linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix idr_get_new

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Message-ID: <OF79FB2152.6DE55EBA-ONC1257315.006AAB0A-C1257315.006AE01D@de.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:27:26 +0200
From:	Hoang-Nam Nguyen <HNGUYEN@...ibm.com>
To:	jim.houston@...r.com
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Raisch <raisch@...ibm.com>,
	Hoang-Nam Nguyen <hnguyen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	linuxppc-dev-bounces+hnguyen=de.ibm.com@...abs.org,
	openib-general@...nib.org,
	Stefan Roscher <ossrosch@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix idr_get_new_above id alias bugs

> With this patch, idr.c should work as advertised allocating id
> values in the range 0...0x7fffffff.  Andrew had speculated that
> it should allow the full range 0...0xffffffff to be used.  I was
> tempted to make changes to allow this, but it would require changes
> to API, e.g. making the starting id value and the return value
> unsigned.
Hi Jim, thanks much for this patch. It should work fine as far
as I can read. Will give it a try in next couple of days.
Nam

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