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+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# A malformed Module.symvers has to be reported against the line it is on.
+# Module.symvers has tens of thousands of lines and is generated, so a wrong
+# line number sends whoever has to fix it to the wrong place, and "line 1" is
+# wrong in a way that looks plausible.
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/../lib.sh"
+
+setup
+build_pair basic.c
+
+# Three well-formed lines, then one with no tabs at all.
+export_syms a b c
+echo 'this line has no fields' >> "$workdir/Module.symvers"
+
+run_diff 255
+
+assert_diff_log 'malformed Module.symvers'
+assert_diff_log 'at line 4'
+
+pass "malformed Module.symvers reported against the offending line"