diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/arch_special.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/arch_special.c
index 6dba31f419d0..9e382155298b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/arch_special.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/arch_special.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "../../special.h"
 #include "../../builtin.h"
+#include "../../warn.h"
 
 void arch_handle_alternative(unsigned short feature, struct special_alt *alt)
 {
@@ -32,3 +35,148 @@ void arch_handle_alternative(unsigned short feature, struct special_alt *alt)
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+int arch_add_jump_table_dests(struct objtool_file *file,
+			      struct instruction *insn)
+{
+	struct rela *table = insn->jump_table;
+	struct rela *rela = table;
+	struct instruction *dest_insn;
+	struct alternative *alt;
+	struct symbol *pfunc = insn->func->pfunc;
+	unsigned int prev_offset = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Each @rela is a switch table relocation which points to the target
+	 * instruction.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_from(rela, &table->sec->rela_list, list) {
+
+		/* Check for the end of the table: */
+		if (rela != table && rela->jump_table_start)
+			break;
+
+		/* Make sure the table entries are consecutive: */
+		if (prev_offset && rela->offset != prev_offset + 8)
+			break;
+
+		/* Detect function pointers from contiguous objects: */
+		if (rela->sym->sec == pfunc->sec &&
+		    rela->addend == pfunc->offset)
+			break;
+
+		dest_insn = find_insn(file, rela->sym->sec, rela->addend);
+		if (!dest_insn)
+			break;
+
+		/* Make sure the destination is in the same function: */
+		if (!dest_insn->func || dest_insn->func->pfunc != pfunc)
+			break;
+
+		alt = malloc(sizeof(*alt));
+		if (!alt) {
+			WARN("malloc failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		alt->insn = dest_insn;
+		list_add_tail(&alt->list, &insn->alts);
+		prev_offset = rela->offset;
+	}
+
+	if (!prev_offset) {
+		WARN_FUNC("can't find switch jump table",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * There are 3 basic jump table patterns:
+ *
+ * 1. jmpq *[rodata addr](,%reg,8)
+ *
+ *    This is the most common case by far.  It jumps to an address in a simple
+ *    jump table which is stored in .rodata.
+ *
+ * 2. jmpq *[rodata addr](%rip)
+ *
+ *    This is caused by a rare GCC quirk, currently only seen in three driver
+ *    functions in the kernel, only with certain obscure non-distro configs.
+ *
+ *    As part of an optimization, GCC makes a copy of an existing switch jump
+ *    table, modifies it, and then hard-codes the jump (albeit with an indirect
+ *    jump) to use a single entry in the table.  The rest of the jump table and
+ *    some of its jump targets remain as dead code.
+ *
+ *    In such a case we can just crudely ignore all unreachable instruction
+ *    warnings for the entire object file.  Ideally we would just ignore them
+ *    for the function, but that would require redesigning the code quite a
+ *    bit.  And honestly that's just not worth doing: unreachable instruction
+ *    warnings are of questionable value anyway, and this is such a rare issue.
+ *
+ * 3. mov [rodata addr],%reg1
+ *    ... some instructions ...
+ *    jmpq *(%reg1,%reg2,8)
+ *
+ *    This is a fairly uncommon pattern which is new for GCC 6.  As of this
+ *    writing, there are 11 occurrences of it in the allmodconfig kernel.
+ *
+ *    As of GCC 7 there are quite a few more of these and the 'in between' code
+ *    is significant. Esp. with KASAN enabled some of the code between the mov
+ *    and jmpq uses .rodata itself, which can confuse things.
+ *
+ *    TODO: Once we have DWARF CFI and smarter instruction decoding logic,
+ *    ensure the same register is used in the mov and jump instructions.
+ *
+ *    NOTE: RETPOLINE made it harder still to decode dynamic jumps.
+ */
+struct rela *arch_find_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file,
+				    struct instruction *insn)
+{
+	struct rela *text_rela, *rodata_rela;
+	struct section *table_sec;
+	unsigned long table_offset;
+
+	/* look for a relocation which references .rodata */
+	text_rela = find_rela_by_dest_range(insn->sec, insn->offset,
+					    insn->len);
+	if (!text_rela || text_rela->sym->type != STT_SECTION ||
+	    !text_rela->sym->sec->rodata)
+		return NULL;
+	table_offset = text_rela->addend;
+	table_sec = text_rela->sym->sec;
+
+	if (text_rela->type == R_X86_64_PC32)
+		table_offset += 4;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the .rodata address isn't associated with a
+	 * symbol.  GCC jump tables are anonymous data.
+	 *
+	 * Also support C jump tables which are in the same format as
+	 * switch jump tables.  For objtool to recognize them, they
+	 * need to be placed in the C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION section.  They
+	 * have symbols associated with them.
+	 */
+	if (find_symbol_containing(table_sec, table_offset) &&
+	    strcmp(table_sec->name, C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION))
+		return NULL;
+
+	rodata_rela = find_rela_by_dest(table_sec, table_offset);
+	if (rodata_rela) {
+		/*
+		 * Use of RIP-relative switch jumps is quite rare, and
+		 * indicates a rare GCC quirk/bug which can leave dead
+		 * code behind.
+		 */
+		if (text_rela->type == R_X86_64_PC32)
+			file->ignore_unreachables = true;
+
+		return rodata_rela;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c7b3f1e2a628..19e96c4ad0a3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
 
