1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 5d546466e6b1..32e9d8ffceef 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static const char *sym_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym)
         if (sym)
                 return elf->strtab + sym->st_name;
         else
-                return "";
+                return "(unknown)";
 }
 
 static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int shndx)
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static int is_function(Elf_Sym *sym)
         if (sym)
                 return ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC;
         else
-                return 0;
+                return -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1120,10 +1120,17 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, enum mismatch mismatch,
 {
         const char *from, *from_p;
         const char *to, *to_p;
-        from = from_is_func ? "function" : "variable";
-        from_p = from_is_func ? "()" : "";
-        to = to_is_func ? "function" : "variable";
-        to_p = to_is_func ? "()" : "";
+
+        switch (from_is_func) {
+        case 0: from = "variable"; from_p = "";   break;
+        case 1: from = "function"; from_p = "()"; break;
+        default: from = "(unknown reference)"; from_p = ""; break;
+        }
+        switch (to_is_func) {
+        case 0: to = "variable"; to_p = "";   break;
+        case 1: to = "function"; to_p = "()"; break;
+        default: to = "(unknown reference)"; to_p = ""; break;
+        }
 
         sec_mismatch_count++;
         if (!sec_mismatch_verbose)
@@ -1137,7 +1144,7 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, enum mismatch mismatch,
         switch (mismatch) {
         case TEXT_TO_INIT:
                 fprintf(stderr,
-                "The function %s %s() references\n"
+                "The function %s%s() references\n"
                 "the %s %s%s%s.\n"
                 "This is often because %s lacks a %s\n"
                 "annotation or the annotation of %s is wrong.\n",