1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
index 1d61f10a92c6..1105250bf02c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int acpi_found_madt;
  * Various Linux-internal data structures created from the
  * MP-table.
  */
-int apic_version [MAX_APICS];
+unsigned char apic_version [MAX_APICS];
 unsigned char mp_bus_id_to_type [MAX_MP_BUSSES] = { [0 ... MAX_MP_BUSSES-1] = -1 };
 int mp_bus_id_to_pci_bus [MAX_MP_BUSSES] = { [0 ... MAX_MP_BUSSES-1] = -1 };
 
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static int __init mpf_checksum(unsigned char *mp, int len)
 
 static void __init MP_processor_info (struct mpc_config_processor *m)
 {
-        int ver, cpu;
+        int cpu;
+        unsigned char ver;
         static int found_bsp=0;
 
         if (!(m->mpc_cpuflag & CPU_ENABLED)) {
@@ -133,12 +134,14 @@ static void __init MP_processor_info (struct mpc_config_processor *m)
         }
 
         cpu = num_processors++;
-
-        if (m->mpc_apicid > MAX_APICS) {
+        
+#if MAX_APICS < 255     
+        if ((int)m->mpc_apicid > MAX_APICS) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Processor #%d INVALID. (Max ID: %d).\n",
                         m->mpc_apicid, MAX_APICS);
                 return;
         }
+#endif
         ver = m->mpc_apicver;
 
         physid_set(m->mpc_apicid, phys_cpu_present_map);