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i386 pgd_index() doesn't parenthesize its arg



pgd_index() doesn't parenthesize its argument. This is a bad idea for
macros, since it's legitimate to pass expressions to them that will
get misinterpreted given operator precedence and the shift.

vs. 2.5.59


-- wli


===== include/asm-i386/pgtable.h 1.22 vs edited =====
--- 1.22/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h	Mon Nov 25 14:41:15 2002
+++ edited/include/asm-i386/pgtable.h	Thu Jan 16 21:08:06 2003
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	((pmd_val(pmd) & (_PAGE_PSE|_PAGE_PRESENT)) == (_PAGE_PSE|_PAGE_PRESENT))
 
 /* to find an entry in a page-table-directory. */
-#define pgd_index(address) ((address >> PGDIR_SHIFT) & (PTRS_PER_PGD-1))
+#define pgd_index(address) (((address) >> PGDIR_SHIFT) & (PTRS_PER_PGD-1))
 
 #define __pgd_offset(address) pgd_index(address)
 
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