diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 8feb2bb49e3..66e82466dde 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -2478,7 +2478,8 @@ S: Derbyshire DE4 3RL
 S: United Kingdom
 
 N: Ian S. Nelson
-E: ian.nelson@echostar.com
+E: nelsonis@earthlink.net
+P: 1024D/00D3D983 3EFD 7B86 B888 D7E2 29B6  9E97 576F 1B97 00D3 D983
 D: Minor mmap and ide hacks
 S: 1370 Atlantis Ave.
 S: Lafayette CO, 80026
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index d4486cc2e7f..2c599175c58 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -232,17 +232,17 @@ enum module_state
 };
 
 /* Similar stuff for section attributes. */
-#define MODULE_SECT_NAME_LEN 32
 struct module_sect_attr
 {
 	struct module_attribute mattr;
-	char name[MODULE_SECT_NAME_LEN];
+	char *name;
 	unsigned long address;
 };
 
 struct module_sect_attrs
 {
 	struct attribute_group grp;
+	int nsections;
 	struct module_sect_attr attrs[0];
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index b7fe6e84096..05625d5dc75 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -933,6 +933,15 @@ static ssize_t module_sect_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 	return sprintf(buf, "0x%lx\n", sattr->address);
 }
 
+static void free_sect_attrs(struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs)
+{
+	int section;
+
+	for (section = 0; section < sect_attrs->nsections; section++)
+		kfree(sect_attrs->attrs[section].name);
+	kfree(sect_attrs);
+}
+
 static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 		char *secstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
 {
@@ -949,21 +958,26 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 			+ nloaded * sizeof(sect_attrs->attrs[0]),
 			sizeof(sect_attrs->grp.attrs[0]));
 	size[1] = (nloaded + 1) * sizeof(sect_attrs->grp.attrs[0]);
-	if (! (sect_attrs = kmalloc(size[0] + size[1], GFP_KERNEL)))
+	sect_attrs = kzalloc(size[0] + size[1], GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (sect_attrs == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	/* Setup section attributes. */
 	sect_attrs->grp.name = "sections";
 	sect_attrs->grp.attrs = (void *)sect_attrs + size[0];
 
+	sect_attrs->nsections = 0;
 	sattr = &sect_attrs->attrs[0];
 	gattr = &sect_attrs->grp.attrs[0];
 	for (i = 0; i < nsect; i++) {
 		if (! (sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
 			continue;
 		sattr->address = sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
-		strlcpy(sattr->name, secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name,
-			MODULE_SECT_NAME_LEN);
+		sattr->name = kstrdup(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name,
+					GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (sattr->name == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		sect_attrs->nsections++;
 		sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
 		sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
 		sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
@@ -979,7 +993,7 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 	mod->sect_attrs = sect_attrs;
 	return;
   out:
-	kfree(sect_attrs);
+	free_sect_attrs(sect_attrs);
 }
 
 static void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
@@ -989,13 +1003,13 @@ static void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
 				   &mod->sect_attrs->grp);
 		/* We are positive that no one is using any sect attrs
 		 * at this point.  Deallocate immediately. */
-		kfree(mod->sect_attrs);
+		free_sect_attrs(mod->sect_attrs);
 		mod->sect_attrs = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
-
 #else
+
 static inline void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
 		char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
 {