1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index e16610c208c9..3e68366d485a 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -446,14 +446,16 @@ static inline notrace int ftrace_get_offsets_##call(			\
  *      .reg                    = ftrace_event_reg,
  * };
  *
- * static struct ftrace_event_call __used
- * __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))
- * __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_<call> = {
+ * static struct ftrace_event_call event_<call> = {
  *      .name                   = "<call>",
  *      .class                  = event_class_<template>,
  *      .event                  = &ftrace_event_type_<call>,
  *      .print_fmt              = print_fmt_<call>,
  * };
+ * // its only safe to use pointers when doing linker tricks to
+ * // create an array.
+ * static struct ftrace_event_call __used
+ * __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_<call> = &event_<call>;
  *
  */
 
@@ -579,28 +581,28 @@ static struct ftrace_event_class __used event_class_##call = {		\
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, call, proto, args)                       \
                                                                         \
-static struct ftrace_event_call __used                                  \
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))                                         \
-__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {             \
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {                 \
         .name                   = #call,                                \
         .class                  = &event_class_##template,              \
         .event.funcs            = &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##template,  \
         .print_fmt              = print_fmt_##template,                 \
-};
+};                                                                      \
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used                                  \
+__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT(template, call, proto, args, print)          \
                                                                         \
 static const char print_fmt_##call[] = print;                           \
                                                                         \
-static struct ftrace_event_call __used                                  \
-__attribute__((__aligned__(4)))                                         \
-__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) event_##call = {             \
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {                 \
         .name                   = #call,                                \
         .class                  = &event_class_##template,              \
         .event.funcs            = &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##call,      \
         .print_fmt              = print_fmt_##call,                     \
-}
+};                                                                      \
+static struct ftrace_event_call __used                                  \
+__attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call
 
 #include TRACE_INCLUDE(TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE)