@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
 	struct section *sec;
 	struct symbol *func;
-	unsigned long offset;
+	unsigned long offset, next_offset;
 	struct instruction *insn;
 	int ret;
 

@@ -377,7 +377,15 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, ".entry.text"))
 			sec->noinstr = true;
 
-		for (offset = 0; offset < sec->sh.sh_size; offset += insn->len) {
+		for (offset = 0; offset < sec->sh.sh_size; offset = next_offset) {
+			struct symbol *obj_sym = find_object_containing(sec, offset);
+
+			if (obj_sym) {
+				/* This is data in the middle of text section, skip it */
+				next_offset = obj_sym->offset + obj_sym->len;
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			insn = malloc(sizeof(*insn));
 			if (!insn) {
 				WARN("malloc failed");

@@ -410,6 +418,8 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 			hash_add(file->insn_hash, &insn->hash, sec_offset_hash(sec, insn->offset));
 			list_add_tail(&insn->list, &file->insn_list);
 			nr_insns++;
+
+			next_offset = offset + insn->len;
 		}
 
 		list_for_each_entry(func, &sec->symbol_list, list) {

@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ struct symbol *find_func_containing(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct symbol *find_object_containing(const struct section *sec, unsigned long offset)
+{
+	struct rb_node *node;
+
+	rb_for_each(node, &offset, &sec->symbol_tree, symbol_by_offset) {
+		struct symbol *s = rb_entry(node, struct symbol, node);
+
+		if (s->type == STT_OBJECT)
+			return s;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct symbol *find_symbol_by_name(const struct elf *elf, const char *name)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym;

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ struct reloc *find_reloc_by_dest(const struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, uns
 struct reloc *find_reloc_by_dest_range(const struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
 				     unsigned long offset, unsigned int len);
 struct symbol *find_func_containing(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
+struct symbol *find_object_containing(const struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
 
 #define for_each_sec(file, sec)						\
 	list_for_each_entry(sec, &file->elf->sections, list)