diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
index d20ab0921480..1cc15528ce29 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
 extern void text_poke_sync(void);
 extern void *text_poke_kgdb(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
 extern void *text_poke_copy(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
+extern void *text_poke_set(void *addr, int c, size_t len);
 extern int poke_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern void text_poke_bp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len, const void *emulate);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index d374cb3cf024..732814065389 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -994,7 +994,21 @@ static inline void unuse_temporary_mm(temp_mm_state_t prev_state)
 __ro_after_init struct mm_struct *poking_mm;
 __ro_after_init unsigned long poking_addr;
 
-static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
+static void text_poke_memcpy(void *dst, const void *src, size_t len)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, src, len);
+}
+
+static void text_poke_memset(void *dst, const void *src, size_t len)
+{
+	int c = *(int *)src;
+
+	memset(dst, c, len);
+}
+
+typedef void text_poke_f(void *dst, const void *src, size_t len);
+
+static void *__text_poke(text_poke_f func, void *addr, const void *src, size_t len)
 {
 	bool cross_page_boundary = offset_in_page(addr) + len > PAGE_SIZE;
 	struct page *pages[2] = {NULL};
@@ -1059,7 +1073,7 @@ static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 	prev = use_temporary_mm(poking_mm);
 
 	kasan_disable_current();
-	memcpy((u8 *)poking_addr + offset_in_page(addr), opcode, len);
+	func((u8 *)poking_addr + offset_in_page(addr), src, len);
 	kasan_enable_current();
 
 	/*
@@ -1087,11 +1101,13 @@ static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 			   (cross_page_boundary ? 2 : 1) * PAGE_SIZE,
 			   PAGE_SHIFT, false);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the text does not match what we just wrote then something is
-	 * fundamentally screwy; there's nothing we can really do about that.
-	 */
-	BUG_ON(memcmp(addr, opcode, len));
+	if (func == text_poke_memcpy) {
+		/*
+		 * If the text does not match what we just wrote then something is
+		 * fundamentally screwy; there's nothing we can really do about that.
+		 */
+		BUG_ON(memcmp(addr, src, len));
+	}
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
@@ -1118,7 +1134,7 @@ void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
 
-	return __text_poke(addr, opcode, len);
+	return __text_poke(text_poke_memcpy, addr, opcode, len);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1137,7 +1153,7 @@ void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
  */
 void *text_poke_kgdb(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 {
-	return __text_poke(addr, opcode, len);
+	return __text_poke(text_poke_memcpy, addr, opcode, len);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1167,7 +1183,41 @@ void *text_poke_copy(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 
 		s = min_t(size_t, PAGE_SIZE * 2 - offset_in_page(ptr), len - patched);
 
-		__text_poke((void *)ptr, opcode + patched, s);
+		__text_poke(text_poke_memcpy, (void *)ptr, opcode + patched, s);
+		patched += s;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
+	return addr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * text_poke_set - memset into (an unused part of) RX memory
+ * @addr: address to modify
+ * @c: the byte to fill the area with
+ * @len: length to copy, could be more than 2x PAGE_SIZE
+ *
+ * Not safe against concurrent execution; useful for JITs to dump
+ * new code blocks into unused regions of RX memory. Can be used in
+ * conjunction with synchronize_rcu_tasks() to wait for existing
+ * execution to quiesce after having made sure no existing functions
+ * pointers are live.
+ */
+void *text_poke_set(void *addr, int c, size_t len)
+{
+	unsigned long start = (unsigned long)addr;
+	size_t patched = 0;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(core_kernel_text(start)))
+		return NULL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
+	while (patched < len) {
+		unsigned long ptr = start + patched;
+		size_t s;
+
+		s = min_t(size_t, PAGE_SIZE * 2 - offset_in_page(ptr), len - patched);
+
+		__text_poke(text_poke_memset, (void *)ptr, (void *)&c, s);
 		patched += s;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
