if (!has_datasec && kind == BTF_KIND_VAR) {
/* replace VAR with INT */
t->info = BTF_INFO_ENC(BTF_KIND_INT, 0, 0);
- t->size = sizeof(int);
- *(int *)(t+1) = BTF_INT_ENC(0, 0, 32);
+ /*
+ * using size = 1 is the safest choice, 4 will be too
+ * big and cause kernel BTF validation failure if
+ * original variable took less than 4 bytes
+ */
+ t->size = 1;
+ *(int *)(t+1) = BTF_INT_ENC(0, 0, 8);
} else if (!has_datasec && kind == BTF_KIND_DATASEC) {
/* replace DATASEC with STRUCT */
struct btf_var_secinfo *v = (void *)(t + 1);