diff --git a/coverage_config_aarch64.json b/coverage_config_aarch64.json
index b1b035d8..861b91e6 100644
--- a/coverage_config_aarch64.json
+++ b/coverage_config_aarch64.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "coverage_score": 71.4,
+  "coverage_score": 74.1,
   "exclude_path": "",
   "crate_features": ""
 }
diff --git a/coverage_config_x86_64.json b/coverage_config_x86_64.json
index 27587e41..27f86931 100644
--- a/coverage_config_x86_64.json
+++ b/coverage_config_x86_64.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "coverage_score": 77.1,
+  "coverage_score": 74.7,
   "exclude_path": "",
   "crate_features": ""
 }
diff --git a/src/loader/aarch64/mod.rs b/src/loader/aarch64/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5105c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loader/aarch64/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2018 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause file.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
+
+//! Traits and structs for loading `aarch64` kernels into guest memory.
+
+#![cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
diff --git a/src/loader/mod.rs b/src/loader/mod.rs
index 4e8fe579..ba30eff5 100644
--- a/src/loader/mod.rs
+++ b/src/loader/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
 
-//! Traits and Structs
+//! Traits and Structs for loading kernels into guest memory.
 //! - [KernelLoader](trait.KernelLoader.html): load kernel image into guest memory
 //! - [KernelLoaderResult](struct.KernelLoaderResult.html): the structure which loader
 //! returns to VMM to assist zero page construction and boot environment setup
@@ -33,32 +33,26 @@ use vm_memory::{Address, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemory, GuestUsiz
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::all))]
 pub mod bootparam;
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "elf", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub mod elf;
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "bzimage", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub mod bzimage;
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "elf", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub use elf::Elf;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "elf", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub use elf::Error as ElfError;
+#[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+mod x86_64;
+#[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+pub use x86_64::*;
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "bzimage", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub use bzimage::BzImage;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "bzimage", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub use bzimage::Error as BzImageError;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+mod aarch64;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+pub use aarch64::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 /// Kernel loader errors.
 pub enum Error {
     /// Failed to load bzimage.
     #[cfg(all(feature = "bzimage", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-    Bzimage(BzImageError),
+    Bzimage(bzimage::Error),
 
     /// Failed to load elf image.
     #[cfg(all(feature = "elf", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-    Elf(ElfError),
+    Elf(elf::Error),
 
     /// Failed writing command line to guest memory.
     CommandLineCopy,
@@ -96,15 +90,15 @@ impl Display for Error {
 }
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "elf", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-impl From<ElfError> for Error {
-    fn from(err: ElfError) -> Self {
+impl From<elf::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(err: elf::Error) -> Self {
         Error::Elf(err)
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "bzimage", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-impl From<BzImageError> for Error {
-    fn from(err: BzImageError) -> Self {
+impl From<bzimage::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(err: bzimage::Error) -> Self {
         Error::Bzimage(err)
     }
 }
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ impl From<BzImageError> for Error {
 /// This specifies where the kernel is loading and passes additional
 /// information for the rest of the boot process to be completed by
 /// the VMM.
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub struct KernelLoaderResult {
     /// Address in the guest memory where the kernel image starts to be loaded
     pub kernel_load: GuestAddress,
diff --git a/src/loader/bzimage/mod.rs b/src/loader/x86_64/bzimage/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/loader/bzimage/mod.rs
rename to src/loader/x86_64/bzimage/mod.rs
index d6aca6b2..dc37f9d3 100644
--- a/src/loader/bzimage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/loader/x86_64/bzimage/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ use std::mem;
 
 use vm_memory::{Address, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemory, GuestUsize};
 
-use super::{bootparam, Error as KernelLoaderError, KernelLoader, KernelLoaderResult, Result};
+use super::super::{
+    bootparam, Error as KernelLoaderError, KernelLoader, KernelLoaderResult, Result,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 /// Bzimage kernel loader errors.
@@ -85,12 +87,12 @@ impl KernelLoader for BzImage {
     /// let gm = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0x0), mem_size)]).unwrap();
     /// let mut kernel_image = vec![];
     /// kernel_image.extend_from_slice(include_bytes!("bzimage"));
-    /// assert!(BzImage::load(
+    /// bzimage::BzImage::load(
     ///     &gm,
     ///     Some(kernel_addr),
     ///     &mut Cursor::new(&kernel_image),
     ///     Some(himem_start),
-    /// ).is_ok());
+    /// ).unwrap();
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [`GuestMemory`]: https://docs.rs/vm-memory/latest/vm_memory/guest_memory/trait.GuestMemory.html
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/elf.rs b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/elf.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/elf.rs
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/elf.rs
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/mod.rs b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/mod.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/loader/elf/mod.rs
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/mod.rs
index 62aa7b23..905a68b4 100644
--- a/src/loader/elf/mod.rs
+++ b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::mem;
 
 use vm_memory::{Address, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemory, GuestUsize};
 
