diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/jump_label.h
index 34f7b6980d21..960135a7b88e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_ARM_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define _ASM_ARM_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool bran
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 WASM(nop) "\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".word 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection\n\t"
 		 : :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) :  : l_yes);
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 WASM(b) " %l[l_yes]\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".word 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection\n\t"
 		 : :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) :  : l_yes);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h
index 1b5e0e843c3a..aa52cd2607e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define __ASM_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
 static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool branch)
 {
 	asm goto("1: nop\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".align 3\n\t"
 		 ".quad 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection\n\t"
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ l_yes:
 static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool branch)
 {
 	asm goto("1: b %l[l_yes]\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".align 3\n\t"
 		 ".quad 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection\n\t"
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/jump_label.h
index e77672539e8e..78e70cb98592 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_MIPS_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define _ASM_MIPS_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool bran
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\t" NOP_INSN "\n\t"
 		"nop\n\t"
-		".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		WORD_INSN " 1b, %l[l_yes], %0\n\t"
 		".popsection\n\t"
 		: :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) : : l_yes);
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\tj %l[l_yes]\n\t"
 		"nop\n\t"
-		".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		WORD_INSN " 1b, %l[l_yes], %0\n\t"
 		".popsection\n\t"
 		: :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) : : l_yes);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/jump_label.h
index 9af103a23975..bf68a8766773 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool bran
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 "nop\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 JUMP_ENTRY_TYPE "1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection \n\t"
 		 : :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) : : l_yes);
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 "b %l[l_yes]\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 JUMP_ENTRY_TYPE "1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection \n\t"
 		 : :  "i" (&((char *)key)[branch]) : : l_yes);
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ struct jump_entry {
 #else
 #define ARCH_STATIC_BRANCH(LABEL, KEY)		\
 1098:	nop;					\
-	.pushsection __jump_table, "aw";	\
+	push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw); \
 	FTR_ENTRY_LONG 1098b, LABEL, KEY;	\
 	.popsection
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/jump_label.h
index 9be198f5ee79..17f02aec4644 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_S390_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define _ASM_S390_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
 static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool branch)
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("0:	brcl 0,"__stringify(JUMP_LABEL_NOP_OFFSET)"\n"
-		".pushsection __jump_table, \"aw\"\n"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		".balign 8\n"
 		".quad 0b, %l[label], %0\n"
 		".popsection\n"
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ label:
 static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool branch)
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("0:	brcl 15, %l[label]\n"
-		".pushsection __jump_table, \"aw\"\n"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		".balign 8\n"
 		".quad 0b, %l[label], %0\n"
 		".popsection\n"
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/jump_label.h
index 62d0354d1727..dde1275233f7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SPARC_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define _ASM_SPARC_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool bran
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 "nop\n\t"
 		 "nop\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".align 4\n\t"
 		 ".word 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection \n\t"
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:\n\t"
 		 "b %l[l_yes]\n\t"
 		 "nop\n\t"
-		 ".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\"\n\t"
+		 push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		 ".align 4\n\t"
 		 ".word 1b, %l[l_yes], %c0\n\t"
 		 ".popsection \n\t"
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h
index adc54c12cbd1..d25fafa3df4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_JUMP_LABEL_H
 #define _ASM_X86_JUMP_LABEL_H
 
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 #ifndef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
 /*
  * For better or for worse, if jump labels (the gcc extension) are missing,
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch(struct static_key *key, bool bran
 {
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:"
 		".byte " __stringify(STATIC_KEY_INIT_NOP) "\n\t"
-		".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\" \n\t"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		_ASM_ALIGN "\n\t"
 		_ASM_PTR "1b, %l[l_yes], %c0 + %c1 \n\t"
 		".popsection \n\t"
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool
 	asm_volatile_goto("1:"
 		".byte 0xe9\n\t .long %l[l_yes] - 2f\n\t"
 		"2:\n\t"
-		".pushsection __jump_table,  \"aw\" \n\t"
+		push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 		_ASM_ALIGN "\n\t"
 		_ASM_PTR "1b, %l[l_yes], %c0 + %c1 \n\t"
 		".popsection \n\t"
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ struct jump_entry {
 	.else
 	.byte		STATIC_KEY_INIT_NOP
 	.endif
-	.pushsection __jump_table, "aw"
+	push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 	_ASM_ALIGN
 	_ASM_PTR	.Lstatic_jump_\@, \target, \key
 	.popsection
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ struct jump_entry {
 	.long		\target - .Lstatic_jump_after_\@
 .Lstatic_jump_after_\@:
 	.endif
-	.pushsection __jump_table, "aw"
+	push_section_tbl_any(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, aw)
 	_ASM_ALIGN
 	_ASM_PTR	.Lstatic_jump_\@, \target, \key + 1
 	.popsection
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 8e31a4454841..e186432a82e6 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@
 	STRUCT_ALIGN();							\
 	*(__tracepoints)						\
 	/* implement dynamic printk debug */				\
-	. = ALIGN(8);                                                   \
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___jump_table) = .;                       \
-	*(__jump_table)                                                 \
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___jump_table) = .;                        \
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___verbose) = .;                          \
 	*(__verbose)                                                    \
diff --git a/include/linux/jump_label.h b/include/linux/jump_label.h
index 661af564fae8..e6acdd8cd62b 100644
--- a/include/linux/jump_label.h
+++ b/include/linux/jump_label.h
@@ -130,8 +130,10 @@ static __always_inline bool static_key_true(struct static_key *key)
 	return !arch_static_branch(key, true);
 }
 
