1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
index 753d128ed158..c28c71449a6c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
         if (!strcmp(type, "domain-services-port"))
                 bus_id_name = "ds";
 
-        if (strlen(bus_id_name) >= BUS_ID_SIZE - 4) {
+        /*
+         * 20 char is the old driver-core name size limit, which is no more.
+         * This check can probably be removed after review and possible
+         * adaption of the vio users name length handling.
+         */
+        if (strlen(bus_id_name) >= 20 - 4) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: bus_id_name [%s] is too long.\n",
                        bus_id_name);
                 return NULL;