diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index 69b74a7b877f917cd3f0bc9014045a1ea70d9412..ac80b7d70014aded380536cf0e412fb741cd9634 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -65,12 +65,17 @@ extern void alternatives_smp_module_add(struct module *mod, char *name,
 					void *text, void *text_end);
 extern void alternatives_smp_module_del(struct module *mod);
 extern void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp);
+extern int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end);
 #else
 static inline void alternatives_smp_module_add(struct module *mod, char *name,
 					       void *locks, void *locks_end,
 					       void *text, void *text_end) {}
 static inline void alternatives_smp_module_del(struct module *mod) {}
 static inline void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp) {}
+static inline int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 /* alternative assembly primitive: */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index de7353c0ce9ca5bbb029e513bd55773a6c2396d5..3c13284ff86d3b19cc21d438497f8403f17c371e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -390,6 +390,22 @@ void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp)
 	mutex_unlock(&smp_alt);
 }
 
+/* Return 1 if the address range is reserved for smp-alternatives */
+int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+{
+	struct smp_alt_module *mod;
+	u8 **ptr;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mod, &smp_alt_modules, next) {
+		if (mod->text > end || mod->text_end < start)
+			continue;
+		for (ptr = mod->locks; ptr < mod->locks_end; ptr++)
+			if (start <= *ptr && end >= *ptr)
+				return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 0b4f97d24d7f510b243bdd8cd461daa2786eaa19..9d127efed43c9198b4520719d1f5bbb44e5006c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ extern void
 unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct ftrace_probe_ops *ops);
 extern void unregister_ftrace_function_probe_all(char *glob);
 
+extern int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end);
+
 enum {
 	FTRACE_FL_FREE		= (1 << 0),
 	FTRACE_FL_FAILED	= (1 << 1),
@@ -250,6 +252,10 @@ static inline int unregister_ftrace_command(char *cmd_name)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+static inline int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
 
 /* totally disable ftrace - can not re-enable after this */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 1e6640f80454000de4155a81a6c32a2f46816830..3d90661a5f40fb73b37723a399d87e033de8fd01 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,21 @@ static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip)
 }
 
 
+/* Return 1 if the address range is reserved for ftrace */
+int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
+{
+	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
+	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+
+	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
+		if (rec->ip <= (unsigned long)end &&
+		    rec->ip + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE > (unsigned long)start)
+			return 1;
+	} while_for_each_ftrace_rec();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
 {