diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
index 0d2052a..1a8a5f1 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/traps.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
 	CSYNC();
 }
 
-asmlinkage void trap_c(struct pt_regs *fp);
-
 int kstack_depth_to_print = 48;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BFIN_HWTRACE_ON
@@ -693,6 +691,42 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int bfin_request_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void))
+{
+	void (*curr_handler)(void);
+
+	if (exception > 0x3F)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	curr_handler = ex_table[exception];
+
+	if (curr_handler != ex_replaceable)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ex_table[exception] = handler;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bfin_request_exception);
+
+int bfin_free_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void))
+{
+	void (*curr_handler)(void);
+
+	if (exception > 0x3F)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	curr_handler = ex_table[exception];
+
+	if (curr_handler != handler)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ex_table[exception] = ex_replaceable;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bfin_free_exception);
+
 void panic_cplb_error(int cplb_panic, struct pt_regs *fp)
 {
 	switch (cplb_panic) {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/entry.S b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/entry.S
index 2188f81..3feca05 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/entry.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/entry.S
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	cc = r6 == r7;
 	if !cc jump _ex_trap_c;
 
-_return_from_exception:
+ENTRY(_return_from_exception)
 	DEBUG_START_HWTRACE(p5, r7)
 #if ANOMALY_05000257
 	R7=LC0;
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
 	[--sp] = ASTAT;
 	[--sp] = (R7:6, P5:4);
 
+ENTRY(_ex_replaceable)
+	nop;
+
 ENTRY(_ex_trap_c)
 	/* Call C code (trap_c) to handle the exception, which most
 	 * likely involves sending a signal to the current process.
@@ -298,8 +301,8 @@
 	r6.l = lo(SEQSTAT_EXCAUSE);
 	r6.h = hi(SEQSTAT_EXCAUSE);
 	r7 = r7 & r6;
-	p5.h = _extable;
-	p5.l = _extable;
+	p5.h = _ex_table;
+	p5.l = _ex_table;
 	p4 = r7;
 	p5 = p5 + (p4 << 2);
 	p4 = [p5];
@@ -818,28 +821,27 @@
 #else
 .data
 #endif
-ALIGN
-_extable:
+ENTRY(_ex_table)
 	/* entry for each EXCAUSE[5:0]
 	 * This table must be in sync with the table in ./kernel/traps.c
 	 * EXCPT instruction can provide 4 bits of EXCAUSE, allowing 16 to be user defined
 	 */
-	.long _ex_syscall;      /* 0x00 - User Defined - Linux Syscall */
+	.long _ex_syscall       /* 0x00 - User Defined - Linux Syscall */
 	.long _ex_soft_bp       /* 0x01 - User Defined - Software breakpoint */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x02 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x02 - User Defined */
 	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x03 - User Defined - userspace stack overflow */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x04 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x05 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x06 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x07 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x08 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x09 - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0A - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0B - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0C - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0D - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0E - User Defined */
-	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x0F - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x04 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x05 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x06 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x07 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x08 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x09 - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0A - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0B - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0C - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0D - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0E - User Defined */
+	.long _ex_replaceable   /* 0x0F - User Defined */
 	.long _ex_single_step   /* 0x10 - HW Single step */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BFIN_HWTRACE_EXPAND
 	.long _ex_trace_buff_full /* 0x11 - Trace Buffer Full */
@@ -893,8 +895,8 @@
 	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x3D - Reserved */
 	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x3E - Reserved */
 	.long _ex_trap_c        /* 0x3F - Reserved */
+END(_ex_table)
 
-ALIGN
 ENTRY(_sys_call_table)
 	.long _sys_restart_syscall	/* 0 */
 	.long _sys_exit
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/irq_handler.h b/include/asm-blackfin/irq_handler.h
index f13cd73..19534c1 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/irq_handler.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/irq_handler.h
@@ -20,5 +20,13 @@
 asmlinkage void evt_soft_int1(void);
 asmlinkage void evt_system_call(void);
 asmlinkage void init_exception_buff(void);
+asmlinkage void trap_c(struct pt_regs *fp);
+asmlinkage void ex_replaceable(void);
+
+extern void *ex_table[];
+extern void return_from_exception(void);
+
+extern int bfin_request_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void));
+extern int bfin_free_exception(unsigned int exception, void (*handler)(void));
 
 #endif