diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
index 54c07fd..14d7f15 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int imx_rproc_da_to_sys(struct imx_rproc *priv, u64 da,
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-static void *imx_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *imx_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct imx_rproc *priv = rproc->priv;
 	void *va = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
index aaac311..41c4d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ static void keystone_rproc_kick(struct rproc *rproc, int vqid)
  * can be used either by the remoteproc core for loading (when using kernel
  * remoteproc loader), or by any rpmsg bus drivers.
  */
-static void *keystone_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *keystone_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len,
+				     u32 flags)
 {
 	struct keystone_rproc *ksproc = rproc->priv;
 	void __iomem *va = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
index 01be731..3b77e12 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
@@ -971,7 +971,8 @@ static void qcom_q6v5_dump_segment(struct rproc *rproc,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct q6v5 *qproc = rproc->priv;
 	unsigned long mask = BIT((unsigned long)segment->priv);
-	void *ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, segment->da, segment->size);
+	void *ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, segment->da, segment->size,
+				   RPROC_FLAGS_NONE);
 
 	/* Unlock mba before copying segments */
 	if (!qproc->dump_mba_loaded)
@@ -1052,7 +1053,7 @@ static int q6v5_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void *q6v5_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *q6v5_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct q6v5 *qproc = rproc->priv;
 	int offset;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
index b1e63fc..46e1c6b 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_pas.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int adsp_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void *adsp_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *adsp_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct qcom_adsp *adsp = (struct qcom_adsp *)rproc->priv;
 	int offset;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_wcss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_wcss.c
index f93e1e4..5b4d4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_wcss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_wcss.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int q6v5_wcss_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void *q6v5_wcss_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *q6v5_wcss_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct q6v5_wcss *wcss = rproc->priv;
 	int offset;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
index b0e07e9..eb7d4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int wcnss_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void *wcnss_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *wcnss_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct qcom_wcnss *wcnss = (struct qcom_wcnss *)rproc->priv;
 	int offset;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index 54ec38f..39458a7 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static phys_addr_t rproc_va_to_pa(void *cpu_addr)
  * @rproc: handle of a remote processor
  * @da: remoteproc device address to translate
  * @len: length of the memory region @da is pointing to
+ * @flags: flags to pass onto platform implementations for aiding translations
  *
  * Some remote processors will ask us to allocate them physically contiguous
  * memory regions (which we call "carveouts"), and map them to specific
@@ -181,7 +182,10 @@ static phys_addr_t rproc_va_to_pa(void *cpu_addr)
  * carveouts and translate specific device addresses to kernel virtual addresses
  * so we can access the referenced memory. This function also allows to perform
  * translations on the internal remoteproc memory regions through a platform
- * implementation specific da_to_va ops, if present.
+ * implementation specific da_to_va ops, if present. The @flags field is passed
+ * onto these ops to aid the translation within the ops implementation. The
+ * @flags field is to be passed as a combination of the RPROC_FLAGS_xxx type
+ * and the pertinent flags value for that type.
  *
  * The function returns a valid kernel address on success or NULL on failure.
  *
@@ -190,13 +194,13 @@ static phys_addr_t rproc_va_to_pa(void *cpu_addr)
  * here the output of the DMA API for the carveouts, which should be more
  * correct.
  */
-void *rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+void *rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct rproc_mem_entry *carveout;
 	void *ptr = NULL;
 
 	if (rproc->ops->da_to_va) {
-		ptr = rproc->ops->da_to_va(rproc, da, len);
+		ptr = rproc->ops->da_to_va(rproc, da, len, flags);
 		if (ptr)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -575,7 +579,7 @@ static int rproc_handle_trace(struct rproc *rproc, struct fw_rsc_trace *rsc,
 	}
 
 	/* what's the kernel address of this resource ? */
-	ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, rsc->da, rsc->len);
+	ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, rsc->da, rsc->len, RPROC_FLAGS_NONE);
 	if (!ptr) {
 		dev_err(dev, "erroneous trace resource entry\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1549,7 +1553,8 @@ static void rproc_coredump(struct rproc *rproc)
 		if (segment->dump) {
 			segment->dump(rproc, segment, data + offset);
 		} else {
-			ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, segment->da, segment->size);
+			ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, segment->da, segment->size,
+					     RPROC_FLAGS_NONE);
 			if (!ptr) {
 				dev_err(&rproc->dev,
 					"invalid coredump segment (%pad, %zu)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
index b17d72e..fff2e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ int rproc_elf_load_segments(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
 		}
 
 		/* grab the kernel address for this device address */
-		ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, da, memsz);
+		ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, da, memsz,
+				     RPROC_FLAGS_ELF_PHDR | phdr->p_flags);
 		if (!ptr) {
 			dev_err(dev, "bad phdr da 0x%x mem 0x%x\n", da, memsz);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ struct resource_table *rproc_elf_find_loaded_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc,
 	if (!shdr)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return rproc_da_to_va(rproc, shdr->sh_addr, shdr->sh_size);
+	return rproc_da_to_va(rproc, shdr->sh_addr, shdr->sh_size,
+			      RPROC_FLAGS_ELF_SHDR | shdr->sh_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rproc_elf_find_loaded_rsc_table);
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
index f6cad24..c62b3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void rproc_exit_sysfs(void);
 void rproc_free_vring(struct rproc_vring *rvring);
 int rproc_alloc_vring(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev, int i);
 
-void *rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len);
+void *rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags);
 int rproc_trigger_recovery(struct rproc *rproc);
 
 int rproc_elf_sanity_check(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/st_slim_rproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/st_slim_rproc.c
index d711d94..c41e58c 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/st_slim_rproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/st_slim_rproc.c
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ static int slim_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void *slim_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *slim_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len,
+				 u32 flags)
 {
 	struct st_slim_rproc *slim_rproc = rproc->priv;
 	void *va = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/wkup_m3_rproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/wkup_m3_rproc.c
index 1ada0e5..eff7497 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/wkup_m3_rproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/wkup_m3_rproc.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ static int wkup_m3_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void *wkup_m3_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len)
+static void *wkup_m3_rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len,
+				    u32 flags)
 {
 	struct wkup_m3_rproc *wkupm3 = rproc->priv;
 	void *va = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/remoteproc.h b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
index 68e72f3..9e01a44 100644
--- a/include/linux/remoteproc.h
+++ b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 /**
  * struct resource_table - firmware resource table header
@@ -339,6 +340,19 @@ struct rproc_mem_entry {
 
 struct firmware;
 
+/*
+ * Macros to use with flags field in rproc_da_to_va API. Use
+ * the upper 16 bits to dictate the flags type and the lower
+ * 16 bits to pass on the value of the flags pertinent to that
+ * type.
+ *
+ * Add any new flags type at a new bit-field position
+ */
+#define RPROC_FLAGS_SHIFT	16
+#define RPROC_FLAGS_NONE	0
+#define RPROC_FLAGS_ELF_PHDR	BIT(0 + RPROC_FLAGS_SHIFT)
+#define RPROC_FLAGS_ELF_SHDR	BIT(1 + RPROC_FLAGS_SHIFT)
+
 /**
  * struct rproc_ops - platform-specific device handlers
  * @start:	power on the device and boot it
@@ -356,7 +370,7 @@ struct rproc_ops {
 	int (*start)(struct rproc *rproc);
 	int (*stop)(struct rproc *rproc);
 	void (*kick)(struct rproc *rproc, int vqid);
-	void * (*da_to_va)(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len);
+	void * (*da_to_va)(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len, u32 flags);
 	int (*parse_fw)(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
 	struct resource_table *(*find_loaded_rsc_table)(
 				struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
