diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/027-module_exports.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/027-module_exports.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7cf2fb231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/027-module_exports.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
++++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
+ #define LOAD_OFFSET 0
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifndef SYMTAB_KEEP_STR
++#define SYMTAB_KEEP_STR *(__ksymtab_strings*)
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD_STR
++#else
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD_STR *(__ksymtab_strings*)
++#endif
++
++#ifndef SYMTAB_KEEP
++#define SYMTAB_KEEP *(__ksymtab*)
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD
++#else
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD *(__ksymtab*)
++#endif
++
++#ifndef SYMTAB_KEEP_GPL
++#define SYMTAB_KEEP_GPL *(__ksymtab_gpl*)
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD_GPL
++#else
++#define SYMTAB_DISCARD_GPL *(__ksymtab_gpl*)
++#endif
++
+ #ifndef VMLINUX_SYMBOL
+ #define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_sym_) _sym_
+ #endif
+@@ -124,35 +145,35 @@
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */			\
+ 	__ksymtab         : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab) = .;			\
+-		*(__ksymtab)						\
++		SYMTAB_KEEP						\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab) = .;			\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only symbols */			\
+ 	__ksymtab_gpl     : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab_gpl) = .;		\
+-		*(__ksymtab_gpl)					\
++		SYMTAB_KEEP_GPL						\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab_gpl) = .;		\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal unused symbols */		\
+ 	__ksymtab_unused  : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab_unused) = .;		\
+-		*(__ksymtab_unused)					\
++		*(__ksymtab_unused*)					\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab_unused) = .;		\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only unused symbols */		\
+ 	__ksymtab_unused_gpl : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab_unused_gpl) = .;	\
+-		*(__ksymtab_unused_gpl)					\
++		*(__ksymtab_unused_gpl*)				\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab_unused_gpl) = .;	\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-future-only symbols */		\
+ 	__ksymtab_gpl_future : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl_future) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___ksymtab_gpl_future) = .;	\
+-		*(__ksymtab_gpl_future)					\
++		*(__ksymtab_gpl_future*)				\
+ 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___ksymtab_gpl_future) = .;	\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+@@ -193,7 +214,13 @@
+ 									\
+ 	/* Kernel symbol table: strings */				\
+         __ksymtab_strings : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_strings) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
+-		*(__ksymtab_strings)					\
++		SYMTAB_KEEP_STR						\
++	}								\
++									\
++	/DISCARD/ : {							\
++		*(__ksymtab.*)						\
++		*(__ksymtab_gpl.*)					\
++		*(__ksymtab_strings.*)					\
+ 	}								\
+ 									\
+ 	/* __*init sections */						\
+--- a/include/linux/module.h
++++ b/include/linux/module.h
+@@ -187,16 +187,24 @@ void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbo
+ #define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifdef MODULE
++#define __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym)
++#else
++#define __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym) "." #sym
++#endif
++
+ /* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
+ #define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
+ 	extern typeof(sym) sym;					\
+ 	__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
+ 	static const char __kstrtab_##sym[]			\
+-	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
++	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"		\
++	  __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym)), aligned(1)))			\
+ 	= MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym;                    	\
+ 	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym	\
+ 	__used							\
+-	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab" sec), unused))	\
++	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab" sec			\
++	  __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym)), unused))			\
+ 	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym }
+ 
+ #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)					\
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ prepare: prepare0
+ # Leave this as default for preprocessing vmlinux.lds.S, which is now
+ # done in arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/Makefile
+ 
+-export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
++export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH) $(EXTRA_LDSFLAGS)
+ 
+ # The asm symlink changes when $(ARCH) changes.
+ # Detect this and ask user to run make mrproper
+--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
++++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
+ #endif
+ SECTIONS
+ {
+-	/* Sections to be discarded. */
+-	/DISCARD/ : {
+-	*(.exitcall.exit)
+-	EXIT_DATA
+-	}
+-
+ 	. = KERNELBASE;
+ 
+ /*
+@@ -290,6 +284,12 @@ SECTIONS
+ 		__bss_stop = .;
+ 	}
+ 
++	/* Sections to be discarded. */
++	/DISCARD/ : {
++	*(.exitcall.exit)
++	EXIT_DATA
++	}
++
+ 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+ 	_end = . ;
+ 	PROVIDE32 (end = .);