diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
index dc41e70dc2e1..596d0664c29f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
+++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ enum class_map_type {
 };
 
 struct ddebug_class_map {
-	struct list_head link;
 	struct module *mod;
 	const char *mod_name;	/* needed for builtins */
 	const char **class_names;
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 22a3182bf89f..b4b6c5111315 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ extern struct ddebug_class_map __start___dyndbg_classes[];
 extern struct ddebug_class_map __stop___dyndbg_classes[];
 
 struct ddebug_table {
-	struct list_head link, maps;
+	struct list_head link;
 	const char *mod_name;
-	unsigned int num_ddebugs;
 	struct _ddebug *ddebugs;
+	struct ddebug_class_map *classes;
+	unsigned int num_ddebugs, num_classes;
 };
 
 struct ddebug_query {
@@ -146,13 +147,15 @@ static void vpr_info_dq(const struct ddebug_query *query, const char *msg)
 		  query->first_lineno, query->last_lineno, query->class_string);
 }
 
+#define __outvar /* filled by callee */
 static struct ddebug_class_map *ddebug_find_valid_class(struct ddebug_table const *dt,
-							  const char *class_string, int *class_id)
+							const char *class_string,
+							__outvar int *class_id)
 {
 	struct ddebug_class_map *map;
-	int idx;
+	int i, idx;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(map, &dt->maps, link) {
+	for (map = dt->classes, i = 0; i < dt->num_classes; i++, map++) {
 		idx = match_string(map->class_names, map->length, class_string);
 		if (idx >= 0) {
 			*class_id = idx + map->base;
@@ -163,7 +166,6 @@ static struct ddebug_class_map *ddebug_find_valid_class(struct ddebug_table cons
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-#define __outvar /* filled by callee */
 /*
  * Search the tables for _ddebug's which match the given `query' and
  * apply the `flags' and `mask' to them.  Returns number of matching
@@ -1107,9 +1109,10 @@ static void *ddebug_proc_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
 
 static const char *ddebug_class_name(struct ddebug_iter *iter, struct _ddebug *dp)
 {
-	struct ddebug_class_map *map;
+	struct ddebug_class_map *map = iter->table->classes;
+	int i, nc = iter->table->num_classes;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(map, &iter->table->maps, link)
+	for (i = 0; i < nc; i++, map++)
 		if (class_in_range(dp->class_id, map))
 			return map->class_names[dp->class_id - map->base];
 
@@ -1193,30 +1196,31 @@ static const struct proc_ops proc_fops = {
 	.proc_write = ddebug_proc_write
 };
 
-static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt,
-					 struct ddebug_class_map *classes,
-					 int num_classes)
+static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug_info *di)
 {
 	struct ddebug_class_map *cm;
-	int i, j, ct = 0;
+	int i, nc = 0;
 
-	for (cm = classes, i = 0; i < num_classes; i++, cm++) {
+	/*
+	 * Find this module's classmaps in a subrange/wholerange of
+	 * the builtin/modular classmap vector/section.  Save the start
+	 * and length of the subrange at its edges.
+	 */
+	for (cm = di->classes, i = 0; i < di->num_classes; i++, cm++) {
 
 		if (!strcmp(cm->mod_name, dt->mod_name)) {
-
-			v2pr_info("class[%d]: module:%s base:%d len:%d ty:%d\n", i,
-				  cm->mod_name, cm->base, cm->length, cm->map_type);
-
-			for (j = 0; j < cm->length; j++)
-				v3pr_info(" %d: %d %s\n", j + cm->base, j,
-					  cm->class_names[j]);
-
-			list_add(&cm->link, &dt->maps);
-			ct++;
+			if (!nc) {
+				v2pr_info("start subrange, class[%d]: module:%s base:%d len:%d ty:%d\n",
+					  i, cm->mod_name, cm->base, cm->length, cm->map_type);
+				dt->classes = cm;
+			}
+			nc++;
 		}
 	}
-	if (ct)
-		vpr_info("module:%s attached %d classes\n", dt->mod_name, ct);
+	if (nc) {
+		dt->num_classes = nc;
+		vpr_info("module:%s attached %d classes\n", dt->mod_name, nc);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1249,10 +1253,9 @@ static int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug_info *di, const char *modname)
 	dt->num_ddebugs = di->num_descs;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dt->link);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dt->maps);
 
 	if (di->classes && di->num_classes)
-		ddebug_attach_module_classes(dt, di->classes, di->num_classes);
+		ddebug_attach_module_classes(dt, di);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ddebug_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&dt->link, &ddebug_tables);
@@ -1365,8 +1368,8 @@ static void ddebug_remove_all_tables(void)
 	mutex_lock(&ddebug_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&ddebug_tables)) {
 		struct ddebug_table *dt = list_entry(ddebug_tables.next,
-						      struct ddebug_table,
-						      link);
+						     struct ddebug_table,
+						     link);
 		ddebug_table_free(dt);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ddebug_lock);
