1 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index e8fba959fffb..cd104afcc5f2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1248,6 +1248,19 @@ static int is_function(Elf_Sym *sym)
                 return -1;
 }
 
+static void print_section_list(const char * const list[20])
+{
+        const char *const *s = list;
+
+        while (*s) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s", *s);
+                s++;
+                if (*s)
+                        fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+}
+
 /*
  * Print a warning about a section mismatch.
  * Try to find symbols near it so user can find it.
@@ -1304,7 +1317,6 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
                 break;
         case DATA_TO_ANY_INIT: {
                 prl_to = sec2annotation(tosec);
-                const char *const *s = mismatch->symbol_white_list;
                 fprintf(stderr,
                 "The variable %s references\n"
                 "the %s %s%s%s\n"
@@ -1312,9 +1324,7 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
                 "variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) "
                 "or name the variable:\n",
                 fromsym, to, prl_to, tosym, to_p);
-                while (*s)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s, ", *s++);
-                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+                print_section_list(mismatch->symbol_white_list);
                 free(prl_to);
                 break;
         }
@@ -1329,7 +1339,6 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
                 break;
         case DATA_TO_ANY_EXIT: {
                 prl_to = sec2annotation(tosec);
-                const char *const *s = mismatch->symbol_white_list;
                 fprintf(stderr,
                 "The variable %s references\n"
                 "the %s %s%s%s\n"
@@ -1337,9 +1346,7 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
                 "variable with __exit* (see linux/init.h) or "
                 "name the variable:\n",
                 fromsym, to, prl_to, tosym, to_p);
-                while (*s)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s, ", *s++);
-                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+                print_section_list(mismatch->symbol_white_list);
                 free(prl_to);
                 break;
         }