 #define FAKE_JUMP_OFFSET -1
 
-#define C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION ".rodata..c_jump_table"
-
-struct alternative {
-	struct list_head list;
-	struct instruction *insn;
-	bool skip_orig;
-};
-
 const char *objname;
 struct cfi_state initial_func_cfi;
 
@@ -914,113 +906,16 @@ static int add_special_section_alts(struct objtool_file *file)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int add_jump_table(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
-			    struct rela *table)
-{
-	struct rela *rela = table;
-	struct instruction *dest_insn;
-	struct alternative *alt;
-	struct symbol *pfunc = insn->func->pfunc;
-	unsigned int prev_offset = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Each @rela is a switch table relocation which points to the target
-	 * instruction.
-	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_from(rela, &table->sec->rela_list, list) {
-
-		/* Check for the end of the table: */
-		if (rela != table && rela->jump_table_start)
-			break;
-
-		/* Make sure the table entries are consecutive: */
-		if (prev_offset && rela->offset != prev_offset + 8)
-			break;
-
-		/* Detect function pointers from contiguous objects: */
-		if (rela->sym->sec == pfunc->sec &&
-		    rela->addend == pfunc->offset)
-			break;
-
-		dest_insn = find_insn(file, rela->sym->sec, rela->addend);
-		if (!dest_insn)
-			break;
-
-		/* Make sure the destination is in the same function: */
-		if (!dest_insn->func || dest_insn->func->pfunc != pfunc)
-			break;
-
-		alt = malloc(sizeof(*alt));
-		if (!alt) {
-			WARN("malloc failed");
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		alt->insn = dest_insn;
-		list_add_tail(&alt->list, &insn->alts);
-		prev_offset = rela->offset;
-	}
-
-	if (!prev_offset) {
-		WARN_FUNC("can't find switch jump table",
-			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * find_jump_table() - Given a dynamic jump, find the switch jump table in
- * .rodata associated with it.
- *
- * There are 3 basic patterns:
- *
- * 1. jmpq *[rodata addr](,%reg,8)
- *
- *    This is the most common case by far.  It jumps to an address in a simple
- *    jump table which is stored in .rodata.
- *
- * 2. jmpq *[rodata addr](%rip)
- *
- *    This is caused by a rare GCC quirk, currently only seen in three driver
- *    functions in the kernel, only with certain obscure non-distro configs.
- *
- *    As part of an optimization, GCC makes a copy of an existing switch jump
- *    table, modifies it, and then hard-codes the jump (albeit with an indirect
- *    jump) to use a single entry in the table.  The rest of the jump table and
- *    some of its jump targets remain as dead code.
- *
- *    In such a case we can just crudely ignore all unreachable instruction
- *    warnings for the entire object file.  Ideally we would just ignore them
- *    for the function, but that would require redesigning the code quite a
- *    bit.  And honestly that's just not worth doing: unreachable instruction
- *    warnings are of questionable value anyway, and this is such a rare issue.
- *
- * 3. mov [rodata addr],%reg1
- *    ... some instructions ...
- *    jmpq *(%reg1,%reg2,8)
- *
- *    This is a fairly uncommon pattern which is new for GCC 6.  As of this
- *    writing, there are 11 occurrences of it in the allmodconfig kernel.
- *
- *    As of GCC 7 there are quite a few more of these and the 'in between' code
- *    is significant. Esp. with KASAN enabled some of the code between the mov
- *    and jmpq uses .rodata itself, which can confuse things.
- *
- *    TODO: Once we have DWARF CFI and smarter instruction decoding logic,
- *    ensure the same register is used in the mov and jump instructions.
- *
- *    NOTE: RETPOLINE made it harder still to decode dynamic jumps.
+ * associated with it.
  */
 static struct rela *find_jump_table(struct objtool_file *file,
 				      struct symbol *func,
 				      struct instruction *insn)
 {
-	struct rela *text_rela, *table_rela;
+	struct rela *table_rela;
 	struct instruction *orig_insn = insn;
-	struct section *table_sec;
-	unsigned long table_offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * Backward search using the @first_jump_src links, these help avoid
@@ -1044,45 +939,10 @@ static struct rela *find_jump_table(struct objtool_file *file,
 		     insn->jump_dest->offset > orig_insn->offset))
 		    break;
 
