Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/sysctl.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ extern int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct
 				  void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int,
 				      void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
+extern int proc_do_large_bitmap(struct ctl_table *, int,
+				void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
 /*
  * Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table
Index: linux-2.6/kernel/sysctl.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2049,6 +2049,16 @@ static size_t proc_skip_spaces(char **bu
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void proc_skip_char(char **buf, size_t *size, const char v)
+{
+	while (*size) {
+		if (**buf != v)
+			break;
+		(*size)--;
+		(*buf)++;
+	}
+}
+
 #define TMPBUFLEN 22
 /**
  * proc_get_long - reads an ASCII formated integer from a user buffer
@@ -2675,6 +2685,157 @@ static int proc_do_cad_pid(struct ctl_ta
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * proc_do_large_bitmap - read/write from/to a large bitmap
+ * @table: the sysctl table
+ * @write: %TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
+ * @buffer: the user buffer
+ * @lenp: the size of the user buffer
+ * @ppos: file position
+ *
+ * The bitmap is stored at table->data and the bitmap length (in bits)
+ * in table->maxlen.
+ *
+ * We use a range comma separated format (e.g. 1,3-4,10-10) so that
+ * large bitmaps may be represented in a compact manner. Writing into
+ * the file will clear the bitmap then update it with the given input.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int proc_do_large_bitmap(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	bool first = 1;
+	size_t left = *lenp;
+	unsigned long bitmap_len = table->maxlen;
+	unsigned long *bitmap = (unsigned long *) table->data;
+	unsigned long *tmp_bitmap = NULL;
+	char tr_a[] = { '-', ',', '\n' }, tr_b[] = { ',', '\n', 0 }, c;
+
+	if (!bitmap_len || !left || (*ppos && !write)) {
+		*lenp = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (write) {
+		unsigned long page = 0;
+		char *kbuf;
+
+		if (left > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
+			left = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+
+		page = __get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
+		kbuf = (char *) page;
+		if (!kbuf)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (copy_from_user(kbuf, buffer, left)) {
+			free_page(page);
+			return -EFAULT;
+                }
+		kbuf[left] = 0;
+
+		tmp_bitmap = kzalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(bitmap_len) * sizeof(unsigned long),
+				     GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!tmp_bitmap) {
+			free_page(page);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		proc_skip_char(&kbuf, &left, '\n');
+		while (!err && left) {
+			unsigned long val_a, val_b;
+			bool neg;
+
+			err = proc_get_long(&kbuf, &left, &val_a, &neg, tr_a,
+					     sizeof(tr_a), &c);
+			if (err)
+				break;
+			if (val_a >= bitmap_len || neg) {
+				err = -EINVAL;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			val_b = val_a;
+			if (left) {
+				kbuf++;
+				left--;
+			}
+
+			if (c == '-') {
+				err = proc_get_long(&kbuf, &left, &val_b,
+						     &neg, tr_b, sizeof(tr_b),
+						     &c);
+				if (err)
+					break;
+				if (val_b >= bitmap_len || neg ||
+				    val_a > val_b) {
+					err = -EINVAL;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (left) {
+					kbuf++;
+					left--;
+				}
+			}
+
+			while (val_a <= val_b)
+				set_bit(val_a++, tmp_bitmap);
+
+			first = 0;
+			proc_skip_char(&kbuf, &left, '\n');
+		}
+		free_page(page);
+	} else {
+		unsigned long bit_a, bit_b = 0;
+
+		while (left) {
+			bit_a = find_next_bit(bitmap, bitmap_len, bit_b);
+			if (bit_a >= bitmap_len)
+				break;
+			bit_b = find_next_zero_bit(bitmap, bitmap_len,
+						   bit_a + 1) - 1;
+
+			if (!first) {
+				err = proc_put_char(&buffer, &left, ',');
+				if (err)
+					break;
+			}
+			err = proc_put_long(&buffer, &left, bit_a, false);
+			if (err)
+				break;
+			if (bit_a != bit_b) {
+				err = proc_put_char(&buffer, &left, '-');
+				if (err)
+					break;
+				err = proc_put_long(&buffer, &left, bit_b, false);
+				if (err)
+					break;
+			}
+
+			first = 0; bit_b++;
+		}
+		if (!err)
+			err = proc_put_char(&buffer, &left, '\n');
+	}
+
+	if (!err) {
+		if (write) {
+			if (*ppos)
+				bitmap_or(bitmap, bitmap, tmp_bitmap, bitmap_len);
+			else
+				memcpy(bitmap, tmp_bitmap,
+					BITS_TO_LONGS(bitmap_len) * sizeof(unsigned long));
+		}
+		kfree(tmp_bitmap);
+		*lenp -= left;
+		*ppos += *lenp;
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		kfree(tmp_bitmap);
+		return err;
+	}
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
