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diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
index 5475cbf9fb6b..faf3d1c28368 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
#ifndef __ASM_ARM_INSN_H
#define __ASM_ARM_INSN_H
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * Avoid a literal load by emitting a sequence of ADD/LDR instructions with the
+ * appropriate relocations. The combined sequence has a range of -/+ 256 MiB,
+ * which should be sufficient for the core kernel as well as modules loaded
+ * into the module region. (Not supported by LLD before release 14)
+ */
+#define LOAD_SYM_ARMV6(reg, sym) \
+ " .globl " #sym " \n\t" \
+ " .reloc 10f, R_ARM_ALU_PC_G0_NC, " #sym " \n\t" \
+ " .reloc 11f, R_ARM_ALU_PC_G1_NC, " #sym " \n\t" \
+ " .reloc 12f, R_ARM_LDR_PC_G2, " #sym " \n\t" \
+ "10: sub " #reg ", pc, #8 \n\t" \
+ "11: sub " #reg ", " #reg ", #4 \n\t" \
+ "12: ldr " #reg ", [" #reg ", #0] \n\t"
+
static inline unsigned long
arm_gen_nop(void)
{