diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 450eae22c39a..886dbd116899 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ extern char _sextratext[] __attribute__((weak));
 extern char _eextratext[] __attribute__((weak));
 extern char _end[];
 extern char __per_cpu_start[], __per_cpu_end[];
+extern char __kprobes_text_start[], __kprobes_text_end[];
 
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_SECTIONS_H_ */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 3fa94288aa93..6f857be2b644 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -97,3 +97,9 @@
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__lock_text_start) = .;			\
 		*(.spinlock.text)					\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__lock_text_end) = .;
+
+#define KPROBES_TEXT							\
+		ALIGN_FUNCTION();					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_start) = .;		\
+		*(.kprobes.text)					\
+		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_end) = .;
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index e050fc2d4c26..e30afdca7917 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #define KPROBE_REENTER		0x00000004
 #define KPROBE_HIT_SSDONE	0x00000008
 
+/* Attach to insert probes on any functions which should be ignored*/
+#define __kprobes	__attribute__((__section__(".kprobes.text")))
+
 struct kprobe;
 struct pt_regs;
 struct kretprobe;
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 338f7795d8a0..147eb01e0d4b 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
   ALIGN; \
   name:
 
+#define KPROBE_ENTRY(name) \
+  .section .kprobes.text, "ax"; \
+  .globl name; \
+  ALIGN; \
+  name:
+
+
 #endif
 
 #define NORET_TYPE    /**/
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index b0237122b24e..3b7653f2e7ae 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
+#include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ static struct hlist_head kprobe_insn_pages;
  * get_insn_slot() - Find a slot on an executable page for an instruction.
  * We allocate an executable page if there's no room on existing ones.
  */
-kprobe_opcode_t *get_insn_slot(void)
+kprobe_opcode_t __kprobes *get_insn_slot(void)
 {
 	struct kprobe_insn_page *kip;
 	struct hlist_node *pos;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ kprobe_opcode_t *get_insn_slot(void)
 	return kip->insns;
 }
 
-void free_insn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t *slot)
+void __kprobes free_insn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t *slot)
 {
 	struct kprobe_insn_page *kip;
 	struct hlist_node *pos;
@@ -152,20 +153,20 @@ void free_insn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t *slot)
 }
 
 /* Locks kprobe: irqs must be disabled */
-void lock_kprobes(void)
+void __kprobes lock_kprobes(void)
 {
 	spin_lock(&kprobe_lock);
 	kprobe_cpu = smp_processor_id();
 }
 
-void unlock_kprobes(void)
+void __kprobes unlock_kprobes(void)
 {
 	kprobe_cpu = NR_CPUS;
 	spin_unlock(&kprobe_lock);
 }
 
 /* You have to be holding the kprobe_lock */
-struct kprobe *get_kprobe(void *addr)
+struct kprobe __kprobes *get_kprobe(void *addr)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ struct kprobe *get_kprobe(void *addr)
  * Aggregate handlers for multiple kprobes support - these handlers
  * take care of invoking the individual kprobe handlers on p->list
  */
-static int aggr_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+static int __kprobes aggr_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kprobe *kp;
 
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ static int aggr_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void aggr_post_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
-			      unsigned long flags)
+static void __kprobes aggr_post_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
+					unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct kprobe *kp;
 
@@ -213,8 +214,8 @@ static void aggr_post_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	return;
 }
 
-static int aggr_fault_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
-			      int trapnr)
+static int __kprobes aggr_fault_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
+					int trapnr)
 {
 	/*
 	 * if we faulted "during" the execution of a user specified
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static int aggr_fault_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int aggr_break_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+static int __kprobes aggr_break_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kprobe *kp = curr_kprobe;
 	if (curr_kprobe && kp->break_handler) {
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ static int aggr_break_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct kretprobe_instance *get_free_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
+struct kretprobe_instance __kprobes *get_free_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri;
@@ -249,7 +250,8 @@ struct kretprobe_instance *get_free_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct kretprobe_instance *get_used_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
+static struct kretprobe_instance __kprobes *get_used_rp_inst(struct kretprobe
+							      *rp)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *node;
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri;
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ static struct kretprobe_instance *get_used_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void add_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
+void __kprobes add_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Remove rp inst off the free list -
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ void add_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
 	hlist_add_head(&ri->uflist, &ri->rp->used_instances);
 }
 
