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/score/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ config SCORE
        select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
        select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
        select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+       select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 
 choice
 	prompt "System type"
diff --git a/arch/score/include/asm/module.h b/arch/score/include/asm/module.h
index f0b5dc0bd023..abf395bbfaba 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/asm/module.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 struct mod_arch_specific {
 	/* Data Bus Error exception tables */
@@ -13,11 +14,6 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {
 
 typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;		/* Type for a 8-bit quantity. */
 
-#define Elf_Shdr	Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym		Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr	Elf32_Ehdr
-#define Elf_Addr	Elf32_Addr
-
 /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_dbetables(unsigned long addr);
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/module.c b/arch/score/kernel/module.c
index 469e3b64e2f2..1378d99baa3d 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/module.c
@@ -125,16 +125,6 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-		unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec,
-		struct module *me)
-{
-	/* Non-standard return value... most other arch's return -ENOEXEC
-	 * for an unsupported relocation variant
-	 */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Given an address, look for it in the module exception tables. */
 const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_dbetables(unsigned long addr)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 36f5141e8041..656329a9a59b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ config SUPERH
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE if SH_SH03 || SH_DREAMCAST
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC if DWARF_UNWINDER
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	help
 	  The SuperH is a RISC processor targeted for use in embedded systems
 	  and consumer electronics; it was also used in the Sega Dreamcast
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/module.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/module.h
index b7927de86f9f..81300d8b5448 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/module.h
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SH_MODULE_H
 #define _ASM_SH_MODULE_H
 
-struct mod_arch_specific {
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DWARF_UNWINDER
+struct mod_arch_specific {
 	struct list_head fde_list;
 	struct list_head cie_list;
-#endif
 };
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf64_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf64_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf64_Ehdr
-#else
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 67f1f6f5f4e1..a244e70b9bb0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config SPARC
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config SPARC32
 	def_bool !64BIT
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
index 67f83e0a0d68..fbe1cb578fcd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ generic-y += div64.h
 generic-y += local64.h
 generic-y += irq_regs.h
 generic-y += local.h
+generic-y += module.h
 generic-y += word-at-a-time.h
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/module.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/module.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ff8e02d80334..000000000000
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/module.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __SPARC_MODULE_H
-#define __SPARC_MODULE_H
-struct mod_arch_specific { };
-
-/*
- * Use some preprocessor magic to define the correct symbol
- * for sparc32 and sparc64.
- * Elf_Addr becomes Elf32_Addr for sparc32 and Elf64_Addr for sparc64
- */
-#define ___ELF(a, b, c) a##b##c
-#define __ELF(a, b, c)  ___ELF(a, b, c)
-#define  _Elf(t)        __ELF(Elf, CONFIG_BITS, t)
-#define  _ELF(t)        __ELF(ELF, CONFIG_BITS, t)
-
-#define Elf_Shdr     _Elf(_Shdr)
-#define Elf_Sym      _Elf(_Sym)
-#define Elf_Ehdr     _Elf(_Ehdr)
-#define Elf_Rela     _Elf(_Rela)
-#define Elf_Addr     _Elf(_Addr)
-
-#define ELF_R_SYM    _ELF(_R_SYM)
-#define ELF_R_TYPE   _ELF(_R_TYPE)
-
-#endif /* __SPARC_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index 932e4430f7f3..1603f3043399 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config TILE
 	select SYS_HYPERVISOR
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 # FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
 #	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index b0a47433341e..5ef081475bba 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config UNICORE32
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	help
 	  UniCore-32 is 32-bit Instruction Set Architecture,
 	  including a series of low-power-consumption RISC chip
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 8ec3a1aa4abd..01726cbcc73b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ config X86
 	select KTIME_SCALAR if X86_32
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL if X86_32
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if X86_64
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS || UPROBES)
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
index 9926e11a772d..a4b0c10c9d5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ config 64BIT
 config X86_32
 	def_bool !64BIT
 	select HAVE_AOUT
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 
 config X86_64
 	def_bool 64BIT
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM
 	def_bool X86_XADD && 64BIT
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 8ed64cfae4ff..4816e44001f1 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config XTENSA
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
+	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	help
 	  Xtensa processors are 32-bit RISC machines designed by Tensilica
 	  primarily for embedded systems.  These processors are both
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/module.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/module.h
index d9b34bee4d42..488b40c6f9b9 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/module.h
@@ -13,15 +13,8 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_MODULE_H
 #define _XTENSA_MODULE_H
 
-struct mod_arch_specific
-{
-	/* No special elements, yet. */
-};
-
 #define MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC "xtensa-" __stringify(XCHAL_CORE_ID) " "
 
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
+#include <asm-generic/module.h>
 
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/module.h b/include/asm-generic/module.h
index ed5b44de4c91..14dc41d185a7 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/module.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/module.h
@@ -5,18 +5,44 @@
  * 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_Sym Elf64_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf64_Ehdr
-#else
-#define Elf_Shdr Elf32_Shdr
-#define Elf_Sym Elf32_Sym
-#define Elf_Ehdr Elf32_Ehdr
+#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/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index b2be02ebf453..560ca53a75fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -28,21 +28,49 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size);
 /* Free memory returned from module_alloc. */
 void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region);
 
-/* Apply the given relocation to the (simplified) ELF.  Return -error
-   or 0. */
+/*
+ * Apply the given relocation to the (simplified) ELF.  Return -error
+ * or 0.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
 		   unsigned int symindex,
 		   unsigned int relsec,
 		   struct module *mod);
+#else
+static inline int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				 const char *strtab,
+				 unsigned int symindex,
+				 unsigned int relsec,
+				 struct module *me)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+}
+#endif
 
-/* Apply the given add relocation to the (simplified) ELF.  Return
-   -error or 0 */
+/*
+ * Apply the given add relocation to the (simplified) ELF.  Return
+ * -error or 0
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
 		       unsigned int symindex,
 		       unsigned int relsec,
 		       struct module *mod);
+#else
+static inline int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				     const char *strtab,
+				     unsigned int symindex,
+				     unsigned int relsec,
+				     struct module *me)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+}
+#endif
 
 /* Any final processing of module before access.  Return -error or 0. */
 int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9ad9ee9406d6..7f2ee45f362c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1949,26 +1949,6 @@ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int __weak apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			  const char *strtab,
-			  unsigned int symindex,
-			  unsigned int relsec,
-			  struct module *me)
-{
-	pr_err("module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-int __weak apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      const char *strtab,
-			      unsigned int symindex,
-			      unsigned int relsec,
-			      struct module *me)
-{
-	pr_err("module %s: RELA relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 static int apply_relocations(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int i;