diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index c9c66089ea2f..f834ad1fb8c4 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ defined(CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG) || defined(CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG)
 	*(__tracepoints)						\
 	/* implement dynamic printk debug */				\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
-	BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg_classes, ___dyndbg_classes)		\
-	BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg, ___dyndbg)				\
+	BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg_class_maps, ___dyndbg_class_maps)	\
+	BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg_descriptors, ___dyndbg_descs)	\
 	CODETAG_SECTIONS()						\
 	LIKELY_PROFILE()		       				\
 	BRANCH_PROFILE()						\
diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
index e458d4b838ac..9d282e2444e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
+++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ enum class_map_type {
 	 */
 };
 
-struct ddebug_class_map {
+struct _ddebug_class_map {
 	struct module *mod;
 	const char *mod_name;	/* needed for builtins */
 	const char **class_names;
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ struct ddebug_class_map {
 
 /**
  * DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP - declare classnames known by a module
- * @_var:   a struct ddebug_class_map, passed to module_param_cb
+ * @_var:   a struct _ddebug_class_map, passed to module_param_cb
  * @_type:  enum class_map_type, chooses bits/verbose, numeric/symbolic
  * @_base:  offset of 1st class-name. splits .class_id space
  * @classes: class-names used to control class'd prdbgs
  */
 #define DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP(_var, _maptype, _base, ...)		\
 	static const char *_var##_classnames[] = { __VA_ARGS__ };	\
-	static struct ddebug_class_map __aligned(8) __used		\
-		__section("__dyndbg_classes") _var = {			\
+	static struct _ddebug_class_map __aligned(8) __used		\
+		__section("__dyndbg_class_maps") _var = {		\
 		.mod = THIS_MODULE,					\
 		.mod_name = KBUILD_MODNAME,				\
 		.base = _base,						\
@@ -110,21 +110,33 @@ struct ddebug_class_map {
 		.class_names = _var##_classnames,			\
 	}
 
-/* encapsulate linker provided built-in (or module) dyndbg data */
+/*
+ * @_ddebug_info: gathers module/builtin dyndbg_* __sections together.
+ * For builtins, it is used as a cursor, with the inner structs
+ * marking sub-vectors of the builtin __sections in DATA.
+ */
+struct _ddebug_descs {
+	struct _ddebug *start;
+	int len;
+} __packed;
+
+struct _ddebug_class_maps {
+	struct _ddebug_class_map *start;
+	int len;
+} __packed;
+
 struct _ddebug_info {
-	struct _ddebug *descs;
-	struct ddebug_class_map *classes;
-	unsigned int num_descs;
-	unsigned int num_classes;
-};
+	struct _ddebug_descs descs;
+	struct _ddebug_class_maps maps;
+} __packed;
 
-struct ddebug_class_param {
+struct _ddebug_class_param {
 	union {
 		unsigned long *bits;
 		unsigned long *lvl;
 	};
 	char flags[8];
-	const struct ddebug_class_map *map;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_map *map;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ void __dynamic_ibdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
 
 #define DEFINE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_METADATA_CLS(name, cls, fmt)	\
 	static struct _ddebug  __aligned(8)			\
-	__section("__dyndbg") name = {				\
+	__section("__dyndbg_descriptors") name = {		\
 		.modname = KBUILD_MODNAME,			\
 		.function = __func__,				\
 		.filename = __FILE__,				\
@@ -242,7 +254,7 @@ void __dynamic_ibdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
  * macro.
  */
 #define _dynamic_func_call_cls(cls, fmt, func, ...)			\
-	__dynamic_func_call_cls(__UNIQUE_ID(ddebug), cls, fmt, func, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+	__dynamic_func_call_cls(__UNIQUE_ID(_ddebug), cls, fmt, func, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define _dynamic_func_call(fmt, func, ...)				\
 	_dynamic_func_call_cls(_DPRINTK_CLASS_DFLT, fmt, func, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
@@ -252,7 +264,7 @@ void __dynamic_ibdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
  * with precisely the macro's varargs.
  */
 #define _dynamic_func_call_cls_no_desc(cls, fmt, func, ...)		\
-	__dynamic_func_call_cls_no_desc(__UNIQUE_ID(ddebug), cls, fmt,	\
+	__dynamic_func_call_cls_no_desc(__UNIQUE_ID(_ddebug), cls, fmt,	\
 					func, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define _dynamic_func_call_no_desc(fmt, func, ...)			\
 	_dynamic_func_call_cls_no_desc(_DPRINTK_CLASS_DFLT, fmt,	\
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 1fb9ad289a6f..b60f728e36ac 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2621,12 +2621,12 @@ static int find_module_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 		pr_warn("%s: Ignoring obsolete parameters\n", mod->name);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
-	mod->dyndbg_info.descs = section_objs(info, "__dyndbg",
-					      sizeof(*mod->dyndbg_info.descs),
-					      &mod->dyndbg_info.num_descs);
-	mod->dyndbg_info.classes = section_objs(info, "__dyndbg_classes",
-						sizeof(*mod->dyndbg_info.classes),
-						&mod->dyndbg_info.num_classes);
+	mod->dyndbg_info.descs.start = section_objs(info, "__dyndbg_descriptors",
+						    sizeof(*mod->dyndbg_info.descs.start),
+						    &mod->dyndbg_info.descs.len);
+	mod->dyndbg_info.maps.start = section_objs(info, "__dyndbg_class_maps",
+						   sizeof(*mod->dyndbg_info.maps.start),
+						   &mod->dyndbg_info.maps.len);
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 253eaf0a9bd6..104cf8abdf33 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -39,17 +39,15 @@
 
