diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 5b1179127d..7d71aba22c 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -259,9 +259,17 @@ config ARCH_NEED_ADDRENV_MAPPING
 	bool
 	default n
 
-config ARCH_HAVE_TEXT_HEAP
-	bool "Special memory region for dynamic code loading"
+config ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_HEAPS
+	bool
 	default n
+	---help---
+		Special memory regions used as separate heaps
+
+config ARCH_HAVE_TEXT_HEAP
+	bool
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Special memory region for dynamic code loading
 
 config ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	bool
@@ -372,7 +380,7 @@ config ARCH_USE_MPU
 		selection will always be forced.
 
 config ARCH_USE_TEXT_HEAP
-	bool "Enable separate text heap for dynamic code loading"
+	bool "Enable separate text allocation for dynamic code loading"
 	default n
 	depends on ARCH_HAVE_TEXT_HEAP
 	---help---
diff --git a/include/nuttx/arch.h b/include/nuttx/arch.h
index 391eb8c994..517ec3ff8d 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/arch.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/arch.h
@@ -754,22 +754,22 @@ uintptr_t pgalloc(uintptr_t brkaddr, unsigned int npages);
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: up_textheap_init
+ * Name: up_extraheaps_init
  *
  * Description:
- *   Initialize the text heap.
+ *   Initialize any extra heap.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_USE_TEXT_HEAP)
-void up_textheap_init(void);
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_HEAPS)
+void up_extraheaps_init(void);
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: up_textheap_memalign
  *
  * Description:
- *   Allocate memory from the text heap with the specified alignment.
+ *   Allocate memory for text sections with the specified alignment.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ FAR void *up_textheap_memalign(size_t align, size_t size);
  * Name: up_textheap_free
  *
  * Description:
- *   Free memory from the text heap.
+ *   Free memory allocated for text sections.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/sched/init/nx_start.c b/sched/init/nx_start.c
index d6b86f4f98..6361695fbf 100644
--- a/sched/init/nx_start.c
+++ b/sched/init/nx_start.c
@@ -572,8 +572,10 @@ void nx_start(void)
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_USE_TEXT_HEAP
-  up_textheap_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_HEAPS
+  /* Initialize any extra heap. */
+
+  up_extraheaps_init();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MM_IOB