diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h b/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
index 1032b21..84d74c32 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/paravirt.h
@@ -55,11 +55,81 @@
 	return pv_info.kernel_rpl;
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * initialization hooks.
+ */
+struct rsvd_region;
+
+struct pv_init_ops {
+	void (*banner)(void);
+
+	int (*reserve_memory)(struct rsvd_region *region);
+
+	void (*arch_setup_early)(void);
+	void (*arch_setup_console)(char **cmdline_p);
+	int (*arch_setup_nomca)(void);
+
+	void (*post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu)(void);
+};
+
+extern struct pv_init_ops pv_init_ops;
+
+static inline void paravirt_banner(void)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.banner)
+		pv_init_ops.banner();
+}
+
+static inline int paravirt_reserve_memory(struct rsvd_region *region)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.reserve_memory)
+		return pv_init_ops.reserve_memory(region);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void paravirt_arch_setup_early(void)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.arch_setup_early)
+		pv_init_ops.arch_setup_early();
+}
+
+static inline void paravirt_arch_setup_console(char **cmdline_p)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.arch_setup_console)
+		pv_init_ops.arch_setup_console(cmdline_p);
+}
+
+static inline int paravirt_arch_setup_nomca(void)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.arch_setup_nomca)
+		return pv_init_ops.arch_setup_nomca();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void paravirt_post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
+{
+	if (pv_init_ops.post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu)
+		pv_init_ops.post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu();
+}
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #else
 /* fallback for native case */
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#define paravirt_banner()				do { } while (0)
+#define paravirt_reserve_memory(region)			0
+
+#define paravirt_arch_setup_early()			do { } while (0)
+#define paravirt_arch_setup_console(cmdline_p)		do { } while (0)
+#define paravirt_arch_setup_nomca()			0
+#define paravirt_post_smp_prepare_boot_cpu()		do { } while (0)
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PARAVIRT_GUEST */
 
 #endif /* __ASM_PARAVIRT_H */