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 
-extern struct _ddebug __start___dyndbg[];
-extern struct _ddebug __stop___dyndbg[];
-extern struct ddebug_class_map __start___dyndbg_classes[];
-extern struct ddebug_class_map __stop___dyndbg_classes[];
+extern struct _ddebug __start___dyndbg_descs[];
+extern struct _ddebug __stop___dyndbg_descs[];
+extern struct _ddebug_class_map __start___dyndbg_class_maps[];
+extern struct _ddebug_class_map __stop___dyndbg_class_maps[];
 
 struct ddebug_table {
 	struct list_head link;
 	const char *mod_name;
-	struct _ddebug *ddebugs;
-	struct ddebug_class_map *classes;
-	unsigned int num_ddebugs, num_classes;
+	struct _ddebug_info info;
 };
 
 struct ddebug_query {
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ do {								\
 #define v3pr_info(fmt, ...)	vnpr_info(3, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define v4pr_info(fmt, ...)	vnpr_info(4, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-
 /*
  * simplify a repeated for-loop pattern walking N steps in a T _vec
  * member inside a struct _box.  It expects int i and T *_sp to be
@@ -139,8 +136,8 @@ do {								\
  * @_vec: name of a sub-struct member in _box, with array-ref and length
  */
 #define for_subvec(_i, _sp, _box, _vec)				       \
-	for ((_i) = 0, (_sp) = (_box)->_vec;			       \
-	     (_i) < (_box)->num_##_vec;				       \
+	for ((_i) = 0, (_sp) = (_box)->_vec.start;		       \
+	     (_i) < (_box)->_vec.len;				       \
 	     (_i)++, (_sp)++)
 
 static void vpr_info_dq(const struct ddebug_query *query, const char *msg)
@@ -163,14 +160,14 @@ static void vpr_info_dq(const struct ddebug_query *query, const char *msg)
 		  query->first_lineno, query->last_lineno, query->class_string);
 }
 
-static struct ddebug_class_map *ddebug_find_valid_class(struct ddebug_table const *dt,
+static struct _ddebug_class_map *ddebug_find_valid_class(struct ddebug_table const *dt,
 							const char *class_string,
 							int *class_id)
 {
-	struct ddebug_class_map *map;
+	struct _ddebug_class_map *map;
 	int i, idx;
 
-	for_subvec(i, map, dt, classes) {
+	for_subvec(i, map, &dt->info, maps) {
 		idx = match_string(map->class_names, map->length, class_string);
 		if (idx >= 0) {
 			*class_id = idx + map->base;
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ static int ddebug_change(const struct ddebug_query *query,
 	unsigned int newflags;
 	unsigned int nfound = 0;
 	struct flagsbuf fbuf, nbuf;
-	struct ddebug_class_map *map = NULL;
+	struct _ddebug_class_map *map = NULL;
 	int valid_class;
 
 	/* search for matching ddebugs */
@@ -216,8 +213,8 @@ static int ddebug_change(const struct ddebug_query *query,
 			valid_class = _DPRINTK_CLASS_DFLT;
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0; i < dt->num_ddebugs; i++) {
-			struct _ddebug *dp = &dt->ddebugs[i];
+		for (i = 0; i < dt->info.descs.len; i++) {
+			struct _ddebug *dp = &dt->info.descs.start[i];
 
