1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 0f48f8b97b17..c69681e815b2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1270,6 +1270,15 @@ static void print_section_list(const char * const list[20])
         fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
+static inline void get_pretty_name(int is_func, const char** name, const char** name_p)
+{
+        switch (is_func) {
+        case 0: *name = "variable"; *name_p = ""; break;
+        case 1: *name = "function"; *name_p = "()"; break;
+        default: *name = "(unknown reference)"; *name_p = ""; break;
+        }
+}
+
 /*
  * Print a warning about a section mismatch.
  * Try to find symbols near it so user can find it.
@@ -1289,21 +1298,13 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
         char *prl_from;
         char *prl_to;
 
-        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)
                 return;
 
+        get_pretty_name(from_is_func, &from, &from_p);
+        get_pretty_name(to_is_func, &to, &to_p);
+
         warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch in reference from the %s %s%s "
              "to the %s %s:%s%s\n",
              modname, fromsec, fromaddr, from, fromsym, from_p, to, tosec,