[PATCH] [38/50] x86_64: fix off-by-one in find_next_zero_string

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Sep 21 2007 - 18:46:56 EST



From: Andrew Hastings <abh@xxxxxxxx>
Fix an off-by-one error in find_next_zero_string which prevents
allocating the last bit.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Hastings <abh@xxxxxxxx> on behalf of Cray Inc.
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>

---
arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux/arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/lib/bitstr.c
+++ linux/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)) {
-
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