Merge git://github.com/rustyrussell/linux

* git://github.com/rustyrussell/linux:
  params: make dashes and underscores in parameter names truly equal
  kmod: prevent kmod_loop_msg overflow in __request_module()

kernel/kmod.c

@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
 	atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent);
 	if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > max_modprobes) {
 		/* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */
-		if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5)
+		if (kmod_loop_msg < 5) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n",
 			       module_name);
+			kmod_loop_msg++;
+		}
 		atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}

kernel/params.c

@@ -67,20 +67,27 @@ static void maybe_kfree_parameter(void *param)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline char dash2underscore(char c)
+static char dash2underscore(char c)
 {
 	if (c == '-')
 		return '_';
 	return c;
 }
 
-static inline int parameq(const char *input, const char *paramname)
+bool parameqn(const char *a, const char *b, size_t n)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-	for (i = 0; dash2underscore(input[i]) == paramname[i]; i++)
-		if (input[i] == '\0')
-			return 1;
-	return 0;
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		if (dash2underscore(a[i]) != dash2underscore(b[i]))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool parameq(const char *a, const char *b)
+{
+	return parameqn(a, b, strlen(a)+1);
 }
 
 static int parse_one(char *param,