diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index c68b3bb5..f4d6f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 
 	return ptr;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rproc_da_to_va);
 
 int rproc_alloc_vring(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev, int i)
 {
@@ -1150,6 +1151,9 @@
 
 	atomic_set(&rproc->power, 0);
 
+	/* Set ELF as the default fw_ops handler */
+	rproc->fw_ops = &rproc_elf_fw_ops;
+
 	mutex_init(&rproc->lock);
 
 	idr_init(&rproc->notifyids);
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
index 2c6fe6a..6eebd01 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_elf_loader.c
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
 #include "remoteproc_internal.h"
 
 /**
- * rproc_fw_sanity_check() - Sanity Check ELF firmware image
+ * rproc_elf_sanity_check() - Sanity Check ELF firmware image
  * @rproc: the remote processor handle
  * @fw: the ELF firmware image
  *
  * Make sure this fw image is sane.
  */
-int
-rproc_fw_sanity_check(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+static int
+rproc_elf_sanity_check(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
 {
 	const char *name = rproc->firmware;
 	struct device *dev = &rproc->dev;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * rproc_get_boot_addr() - Get rproc's boot address.
+ * rproc_elf_get_boot_addr() - Get rproc's boot address.
  * @rproc: the remote processor handle
  * @fw: the ELF firmware image
  *
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@
  * Note that the boot address is not a configurable property of all remote
  * processors. Some will always boot at a specific hard-coded address.
  */
-u32 rproc_get_boot_addr(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+static
+u32 rproc_elf_get_boot_addr(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
 {
 	struct elf32_hdr *ehdr  = (struct elf32_hdr *)fw->data;
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * rproc_load_segments() - load firmware segments to memory
+ * rproc_elf_load_segments() - load firmware segments to memory
  * @rproc: remote processor which will be booted using these fw segments
  * @fw: the ELF firmware image
  *
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@
  * directly allocate memory for every segment/resource. This is not yet
  * supported, though.
  */
-int
-rproc_load_segments(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+static int
+rproc_elf_load_segments(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &rproc->dev;
 	struct elf32_hdr *ehdr;
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * rproc_find_rsc_table() - find the resource table
+ * rproc_elf_find_rsc_table() - find the resource table
  * @rproc: the rproc handle
  * @fw: the ELF firmware image
  * @tablesz: place holder for providing back the table size
@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@
  * size into @tablesz. If a valid table isn't found, NULL is returned
  * (and @tablesz isn't set).
  */
-struct resource_table *
-rproc_find_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw,
+static struct resource_table *
+rproc_elf_find_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw,
 							int *tablesz)
 {
 	struct elf32_hdr *ehdr;
@@ -285,3 +286,10 @@
 
 	return table;
 }
+
+const struct rproc_fw_ops rproc_elf_fw_ops = {
+	.load = rproc_elf_load_segments,
+	.find_rsc_table = rproc_elf_find_rsc_table,
+	.sanity_check = rproc_elf_sanity_check,
+	.get_boot_addr = rproc_elf_get_boot_addr
+};
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
index a44e192..a690ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@
 
 struct rproc;
 
+/**
+ * struct rproc_fw_ops - firmware format specific operations.
+ * @find_rsc_table:	finds the resource table inside the firmware image
+ * @load:		load firmeware to memory, where the remote processor
+ *			expects to find it
+ * @sanity_check:	sanity check the fw image
+ * @get_boot_addr:	get boot address to entry point specified in firmware
+ */
+struct rproc_fw_ops {
+	struct resource_table *(*find_rsc_table) (struct rproc *rproc,
+						const struct firmware *fw,
+						int *tablesz);
+	int (*load)(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
+	int (*sanity_check)(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
+	u32 (*get_boot_addr)(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
+};
+
 /* from remoteproc_core.c */
 void rproc_release(struct kref *kref);
 irqreturn_t rproc_vq_interrupt(struct rproc *rproc, int vq_id);
@@ -47,11 +64,43 @@
 
 void *rproc_da_to_va(struct rproc *rproc, u64 da, int len);
 
+static inline
+int rproc_fw_sanity_check(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+{
+	if (rproc->fw_ops->sanity_check)
+		return rproc->fw_ops->sanity_check(rproc, fw);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline
+u32 rproc_get_boot_addr(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+{
+	if (rproc->fw_ops->get_boot_addr)
+		return rproc->fw_ops->get_boot_addr(rproc, fw);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline
+int rproc_load_segments(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw)
+{
+	if (rproc->fw_ops->load)
+		return rproc->fw_ops->load(rproc, fw);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline
 struct resource_table *rproc_find_rsc_table(struct rproc *rproc,
-						const struct firmware *fw,
-						int *tablesz);
-int rproc_load_segments(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
-int rproc_fw_sanity_check(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
-u32 rproc_get_boot_addr(struct rproc *rproc, const struct firmware *fw);
+				const struct firmware *fw, int *tablesz)
+{
+	if (rproc->fw_ops->find_rsc_table)
+		return rproc->fw_ops->find_rsc_table(rproc, fw, tablesz);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+extern const struct rproc_fw_ops rproc_elf_fw_ops;
 
 #endif /* REMOTEPROC_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/remoteproc.h b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
index eea3ac8..131b539 100644
--- a/include/linux/remoteproc.h
+++ b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@
  * @priv: private data which belongs to the platform-specific rproc module
  * @ops: platform-specific start/stop rproc handlers
  * @dev: virtual device for refcounting and common remoteproc behavior
+ * @fw_ops: firmware-specific handlers
  * @power: refcount of users who need this rproc powered up
  * @state: state of the device
  * @lock: lock which protects concurrent manipulations of the rproc
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@
 	void *priv;
 	const struct rproc_ops *ops;
 	struct device dev;
+	const struct rproc_fw_ops *fw_ops;
 	atomic_t power;
 	unsigned int state;
 	struct mutex lock;