--- linux-2.6.13-rc4/mm/mempolicy.c	2005-07-29 00:44:44.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.13-rc4-ed/mm/mempolicy.c	2005-08-01 23:52:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 	struct mempolicy *new;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(nodes, MAX_NUMNODES);
 
-	if (mode > MPOL_MAX)
+	if ((unsigned int)mode > MPOL_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	err = get_nodes(nodes, nmask, maxnode, mode);
 	if (err)