-		/* look for a relocation which references .rodata */
-		text_rela = find_rela_by_dest_range(insn->sec, insn->offset,
-						    insn->len);
-		if (!text_rela || text_rela->sym->type != STT_SECTION ||
-		    !text_rela->sym->sec->rodata)
-			continue;
-
-		table_offset = text_rela->addend;
-		table_sec = text_rela->sym->sec;
-
-		if (text_rela->type == R_X86_64_PC32)
-			table_offset += 4;
-
-		/*
-		 * Make sure the .rodata address isn't associated with a
-		 * symbol.  GCC jump tables are anonymous data.
-		 *
-		 * Also support C jump tables which are in the same format as
-		 * switch jump tables.  For objtool to recognize them, they
-		 * need to be placed in the C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION section.  They
-		 * have symbols associated with them.
-		 */
-		if (find_symbol_containing(table_sec, table_offset) &&
-		    strcmp(table_sec->name, C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION))
-			continue;
-
-		/* Each table entry has a rela associated with it. */
-		table_rela = find_rela_by_dest(table_sec, table_offset);
+		table_rela = arch_find_switch_table(file, insn);
 		if (!table_rela)
 			continue;
 
-		/*
-		 * Use of RIP-relative switch jumps is quite rare, and
-		 * indicates a rare GCC quirk/bug which can leave dead code
-		 * behind.
-		 */
-		if (text_rela->type == R_X86_64_PC32)
-			file->ignore_unreachables = true;
-
 		return table_rela;
 	}
 
@@ -1138,7 +998,7 @@ static int add_func_jump_tables(struct objtool_file *file,
 		if (!insn->jump_table)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = add_jump_table(file, insn, insn->jump_table);
+		ret = arch_add_jump_table_dests(file, insn);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/check.h
index d13ee02f28a4..843094cbae87 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.h
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ struct instruction {
 	bool intra_group_jump;
 };
 
+struct alternative {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct instruction *insn;
+	bool skip_orig;
+};
+
 struct objtool_file {
 	struct elf *elf;
 	struct list_head insn_list;
@@ -70,5 +76,6 @@ struct instruction *find_insn(struct objtool_file *file,
 			insn->sec == sec;				\
 	     insn = list_next_entry(insn, list))
 
+#define C_JUMP_TABLE_SECTION ".rodata..c_jump_table"
 
 #endif /* _CHECK_H */
diff --git a/tools/objtool/special.h b/tools/objtool/special.h
index 738a05bc6d3a..7f258d87e9f8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/special.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/special.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define _SPECIAL_H
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include "check.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "arch_special.h"
 
@@ -36,4 +37,8 @@ static inline void arch_handle_alternative(unsigned short feature,
 }
 #endif
 
+int arch_add_jump_table_dests(struct objtool_file *file,
+			      struct instruction *insn);
+struct rela *arch_find_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file,
+				    struct instruction *insn);
 #endif /* _SPECIAL_H */
