1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/sb16_csp.h b/include/sound/sb16_csp.h
index 736eac71d053..af1b49e982df 100644
--- a/include/sound/sb16_csp.h
+++ b/include/sound/sb16_csp.h
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ struct snd_sb_csp_info {
 /* get CSP information */
 #define SNDRV_SB_CSP_IOCTL_INFO         _IOR('H', 0x10, struct snd_sb_csp_info)
 /* load microcode to CSP */
-#define SNDRV_SB_CSP_IOCTL_LOAD_CODE    _IOW('H', 0x11, struct snd_sb_csp_microcode)
+/* NOTE: struct snd_sb_csp_microcode overflows the max size (13 bits)
+ * defined for some architectures like MIPS, and it leads to build errors.
+ * (x86 and co have 14-bit size, thus it's valid, though.)
+ * As a workaround for skipping the size-limit check, here we don't use the
+ * normal _IOW() macro but _IOC() with the manual argument.
+ */
+#define SNDRV_SB_CSP_IOCTL_LOAD_CODE    \
+        _IOC(_IOC_WRITE, 'H', 0x11, sizeof(struct snd_sb_csp_microcode))
 /* unload microcode from CSP */
 #define SNDRV_SB_CSP_IOCTL_UNLOAD_CODE  _IO('H', 0x12)
 /* start CSP */