netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Limit count field to 24 bits in qp_alloc

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Date:	Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:16:20 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, matanb@...lanox.com, amirv@...lanox.com,
	jackm@....mellanox.co.il
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Limit count field to 24 bits in
 qp_alloc_res

From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:54:31 +0200

>  	case RES_OP_RESERVE:
> -		count = get_param_l(&in_param);
> +		count = get_param_l(&in_param) & 0xffffff;

I think if these high bits are set, you should be using the maximum
value rather then truncating.
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