1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 2f4412e4d071..0d4a127dd9b3 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int __bitmap_parse(const char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
 {
         int c, old_c, totaldigits, ndigits, nchunks, nbits;
         u32 chunk;
-        const char __user *ubuf = buf;
+        const char __user __force *ubuf = (const char __user __force *)buf;
 
         bitmap_zero(maskp, nmaskbits);
 
@@ -504,7 +504,9 @@ int bitmap_parse_user(const char __user *ubuf,
 {
         if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, ubuf, ulen))
                 return -EFAULT;
-        return __bitmap_parse((const char *)ubuf, ulen, 1, maskp, nmaskbits);
+        return __bitmap_parse((const char __force *)ubuf,
+                                ulen, 1, maskp, nmaskbits);
+
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parse_user);
 
@@ -594,7 +596,7 @@ static int __bitmap_parselist(const char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
 {
         unsigned a, b;
         int c, old_c, totaldigits;
-        const char __user *ubuf = buf;
+        const char __user __force *ubuf = (const char __user __force *)buf;
         int exp_digit, in_range;
 
         totaldigits = c = 0;
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ int bitmap_parselist_user(const char __user *ubuf,
 {
         if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, ubuf, ulen))
                 return -EFAULT;
-        return __bitmap_parselist((const char *)ubuf,
+        return __bitmap_parselist((const char __force *)ubuf,
                                         ulen, 1, maskp, nmaskbits);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parselist_user);