diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
index 78d272b26ebd..559bfae26715 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -84,16 +84,30 @@ static inline void crash_setup_regs(struct pt_regs *newregs,
 extern bool crash_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn);
 extern void crash_prepare_suspend(void);
 extern void crash_post_resume(void);
+
+void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
+#define crash_free_reserved_phys_range crash_free_reserved_phys_range
 #else
 static inline bool crash_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn) {return false; }
 static inline void crash_prepare_suspend(void) {}
 static inline void crash_post_resume(void) {}
 #endif
 
+struct kimage;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE)
 void cpu_soft_restart(unsigned long el2_switch, unsigned long entry,
 		      unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1,
 		      unsigned long arg2);
+
+int machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image);
+#define machine_kexec_post_load machine_kexec_post_load
+
+void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_protect_crashkres arch_kexec_protect_crashkres
+
+void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres
 #endif
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_KIMAGE_ARCH
@@ -113,8 +127,6 @@ struct kimage_arch {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
 extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_image_ops;
 
-struct kimage;
-
 int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
 #define arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
index 1e5e9b6ec78d..d6f4edfe4737 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ void relocate_new_kernel(unsigned long indirection_page, unsigned long reboot_co
 
 void kexec_copy_flush(struct kimage *image);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_PPC_RTAS)
+void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
+#define crash_free_reserved_phys_range crash_free_reserved_phys_range
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
 extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
index 8886aadc11a3..1bd08eb56d5f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ struct kimage_arch {
 extern const struct kexec_file_ops s390_kexec_image_ops;
 extern const struct kexec_file_ops s390_kexec_elf_ops;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
+void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
+#define crash_free_reserved_phys_range crash_free_reserved_phys_range
+
+void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_protect_crashkres arch_kexec_protect_crashkres
+
+void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
 struct purgatory_info;
 int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
index 5ec359c1b50c..a3760ca796aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ extern int arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages,
 extern void arch_kexec_pre_free_pages(void *vaddr, unsigned int pages);
 #define arch_kexec_pre_free_pages arch_kexec_pre_free_pages
 
+void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_protect_crashkres arch_kexec_protect_crashkres
+
+void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void);
+#define arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
 struct purgatory_info;
 int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
index 6958c6b471f4..8107606ad1e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -390,7 +390,10 @@ extern void machine_kexec_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
 extern int kernel_kexec(void);
 extern struct page *kimage_alloc_control_pages(struct kimage *image,
 						unsigned int order);
-int machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image);
+
+#ifndef machine_kexec_post_load
+static inline int machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image) { return 0; }
+#endif
 
 extern void __crash_kexec(struct pt_regs *);
 extern void crash_kexec(struct pt_regs *);
@@ -423,10 +426,21 @@ extern bool kexec_in_progress;
 
 int crash_shrink_memory(unsigned long new_size);
 size_t crash_get_memory_size(void);
-void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
 
-void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void);
-void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void);
+#ifndef arch_kexec_protect_crashkres
+/*
+ * Protection mechanism for crashkernel reserved memory after
+ * the kdump kernel is loaded.
+ *
+ * Provide an empty default implementation here -- architecture
+ * code may override this
+ */
+static inline void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void) { }
+#endif
+
+#ifndef arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres
+static inline void arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void) { }
+#endif
 
 #ifndef page_to_boot_pfn
 static inline unsigned long page_to_boot_pfn(struct page *page)
@@ -456,6 +470,16 @@ static inline phys_addr_t boot_phys_to_phys(unsigned long boot_phys)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef crash_free_reserved_phys_range
+static inline void crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+
+	for (addr = begin; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE)
+		free_reserved_page(boot_pfn_to_page(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT));
+}
+#endif
+
 static inline unsigned long virt_to_boot_phys(void *addr)
 {
 	return phys_to_boot_phys(__pa((unsigned long)addr));
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index 4d34c78334ce..acd029b307e4 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -591,11 +591,6 @@ static void kimage_free_extra_pages(struct kimage *image)
 
 }
 
-int __weak machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void kimage_terminate(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	if (*image->entry != 0)
@@ -1020,15 +1015,6 @@ size_t crash_get_memory_size(void)
 	return size;
 }
 
-void __weak crash_free_reserved_phys_range(unsigned long begin,
-					   unsigned long end)
-{
-	unsigned long addr;
-
-	for (addr = begin; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE)
-		free_reserved_page(boot_pfn_to_page(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT));
-}
-
 int crash_shrink_memory(unsigned long new_size)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1225,16 +1211,3 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&kexec_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
-
-/*
- * Protection mechanism for crashkernel reserved memory after
- * the kdump kernel is loaded.
- *
- * Provide an empty default implementation here -- architecture
- * code may override this
- */
-void __weak arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void)
-{}
-
-void __weak arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(void)
-{}