Re: [GIT PULL] scheduler fix

[Andreas Schwab]

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>>  
>> -	if (len < nr_cpu_ids)
>> +	if ((len * BITS_PER_BYTE) < nr_cpu_ids)
>>  		return -EINVAL;
>
> Not that it really matters, but this will now fail for no good reason if 
> you pass it a half-gigabyte area due to overflow.

Which can easily be avoided.

	if (len < DIV_ROUND_UP(nr_cpu_ids, BITS_PER_BYTE))

Andreas.

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