 			/* match site against query-class */
 			if (dp->class_id != valid_class)
@@ -610,14 +607,14 @@ static int ddebug_exec_queries(char *query, const char *modname)
 }
 
 /* apply a new class-param setting */
-static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp,
+static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct _ddebug_class_param *dcp,
 				     const unsigned long *new_bits,
 				     const unsigned long old_bits,
 				     const char *query_modname)
 {
 #define QUERY_SIZE 128
 	char query[QUERY_SIZE];
-	const struct ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
 	int matches = 0;
 	int bi, ct;
 
@@ -653,8 +650,8 @@ static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp,
 /* accept comma-separated-list of [+-] classnames */
 static int param_set_dyndbg_classnames(const char *instr, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
-	const struct ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
 	unsigned long curr_bits, old_bits;
 	char *cl_str, *p, *tmp;
 	int cls_id, totct = 0;
@@ -724,8 +721,8 @@ static int param_set_dyndbg_module_classes(const char *instr,
 					   const struct kernel_param *kp,
 					   const char *mod_name)
 {
-	const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
-	const struct ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
 	unsigned long inrep, new_bits, old_bits;
 	int rc, totct = 0;
 
@@ -812,8 +809,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_dyndbg_classes);
  */
 int param_get_dyndbg_classes(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
-	const struct ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_param *dcp = kp->arg;
+	const struct _ddebug_class_map *map = dcp->map;
 
 	switch (map->map_type) {
 
@@ -1064,8 +1061,8 @@ static struct _ddebug *ddebug_iter_first(struct ddebug_iter *iter)
 	}
 	iter->table = list_entry(ddebug_tables.next,
 				 struct ddebug_table, link);
-	iter->idx = iter->table->num_ddebugs;
-	return &iter->table->ddebugs[--iter->idx];
+	iter->idx = iter->table->info.descs.len;
+	return &iter->table->info.descs.start[--iter->idx];
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1086,10 +1083,10 @@ static struct _ddebug *ddebug_iter_next(struct ddebug_iter *iter)
 		}
 		iter->table = list_entry(iter->table->link.next,
 					 struct ddebug_table, link);
-		iter->idx = iter->table->num_ddebugs;
+		iter->idx = iter->table->info.descs.len;
 		--iter->idx;
 	}
-	return &iter->table->ddebugs[iter->idx];
+	return &iter->table->info.descs.start[iter->idx];
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1136,12 +1133,12 @@ static void *ddebug_proc_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
 #define class_in_range(class_id, map)					\
 	(class_id >= map->base && class_id < map->base + map->length)
 
-static const char *ddebug_class_name(struct ddebug_iter *iter, struct _ddebug *dp)
+static const char *ddebug_class_name(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug *dp)
 {
-	struct ddebug_class_map *map = iter->table->classes;
-	int i, nc = iter->table->num_classes;
+	struct _ddebug_class_map *map;
+	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nc; i++, map++)
+	for_subvec(i, map, &dt->info, maps)
 		if (class_in_range(dp->class_id, map))
 			return map->class_names[dp->class_id - map->base];
 
@@ -1175,7 +1172,7 @@ static int ddebug_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 	seq_putc(m, '"');
 
 	if (dp->class_id != _DPRINTK_CLASS_DFLT) {
-		class = ddebug_class_name(iter, dp);
+		class = ddebug_class_name(iter->table, dp);
 		if (class)
 			seq_printf(m, " class:%s", class);
 		else
@@ -1227,7 +1224,7 @@ static const struct proc_ops proc_fops = {
 
 static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug_info *di)
 {
-	struct ddebug_class_map *cm;
+	struct _ddebug_class_map *cm;
 	int i, nc = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1235,18 +1232,18 @@ static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug
 	 * the builtin/modular classmap vector/section.  Save the start
 	 * and length of the subrange at its edges.
 	 */
-	for_subvec(i, cm, di, classes) {
+	for_subvec(i, cm, di, maps) {
 		if (!strcmp(cm->mod_name, dt->mod_name)) {
 			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;
+				dt->info.maps.start = cm;
 			}
 			nc++;
 		}
 	}
 	if (nc) {
-		dt->num_classes = nc;
+		dt->info.maps.len = nc;
 		vpr_info("module:%s attached %d classes\n", dt->mod_name, nc);
 	}
 }
@@ -1259,10 +1256,10 @@ static int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug_info *di, const char *modname)
 {
 	struct ddebug_table *dt;
 