-use super::{Error as KernelLoaderError, KernelLoader, KernelLoaderResult, Result};
+use super::super::{Error as KernelLoaderError, KernelLoader, KernelLoaderResult, Result};
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ impl KernelLoader for Elf {
     /// let gm = GuestMemoryMmap::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0x0), mem_size)]).unwrap();
     /// let mut kernel_image = vec![];
     /// kernel_image.extend_from_slice(include_bytes!("test_elf.bin"));
-    /// assert!(Elf::load(
+    /// elf::Elf::load(
     ///     &gm,
     ///     Some(kernel_addr),
     ///     &mut Cursor::new(&kernel_image),
     ///     Some(himem_start),
-    /// ).is_ok());
+    /// ).unwrap();
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [`GuestMemory`]: https://docs.rs/vm-memory/latest/vm_memory/guest_memory/trait.GuestMemory.html
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl KernelLoader for Elf {
         Self::validate_header(&ehdr)?;
         if let Some(addr) = highmem_start_address {
             if (ehdr.e_entry as u64) < addr.raw_value() {
-                Err(Error::InvalidEntryAddress)?;
+                return Err(Error::InvalidEntryAddress.into());
             }
         }
 
@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@ fn parse_elf_note<F>(phdr: &elf::Elf64_Phdr, kernel_image: &mut F) -> Result<Opt
 where
     F: Read + Seek,
 {
-    // Type of note header that encodes a 32-bit entry point address
-    // to boot a guest kernel using the PVH boot protocol.
+    // Type of note header that encodes a 32-bit entry point address to boot a guest kernel using
+    // the PVH boot protocol.
     const XEN_ELFNOTE_PHYS32_ENTRY: u32 = 18;
 
     let n_align = phdr.p_align;
 
-    // Seek to the beginning of the note segment
+    // Seek to the beginning of the note segment.
     kernel_image
         .seek(SeekFrom::Start(phdr.p_offset))
         .map_err(|_| Error::SeekNoteHeader)?;
 
-    // Now that the segment has been found, we must locate an ELF note with the
-    // correct type that encodes the PVH entry point if there is one.
+    // Now that the segment has been found, we must locate an ELF note with the correct type that
+    // encodes the PVH entry point if there is one.
     let mut nhdr: elf::Elf64_Nhdr = Default::default();
     let mut read_size: usize = 0;
     let nhdr_sz = mem::size_of::<elf::Elf64_Nhdr>();
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ where
             .read_from(0, kernel_image, nhdr_sz)
             .map_err(|_| Error::ReadNoteHeader)?;
 
-        // If the note header found is not the desired one, keep reading until
-        // the end of the segment
+        // If the note header found is not the desired one, keep reading until the end of the
+        // segment.
         if nhdr.n_type == XEN_ELFNOTE_PHYS32_ENTRY {
             break;
         }
-        // Skip the note header plus the size of its fields (with alignment)
+        // Skip the note header plus the size of its fields (with alignment).
         read_size += nhdr_sz
             + align_up(u64::from(nhdr.n_namesz), n_align)
             + align_up(u64::from(nhdr.n_descsz), n_align);
@@ -290,21 +290,23 @@ where
     }
 
     if read_size >= phdr.p_filesz as usize {
-        return Ok(None); // PVH ELF note not found, nothing else to do.
+        // PVH ELF note not found, nothing else to do.
+        return Ok(None);
     }
+
     // Otherwise the correct note type was found.
-    // The note header struct has already been read, so we can seek from the
-    // current position and just skip the name field contents.
+    // The note header struct has already been read, so we can seek from the current position and
+    // just skip the name field contents.
     kernel_image
         .seek(SeekFrom::Current(
             align_up(u64::from(nhdr.n_namesz), n_align) as i64,
         ))
         .map_err(|_| Error::SeekNoteHeader)?;
 
-    // The PVH entry point is a 32-bit address, so the descriptor field
-    // must be capable of storing all such addresses.
+    // The PVH entry point is a 32-bit address, so the descriptor field must be capable of storing
+    // all such addresses.
     if (nhdr.n_descsz as usize) < mem::size_of::<u32>() {
-        Err(Error::InvalidPvhNote)?;
+        return Err(Error::InvalidPvhNote.into());
     }
 
     let mut pvh_addr_bytes = [0; mem::size_of::<u32>()];
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/start_info.rs b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/start_info.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/start_info.rs
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/start_info.rs
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/test_badnote.bin b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_badnote.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/test_badnote.bin
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_badnote.bin
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/test_dummynote.bin b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_dummynote.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/test_dummynote.bin
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_dummynote.bin
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/test_elf.bin b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_elf.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/test_elf.bin
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_elf.bin
diff --git a/src/loader/elf/test_elfnote.bin b/src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_elfnote.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loader/elf/test_elfnote.bin
rename to src/loader/x86_64/elf/test_elfnote.bin
diff --git a/src/loader/x86_64/mod.rs b/src/loader/x86_64/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad58b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loader/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2018 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause file.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
+
+//! Traits and structs for loading `x86_64` kernels into guest memory.
+
+#![cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+
+#[cfg(feature = "elf")]
+pub mod elf;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bzimage")]
+pub mod bzimage;