}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
-extern struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
+extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
 #define ARCH_HAS_KIMAGE_ARCH
 
        return ret ? ERR_PTR(ret) : fdt;
 }
 
-struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops = {
+const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops = {
        .probe = elf64_probe,
        .load = elf64_load,
 };
 
 
 #define SLAVE_CODE_SIZE                256
 
-static struct kexec_file_ops *kexec_file_loaders[] = {
+const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[] = {
        &kexec_elf64_ops,
+       NULL
 };
 
 int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
                                  unsigned long buf_len)
 {
-       int i, ret = -ENOEXEC;
-       struct kexec_file_ops *fops;
-
        /* We don't support crash kernels yet. */
        if (image->type == KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kexec_file_loaders); i++) {
-               fops = kexec_file_loaders[i];
-               if (!fops || !fops->probe)
-                       continue;
-
-               ret = fops->probe(buf, buf_len);
-               if (!ret) {
-                       image->fops = fops;
-                       return ret;
-               }
-       }
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
-void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
-{
-       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->load)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
-
-       return image->fops->load(image, image->kernel_buf,
-                                image->kernel_buf_len, image->initrd_buf,
-                                image->initrd_buf_len, image->cmdline_buf,
-                                image->cmdline_buf_len);
-}
-
-int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
-{
-       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->cleanup)
-               return 0;
-
-       return image->fops->cleanup(image->image_loader_data);
+       return kexec_image_probe_default(image, buf, buf_len);
 }
 
 /**
 
 #ifndef _ASM_KEXEC_BZIMAGE64_H
 #define _ASM_KEXEC_BZIMAGE64_H
 
-extern struct kexec_file_ops kexec_bzImage64_ops;
+extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_bzImage64_ops;
 
 #endif  /* _ASM_KEXE_BZIMAGE64_H */
 
 }
 #endif
 
-struct kexec_file_ops kexec_bzImage64_ops = {
+const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_bzImage64_ops = {
        .probe = bzImage64_probe,
        .load = bzImage64_load,
        .cleanup = bzImage64_cleanup,
 
 #include <asm/set_memory.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
-static struct kexec_file_ops *kexec_file_loaders[] = {
+const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[] = {
                &kexec_bzImage64_ops,
+               NULL
 };
 #endif
 
 /* arch-dependent functionality related to kexec file-based syscall */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
-int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
-                                 unsigned long buf_len)
-{
-       int i, ret = -ENOEXEC;
-       struct kexec_file_ops *fops;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kexec_file_loaders); i++) {
-               fops = kexec_file_loaders[i];
-               if (!fops || !fops->probe)
-                       continue;
-
-               ret = fops->probe(buf, buf_len);
-               if (!ret) {
-                       image->fops = fops;
-                       return ret;
-               }
-       }
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
 void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
 {
        vfree(image->arch.elf_headers);
                                 image->cmdline_buf_len);
 }
 
-int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
-{
-       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->cleanup)
-               return 0;
-
-       return image->fops->cleanup(image->image_loader_data);
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG
-int arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *kernel,
-                                unsigned long kernel_len)
-{
-       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->verify_sig) {
-               pr_debug("kernel loader does not support signature verification.");
-               return -EKEYREJECTED;
-       }
-
-       return image->fops->verify_sig(kernel, kernel_len);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Apply purgatory relocations.
  *
 
 #endif
 };
 
+extern const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[];
+
+int kexec_image_probe_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
+                             unsigned long buf_len);
+
 /**
  * struct kexec_buf - parameters for finding a place for a buffer in memory
  * @image:     kexec image in which memory to search.
        unsigned long cmdline_buf_len;
 
        /* File operations provided by image loader */
-       struct kexec_file_ops *fops;
+       const struct kexec_file_ops *fops;
 
        /* Image loader handling the kernel can store a pointer here */
        void *image_loader_data;
 size_t crash_get_memory_size(void);
 void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
 
-int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
-                                        unsigned long buf_len);
-void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
-int __weak arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
-int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
-                                       unsigned long buf_len);
 int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr,
                                        Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, unsigned int relsec);
 int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 
 
 static int kexec_calculate_store_digests(struct kimage *image);
 
+/*
+ * Currently this is the only default function that is exported as some
+ * architectures need it to do additional handlings.
+ * In the future, other default functions may be exported too if required.
+ */
+int kexec_image_probe_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
+                             unsigned long buf_len)
+{
+       const struct kexec_file_ops * const *fops;
+       int ret = -ENOEXEC;
+
+       for (fops = &kexec_file_loaders[0]; *fops && (*fops)->probe; ++fops) {
+               ret = (*fops)->probe(buf, buf_len);
+               if (!ret) {
+                       image->fops = *fops;
+                       return ret;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /* Architectures can provide this probe function */
 int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
                                         unsigned long buf_len)
 {
-       return -ENOEXEC;
+       return kexec_image_probe_default(image, buf, buf_len);
+}
+
+static void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
+{
+       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->load)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
+
+       return image->fops->load(image, image->kernel_buf,
+                                image->kernel_buf_len, image->initrd_buf,
+                                image->initrd_buf_len, image->cmdline_buf,
+                                image->cmdline_buf_len);
 }
 
 void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
 {
-       return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
+       return kexec_image_load_default(image);
+}
+
+static int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image)
+{
+       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->cleanup)
+               return 0;
+
+       return image->fops->cleanup(image->image_loader_data);
 }
 
 int __weak arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
 {
-       return -EINVAL;
+       return kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(image);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG
+static int kexec_image_verify_sig_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
+                                         unsigned long buf_len)
+{
+       if (!image->fops || !image->fops->verify_sig) {
+               pr_debug("kernel loader does not support signature verification.\n");
+               return -EKEYREJECTED;
+       }
+
+       return image->fops->verify_sig(buf, buf_len);
+}
+
 int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
                                        unsigned long buf_len)
 {
-       return -EKEYREJECTED;
+       return kexec_image_verify_sig_default(image, buf, buf_len);
 }
 #endif