diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index fdf913d..72316d9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -585,6 +585,24 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * archs can override this function if they must do something
+ * before the modifying code is performed.
+ */
+int __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * archs can override this function if they must do something
+ * after the modifying code is performed.
+ */
+int __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __ftrace_modify_code(void *data)
 {
 	int *command = data;
@@ -607,7 +625,17 @@
 
 static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare();
+	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+
 	stop_machine(__ftrace_modify_code, &command, NULL);
+
+	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process();
+	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
 }
 
 static ftrace_func_t saved_ftrace_func;