+ /*
+ * Note that this can drive nr *below* what we had passed if sysctl_nr_open
+ * had been set lower between the check in expand_files() and here. Deal
+ * with that in caller, it's cheaper that way.
+ *
+ * We make sure that nr remains a multiple of BITS_PER_LONG - otherwise
+ * bitmaps handling below becomes unpleasant, to put it mildly...
+ */
+ if (unlikely(nr > sysctl_nr_open))
+ nr = ((sysctl_nr_open - 1) | (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)) + 1;