-	if (!di->num_descs)
+	if (!di->descs.len)
 		return 0;
 
-	v3pr_info("add-module: %s %d sites\n", modname, di->num_descs);
+	v3pr_info("add-module: %s %d sites\n", modname, di->descs.len);
 
 	dt = kzalloc(sizeof(*dt), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dt == NULL) {
@@ -1276,19 +1273,18 @@ static int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug_info *di, const char *modname)
 	 * this struct ddebug_table.
 	 */
 	dt->mod_name = modname;
-	dt->ddebugs = di->descs;
-	dt->num_ddebugs = di->num_descs;
+	dt->info = *di;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dt->link);
 
-	if (di->classes && di->num_classes)
+	if (di->maps.len)
 		ddebug_attach_module_classes(dt, di);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ddebug_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&dt->link, &ddebug_tables);
 	mutex_unlock(&ddebug_lock);
 
-	vpr_info("%3u debug prints in module %s\n", di->num_descs, modname);
+	vpr_info("%3u debug prints in module %s\n", di->descs.len, modname);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1435,10 +1431,10 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 	char *cmdline;
 
 	struct _ddebug_info di = {
-		.descs = __start___dyndbg,
-		.classes = __start___dyndbg_classes,
-		.num_descs = __stop___dyndbg - __start___dyndbg,
-		.num_classes = __stop___dyndbg_classes - __start___dyndbg_classes,
+		.descs.start = __start___dyndbg_descs,
+		.maps.start  = __start___dyndbg_class_maps,
+		.descs.len = __stop___dyndbg_descs - __start___dyndbg_descs,
+		.maps.len  = __stop___dyndbg_class_maps - __start___dyndbg_class_maps,
 	};
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
@@ -1449,7 +1445,7 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
-	if (&__start___dyndbg == &__stop___dyndbg) {
+	if (&__start___dyndbg_descs == &__stop___dyndbg_descs) {
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)) {
 			pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n");
 			return 1;
@@ -1459,16 +1455,16 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	iter = iter_mod_start = __start___dyndbg;
+	iter = iter_mod_start = __start___dyndbg_descs;
 	modname = iter->modname;
 	i = mod_sites = mod_ct = 0;
 
-	for (; iter < __stop___dyndbg; iter++, i++, mod_sites++) {
+	for (; iter < __stop___dyndbg_descs; iter++, i++, mod_sites++) {
 
 		if (strcmp(modname, iter->modname)) {
 			mod_ct++;
-			di.num_descs = mod_sites;
-			di.descs = iter_mod_start;
+			di.descs.len = mod_sites;
+			di.descs.start = iter_mod_start;
 			ret = ddebug_add_module(&di, modname);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_err;
@@ -1478,8 +1474,8 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 			iter_mod_start = iter;
 		}
 	}
-	di.num_descs = mod_sites;
-	di.descs = iter_mod_start;
+	di.descs.len = mod_sites;
+	di.descs.start = iter_mod_start;
 	ret = ddebug_add_module(&di, modname);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1489,8 +1485,8 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
 		 i, mod_ct, (int)((mod_ct * sizeof(struct ddebug_table)) >> 10),
 		 (int)((i * sizeof(struct _ddebug)) >> 10));
 
-	if (di.num_classes)
-		v2pr_info("  %d builtin ddebug class-maps\n", di.num_classes);
+	if (di.maps.len)
+		v2pr_info("  %d builtin ddebug class-maps\n", di.maps.len);
 
 	/* now that ddebug tables are loaded, process all boot args
 	 * again to find and activate queries given in dyndbg params.
diff --git a/lib/test_dynamic_debug.c b/lib/test_dynamic_debug.c
index 396144cf351b..8434f70b51bb 100644
--- a/lib/test_dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/test_dynamic_debug.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module_param_cb(do_prints, &param_ops_do_prints, NULL, 0600);
  */
 #define DD_SYS_WRAP(_model, _flags)					\
 	static unsigned long bits_##_model;				\
-	static struct ddebug_class_param _flags##_model = {		\
+	static struct _ddebug_class_param _flags##_model = {		\
 		.bits = &bits_##_model,					\
 		.flags = #_flags,					\
 		.map = &map_##_model,					\
