1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

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;
 }