-void recycle_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
+void __kprobes recycle_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
 {
 	/* remove rp inst off the rprobe_inst_table */
 	hlist_del(&ri->hlist);
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ void recycle_rp_inst(struct kretprobe_instance *ri)
 		kfree(ri);
 }
 
-struct hlist_head * kretprobe_inst_table_head(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct hlist_head __kprobes *kretprobe_inst_table_head(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	return &kretprobe_inst_table[hash_ptr(tsk, KPROBE_HASH_BITS)];
 }
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ struct hlist_head * kretprobe_inst_table_head(struct task_struct *tsk)
  * instances associated with this task. These left over instances represent
  * probed functions that have been called but will never return.
  */
-void kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk)
+void __kprobes kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk)
 {
         struct kretprobe_instance *ri;
         struct hlist_head *head;
@@ -322,7 +324,8 @@ void kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk)
  * This kprobe pre_handler is registered with every kretprobe. When probe
  * hits it will set up the return probe.
  */
-static int pre_handler_kretprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+static int __kprobes pre_handler_kretprobe(struct kprobe *p,
+					   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kretprobe *rp = container_of(p, struct kretprobe, kp);
 
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ static inline void copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p, struct kprobe *p)
 * Add the new probe to old_p->list. Fail if this is the
 * second jprobe at the address - two jprobes can't coexist
 */
-static int add_new_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p, struct kprobe *p)
+static int __kprobes add_new_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p, struct kprobe *p)
 {
         struct kprobe *kp;
 
@@ -395,7 +398,8 @@ static inline void add_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap, struct kprobe *p)
  * the intricacies
  * TODO: Move kcalloc outside the spinlock
  */
-static int register_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p, struct kprobe *p)
+static int __kprobes register_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p,
+					  struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct kprobe *ap;
@@ -434,15 +438,25 @@ static inline void cleanup_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kprobe_lock, flags);
 }
 
-int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+static int __kprobes in_kprobes_functions(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	if (addr >= (unsigned long)__kprobes_text_start
+		&& addr < (unsigned long)__kprobes_text_end)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __kprobes register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	struct kprobe *old_p;
 
-	if ((ret = arch_prepare_kprobe(p)) != 0) {
+	if ((ret = in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr)) != 0)
+		return ret;
+	if ((ret = arch_prepare_kprobe(p)) != 0)
 		goto rm_kprobe;
-	}
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&kprobe_lock, flags);
 	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
 	p->nmissed = 0;
@@ -466,7 +480,7 @@ rm_kprobe:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void unregister_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+void __kprobes unregister_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct kprobe *old_p;
@@ -487,7 +501,7 @@ static struct notifier_block kprobe_exceptions_nb = {
 	.priority = 0x7fffffff /* we need to notified first */
 };
 
-int register_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
+int __kprobes register_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
 {
 	/* Todo: Verify probepoint is a function entry point */
 	jp->kp.pre_handler = setjmp_pre_handler;
@@ -496,14 +510,14 @@ int register_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
 	return register_kprobe(&jp->kp);
 }
 
-void unregister_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
+void __kprobes unregister_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
 {
 	unregister_kprobe(&jp->kp);
 }
 
 #ifdef ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 
-int register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
+int __kprobes register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct kretprobe_instance *inst;
@@ -540,14 +554,14 @@ int register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 
 #else /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
 
-int register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
+int __kprobes register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
 #endif /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
 
-void unregister_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
+void __kprobes unregister_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct kretprobe_instance *ri;