3 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
index 99761b81db44..0176556aeecc 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define BAD_MADT_ENTRY(entry, end) (                                        \
                 (!entry) || (unsigned long)entry + sizeof(*entry) > end ||  \
-                ((acpi_table_entry_header *)entry)->length != sizeof(*entry))
+                ((acpi_table_entry_header *)entry)->length < sizeof(*entry))
 
 #define PREFIX                  "ACPI: "
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
index d24fa393b182..f648c610b10c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 #endif
 
         sysfs_cpus = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ia64_cpu) * NR_CPUS, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!sysfs_cpus) {
-                err = -ENOMEM;
-                goto out;
-        }
+        if (!sysfs_cpus)
+                panic("kzalloc in topology_init failed - NR_CPUS too big?");
 
         for_each_present_cpu(i) {
                 if((err = arch_register_cpu(i)))
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
index 5a0420464c6c..fffa9e0826bc 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ die (const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
         spin_unlock_irq(&die.lock);
 
         if (panic_on_oops)
-                panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
+                panic("Fatal exception");
 
         do_exit(SIGSEGV);
 }