3 files changed, 23 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 57b1b6811b61..fe77e3395b40 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
-#define TRACE_SYSCALLS() VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_syscalls_metadata) = .; \
+#define TRACE_SYSCALLS() . = ALIGN(8);                                  \
+                         VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_syscalls_metadata) = .; \
                          *(__syscalls_metadata)                         \
                          VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop_syscalls_metadata) = .;
 #else
@@ -175,10 +176,7 @@
         VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___verbose) = .;                           \
         LIKELY_PROFILE()                                                \
         BRANCH_PROFILE()                                                \
-        TRACE_PRINTKS()                                                 \
-                                                                        \
-        STRUCT_ALIGN();                                                 \
-        TRACE_SYSCALLS()
+        TRACE_PRINTKS()
 
 /*
  * Data section helpers
@@ -483,6 +481,7 @@
         *(.init.rodata)                                                 \
         MCOUNT_REC()                                                    \
         FTRACE_EVENTS()                                                 \
+        TRACE_SYSCALLS()                                                \
         DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
         CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
         MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)                                        \
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 45508fec366d..98664db1be47 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions enter_syscall_print_funcs;
 extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_ENTER_EVENT(sname)                                \
-        static struct syscall_metadata                                  \
-        __attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;         \
+        static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;          \
         static struct ftrace_event_call __used                          \
           event_enter_##sname = {                                       \
                 .name                   = "sys_enter"#sname,            \
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
         __TRACE_EVENT_FLAGS(enter_##sname, TRACE_EVENT_FL_CAP_ANY)
 
 #define SYSCALL_TRACE_EXIT_EVENT(sname)                                 \
-        static struct syscall_metadata                                  \
-        __attribute__((__aligned__(4))) __syscall_meta_##sname;         \
+        static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;          \
         static struct ftrace_event_call __used                          \
           event_exit_##sname = {                                        \
                 .name                   = "sys_exit"#sname,             \
@@ -158,8 +156,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
         SYSCALL_TRACE_ENTER_EVENT(sname);                       \
         SYSCALL_TRACE_EXIT_EVENT(sname);                        \
         static struct syscall_metadata __used                   \
-          __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))                       \
-          __attribute__((section("__syscalls_metadata")))       \
           __syscall_meta_##sname = {                            \
                 .name           = "sys"#sname,                  \
                 .nb_args        = nb,                           \
@@ -168,14 +164,15 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
                 .enter_event    = &event_enter_##sname,         \
                 .exit_event     = &event_exit_##sname,          \
                 .enter_fields   = LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta_##sname.enter_fields), \
-        };
+        };                                                      \
+        static struct syscall_metadata __used                   \
+          __attribute__((section("__syscalls_metadata")))       \
+         *__p_syscall_meta_##sname = &__syscall_meta_##sname;
 
 #define SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sname)                                  \
         SYSCALL_TRACE_ENTER_EVENT(_##sname);                    \
         SYSCALL_TRACE_EXIT_EVENT(_##sname);                     \
         static struct syscall_metadata __used                   \
-          __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))                       \
-          __attribute__((section("__syscalls_metadata")))       \
           __syscall_meta__##sname = {                           \
                 .name           = "sys_"#sname,                 \
                 .nb_args        = 0,                            \
@@ -183,6 +180,9 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
                 .exit_event     = &event_exit__##sname,         \
                 .enter_fields   = LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta__##sname.enter_fields), \
         };                                                      \
+        static struct syscall_metadata __used                   \
+          __attribute__((section("__syscalls_metadata")))       \
+         *__p_syscall_meta_##sname = &__syscall_meta__##sname;  \
         asmlinkage long sys_##sname(void)
 #else
 #define SYSCALL_DEFINE0(name)      asmlinkage long sys_##name(void)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index b706529b4fc7..5c9fe08d2093 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -55,20 +55,21 @@ struct ftrace_event_class event_class_syscall_exit = {
         .raw_init       = init_syscall_trace,
 };
 
-extern unsigned long __start_syscalls_metadata[];
-extern unsigned long __stop_syscalls_metadata[];
+extern struct syscall_metadata *__start_syscalls_metadata[];
+extern struct syscall_metadata *__stop_syscalls_metadata[];
 
 static struct syscall_metadata **syscalls_metadata;
 
-static struct syscall_metadata *find_syscall_meta(unsigned long syscall)
+static __init struct syscall_metadata *
+find_syscall_meta(unsigned long syscall)
 {
-        struct syscall_metadata *start;
-        struct syscall_metadata *stop;
+        struct syscall_metadata **start;
+        struct syscall_metadata **stop;
         char str[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
 
 
-        start = (struct syscall_metadata *)__start_syscalls_metadata;
-        stop = (struct syscall_metadata *)__stop_syscalls_metadata;
+        start = __start_syscalls_metadata;
+        stop = __stop_syscalls_metadata;
         kallsyms_lookup(syscall, NULL, NULL, NULL, str);
 
         for ( ; start < stop; start++) {
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ static struct syscall_metadata *find_syscall_meta(unsigned long syscall)
                  * with "SyS" instead of "sys", leading to an unwanted
                  * mismatch.
                  */
-                if (start->name && !strcmp(start->name + 3, str + 3))
-                        return start;
+                if ((*start)->name && !strcmp((*start)->name + 3, str + 3))
+                        return *start;
         }
         return NULL;
 }