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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 1e86e85bcf58..c99b0f13a90e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ void __init_or_module apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
for (a = start; a < end; a++) {
instr = (u8 *)&a->instr_offset + a->instr_offset;
replacement = (u8 *)&a->repl_offset + a->repl_offset;
- BUG_ON(a->replacementlen > a->instrlen);
BUG_ON(a->instrlen > sizeof(insnbuf));
BUG_ON(a->cpuid >= (NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS) * 32);
if (!boot_cpu_has(a->cpuid))
@@ -290,8 +289,9 @@ void __init_or_module apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
DPRINTK("Fix CALL offset: 0x%x", *(s32 *)(insnbuf + 1));
}
- add_nops(insnbuf + a->replacementlen,
- a->instrlen - a->replacementlen);
+ if (a->instrlen > a->replacementlen)
+ add_nops(insnbuf + a->replacementlen,
+ a->instrlen - a->replacementlen);
text_poke_early(instr, insnbuf, a->instrlen);
}