linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 9/10] IB/qib: use safer test on the result of find_first_zero

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Message-ID: <32E1700B9017364D9B60AED9960492BC21BE939B@fmsmsx120.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2014 20:03:58 +0000
From:	"Marciniszyn, Mike" <mike.marciniszyn@...el.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
CC:	infinipath <infinipath@...el.com>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>,
	"Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
	Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
	"linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 9/10] IB/qib: use safer test on the result of
 find_first_zero_bit

> 
> No, it's not necessary.  It turns out that the result cannot be greater than the
> requested maximum value.
> 
> Julia

Ok. 

No stable then.

Mike
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