-extern struct jump_entry __start___jump_table[];
-extern struct jump_entry __stop___jump_table[];
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+ #include <linux/tables.h>
+ DECLARE_LINKTABLE(struct jump_entry, __jump_table);
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 extern void jump_label_init(void);
 extern void jump_label_lock(void);
@@ -384,6 +386,6 @@ extern bool ____wrong_branch_error(void);
 #define static_branch_enable(x)		static_key_enable(&(x)->key)
 #define static_branch_disable(x)	static_key_disable(&(x)->key)
 
-#endif	/* _LINUX_JUMP_LABEL_H */
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+#endif	/* _LINUX_JUMP_LABEL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/jump_label.c b/kernel/jump_label.c
index f19aa02a8f48..72dd2026ea3f 100644
--- a/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
 #include <linux/jump_label_ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/tables.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
 
+DEFINE_LINKTABLE(struct jump_entry, __jump_table);
+
 /* mutex to protect coming/going of the the jump_label table */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(jump_label_mutex);
 
@@ -274,8 +277,6 @@ static void __jump_label_update(struct static_key *key,
 
 void __init jump_label_init(void)
 {
-	struct jump_entry *iter_start = __start___jump_table;
-	struct jump_entry *iter_stop = __stop___jump_table;
 	struct static_key *key = NULL;
 	struct jump_entry *iter;
 
@@ -289,9 +290,10 @@ void __init jump_label_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON((int)ATOMIC_INIT(1) != 1);
 
 	jump_label_lock();
-	jump_label_sort_entries(iter_start, iter_stop);
+	jump_label_sort_entries(LINUX_SECTION_START(__jump_table),
+				LINUX_SECTION_END(__jump_table));
 
-	for (iter = iter_start; iter < iter_stop; iter++) {
+	LINKTABLE_FOR_EACH(iter, __jump_table) {
 		struct static_key *iterk;
 
 		/* rewrite NOPs */
@@ -533,8 +535,9 @@ early_initcall(jump_label_init_module);
  */
 int jump_label_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 {
-	int ret = __jump_label_text_reserved(__start___jump_table,
-			__stop___jump_table, start, end);
+	int ret = __jump_label_text_reserved(LINUX_SECTION_START(__jump_table),
+					     LINUX_SECTION_END(__jump_table),
+					     start, end);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -547,7 +550,7 @@ int jump_label_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 
 static void jump_label_update(struct static_key *key)
 {
-	struct jump_entry *stop = __stop___jump_table;
+	struct jump_entry *stop = LINUX_SECTION_END(__jump_table);
 	struct jump_entry *entry = static_key_entries(key);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	struct module *mod;
diff --git a/scripts/module-common.lds.S b/scripts/module-common.lds.S
index 73a2c7da0e55..d51140103ece 100644
--- a/scripts/module-common.lds.S
+++ b/scripts/module-common.lds.S
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Archs are free to supply their own linker scripts.  ld will
  * combine them automatically.
  */
+
+#include <asm/sections.h>
+#include <asm/tables.h>
+
 SECTIONS {
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.discard) }
 
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	__kcrctab_unused	0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_unused+*)) }
 	__kcrctab_unused_gpl	0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_unused_gpl+*)) }
 	__kcrctab_gpl_future	0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl_future+*)) }
+	__jump_table		0 : { *(SORT(SECTION_TBL(SECTION_DATA, __jump_table, *))) }
 
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	.init_array		0 : { *(SORT(.init_array.*)) *(.init_array) }
diff --git a/tools/objtool/special.c b/tools/objtool/special.c
index bff8abb3a4aa..f0ad369f994b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/special.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/special.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #include "special.h"
 #include "warn.h"
 
+#include "../../include/asm-generic/sections.h"
+#include "../../include/asm-generic/tables.h"
+#include "../../include/linux/stringify.h"
+
 #define EX_ENTRY_SIZE		12
 #define EX_ORIG_OFFSET		0
 #define EX_NEW_OFFSET		4
@@ -63,7 +67,9 @@ struct special_entry entries[] = {
 		.feature = ALT_FEATURE_OFFSET,
 	},
 	{
-		.sec = "__jump_table",
+		.sec = __stringify(SECTION_TBL(SECTION_DATA,
+				               __jump_table,
+					       SECTION_ORDER_ANY)),
 		.jump_or_nop = true,
 		.size = JUMP_ENTRY_SIZE,
 		.orig = JUMP_ORIG_OFFSET,
