--- linux/drivers/net/bonding.c-orig	Fri Dec 21 23:11:54 2001
+++ linux/drivers/net/bonding.c	Sat Feb 16 17:03:48 2002
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 static struct bonding *these_bonds =  NULL;
 static struct net_device *dev_bonds = NULL;
 
-MODULE_PARM(max_bonds, "1-" __MODULE_STRING(INT_MAX) "i");
+MODULE_PARM(max_bonds,"i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_bonds, "Max number of bonded devices");
 MODULE_PARM(miimon, "i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(miimon, "Link check interval in milliseconds");
@@ -1981,6 +1981,10 @@
 
 	/* Find a name for this unit */
 	static struct net_device *dev_bond = NULL;
+
+	/* If max_bonds <=0, set it to MAX_BONDS */
+	if(max_bonds <=0)
+		max_bonds = MAX_BONDS;
 
 	dev_bond = dev_bonds = kmalloc(max_bonds*sizeof(struct net_device), 
 					GFP_KERNEL);