diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
index 00dbcc71aeb2..91d81824f869 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_image_ops;
 
 struct kimage;
 
-extern int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
+int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
+#define arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
+
 extern int load_other_segments(struct kimage *image,
 		unsigned long kernel_load_addr, unsigned long kernel_size,
 		char *initrd, unsigned long initrd_len,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
index 88d0d7cf3a79..6152fa220054 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ int setup_purgatory(struct kimage *image, const void *slave_code,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 struct kexec_buf;
 
+int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf, unsigned long buf_len);
+#define arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe
+
+int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
+#define arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
+
+int arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
+#define arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole
+
 int load_crashdump_segments_ppc64(struct kimage *image,
 				  struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
 int setup_purgatory_ppc64(struct kimage *image, const void *slave_code,
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
index 63098df81c9f..d13bd221cd37 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -92,5 +92,8 @@ int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
 				     const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
 				     const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
 #define arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add
+
+int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
+#define arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
 #endif
 #endif /*_S390_KEXEC_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
index c7c924e15011..5b6e2ae54906 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
 				     const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
 				     const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
 #define arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add
+
+void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
+#define arch_kexec_kernel_image_load arch_kexec_kernel_image_load
+
+int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
+#define arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
index cf042d41c87b..f1e5327a7bf8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -182,21 +182,53 @@ int kexec_purgatory_get_set_symbol(struct kimage *image, const char *name,
 				   void *buf, unsigned int size,
 				   bool get_value);
 void *kexec_purgatory_get_symbol_addr(struct kimage *image, const char *name);
+void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image);
+
+#ifndef arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe
+static inline int
+arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf, unsigned long buf_len)
+{
+	return kexec_image_probe_default(image, buf, buf_len);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup
+static inline int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
+{
+	return kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(image);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef arch_kexec_kernel_image_load
+static inline void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
+{
+	return kexec_image_load_default(image);
+}
+#endif
 
-/* Architectures may override the below functions */
-int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
-				  unsigned long buf_len);
-void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
-int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG
 int arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 				 unsigned long buf_len);
 #endif
-int arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
 
 extern int kexec_add_buffer(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
 int kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
 
+#ifndef arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole
+/**
+ * arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole - Find free memory to place the segments.
+ * @kbuf:                       Parameters for the memory search.
+ *
+ * On success, kbuf->mem will have the start address of the memory region found.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+static inline int arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
+{
+	return kexec_locate_mem_hole(kbuf);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* Alignment required for elf header segment */
 #define ELF_CORE_HEADER_ALIGN   4096
 
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index f7a4fd4d243f..620021679405 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ int kexec_image_probe_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 	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 kexec_image_probe_default(image, buf, buf_len);
-}
-
-static void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
+void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	if (!image->fops || !image->fops->load)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
@@ -80,11 +73,6 @@ static void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
 				 image->cmdline_buf_len);
 }
 
-void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
-{
-	return kexec_image_load_default(image);
-}
-
 int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	if (!image->fops || !image->fops->cleanup)
@@ -93,11 +81,6 @@ int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image)
 	return image->fops->cleanup(image->image_loader_data);
 }
 
-int __weak arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
-{
-	return kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(image);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG
 static int kexec_image_verify_sig_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 					  unsigned long buf_len)
@@ -110,8 +93,7 @@ static int kexec_image_verify_sig_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 	return image->fops->verify_sig(buf, buf_len);
 }
 
-int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
-					unsigned long buf_len)
+int arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf, unsigned long buf_len)
 {
 	return kexec_image_verify_sig_default(image, buf, buf_len);
 }
@@ -616,19 +598,6 @@ int kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
 	return ret == 1 ? 0 : -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 }
 
-/**
- * arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole - Find free memory to place the segments.
- * @kbuf:                       Parameters for the memory search.
- *
- * On success, kbuf->mem will have the start address of the memory region found.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on error.
- */
-int __weak arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
-{
-	return kexec_locate_mem_hole(kbuf);
-}
-
 /**
  * kexec_add_buffer - place a buffer in a kexec segment
  * @kbuf:	Buffer contents and memory parameters.
