2.6.23-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know. ------------------ From: Andrew Hastings patch 801916c1b369b637ce799e6c71a94963ff63df79 in mainline. x86: fix off-by-one in find_next_zero_string Fix an off-by-one error in find_next_zero_string which prevents allocating the last bit. [ tglx: arch/x86 adaptation ] Signed-off-by: Andrew Hastings Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c +++ b/arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ find_next_zero_string(unsigned long *bit /* could test bitsliced, but it's hardly worth it */ end = n+len; - if (end >= nbits) + if (end > nbits) return -1; for (i = n+1; i < end; i++) { if (test_bit(i, bitmap)) { -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/