[PATCH 3.17 32/47] net/mlx4_core: Limit count field to 24 bits in qp_alloc_res

3.17-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: Jack Morgenstein [ Upstream commit 2d5c57d7fbfaa642fb7f0673df24f32b83d9066c ] Some VF drivers use the upper byte of "param1" (the qp count field) in mlx4_qp_reserve_range() to pass flags

[PATCH 3.17 32/47] net/mlx4_core: Limit count field to 24 bits in qp_alloc_res

3.17-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: Jack Morgenstein ja...@dev.mellanox.co.il [ Upstream commit 2d5c57d7fbfaa642fb7f0673df24f32b83d9066c ] Some VF drivers use the upper byte of param1 (the qp count field) in