vmlinux-std.lds          | 1 +
 arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds         | 1 +
 arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S            | 1 +
 arch/nios2/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S           | 1 +
 arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S        | 1 +
 arch/parisc/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S | 1 +
 arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S          | 1 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S         | 1 +
 arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S           | 1 +
 arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S            | 1 +
 arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S              | 1 +
 arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S           | 1 +
 arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S                  | 1 +
 arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S                  | 1 +
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S    | 2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S             | 1 +
 include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h         | 4 +++-
 24 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2efa7dfc798a..2d136c63db16 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 61a1b2b96e1d..6af63084ff28 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	_end = . ;
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 	DISCARDS
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ad6133b89e7a..2964aad0362e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	HEAD_SYMBOLS
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/csky/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d718961786d2..81943981b3af 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 1150b77fa281..aae22283b5e0 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 	.hexagon.attributes 0 : { *(.hexagon.attributes) }
 
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/loongarch/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 08ea921cdec1..d0e1377a041d 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-nommu.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-nommu.lds
index 2624fc18c131..45d7f4b0177b 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-nommu.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-nommu.lds
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	_end = .;
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
index 1ccdd04ae462..7326586afe15 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ SECTIONS
   _end = . ;
 
   STABS_DEBUG
+  MODINFO
   ELF_DETAILS
 
   /* Sections to be discarded */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
index f13ddcc2af5c..1b19fef201fb 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ __init_begin = .;
   _end = . ;
 
   STABS_DEBUG
+  MODINFO
   ELF_DETAILS
 
   /* Sections to be discarded */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2b708fac8d2c..579b2cc1995a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	/* These must appear regardless of  .  */
diff --git a/arch/nios2/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/nios2/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 37b958055064..206f92445bfa 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/nios2/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 049bff45f612..9b29c3211774 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Throw in the debugging sections */
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
         /* Sections to be discarded -- must be last */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index ab7b43990857..87d24cc824b6 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
 	DISCARDS
 	/DISCARD/ : {
+		*(.modinfo)
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 		/* temporary hack until binutils is fixed to not emit these
 		 * for static binaries
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b445e47903cf..0ca93d6d7235 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	_end = . ;
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 	.note 0 : { *(.note) }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 15850296c0a9..8fc11d6565bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	_end = . ;
 
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 61bd5ba6680a..997f9eb3b22b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 	.riscv.attributes 0 : { *(.riscv.attributes) }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 53bcbb91bb9b..2b62395e35bf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Debugging sections.	*/
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 008c30289eaa..169c63fb3c1d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f1b86eb30340..7ea510d9b42f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
 	DWARF_DEBUG
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
index a36b7918a011..ad3cefeff2ac 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   STABS_DEBUG
   DWARF_DEBUG
+  MODINFO
   ELF_DETAILS
 
   DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
index a409d4b66114..30aa24348d60 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   STABS_DEBUG
   DWARF_DEBUG
+  MODINFO
   ELF_DETAILS
 
   DISCARDS
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index 587ce3e7c504..e0b152715d9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.dynamic) *(.dynsym) *(.dynstr) *(.dynbss)
 		*(.hash) *(.gnu.hash)
-		*(.note.*)
+		*(.note.*) *(.modinfo)
 	}
 
 	.got.plt (INFO) : {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3a24a3fc55f5..4711a35e706c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.llvm_bb_addr_map : { *(.llvm_bb_addr_map) }
 #endif
 
+	MODINFO
 	ELF_DETAILS
 
 	DISCARDS
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index eeb070f330bd..1e1580febe4b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -848,12 +848,14 @@
 
 /* Required sections not related to debugging. */
 #define ELF_DETAILS							\
-		.modinfo : { *(.modinfo) . = ALIGN(8); }		\
 		.comment 0 : { *(.comment) }				\
 		.symtab 0 : { *(.symtab) }				\
 		.strtab 0 : { *(.strtab) }				\
 		.shstrtab 0 : { *(.shstrtab) }
 
+#define MODINFO								\
+		.modinfo : { *(.modinfo) . = ALIGN(8); }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG
 #define BUG_TABLE							\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\

---
base-commit: 6de23f81a5e08be8fbf5e8d7e9febc72a5b5f27f
change-id: 20260224-separate-modinfo-from-elf-details-d3160da5f399

Best regards,
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