--- linux-2.6.13/drivers/block/loop.c.orig	2005-08-29 00:41:01.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.13/drivers/block/loop.c	2005-09-14 14:01:42.844009381 +0100
@@ -1076,13 +1081,21 @@
 static int
 loop_set_status_old(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info __user *arg)
 {
-	struct loop_info info;
-	struct loop_info64 info64;
+	struct loop_info *info;
+	struct loop_info64 *info64;
+	int err;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&info, arg, sizeof (struct loop_info)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	loop_info64_from_old(&info, &info64);
-	return loop_set_status(lo, &info64);
+	info=kmalloc(sizeof *info + sizeof *info64, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!info) return -ENOMEM;
+	info64=(struct loop_info64 *)(info+1);
+	if (copy_from_user(info, arg, sizeof (struct loop_info)))
+		err = -EFAULT;
+	else {
+		loop_info64_from_old(info, info64);
+		err = loop_set_status(lo, info64);
+	}
+	kfree(info);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int