--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c~dynamic_debug-use-address-of-operator-on-section-symbols +++ a/lib/dynamic_debug.c @@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(voi int n = 0, entries = 0, modct = 0; int verbose_bytes = 0; - if (__start___verbose == __stop___verbose) { + if (&__start___verbose == &__stop___verbose) { pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n"); return 1; }