1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index dab85db8..d53f025e 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -1065,13 +1065,11 @@ static int write_bitmap0(struct supertype *st, int fd)
 	int rv = 0;
 
 	int towrite, n;
-	char abuf[4096+4096];
-	char *buf = (char*)(((long)(abuf+4096))&~4095L);
+	void *buf;
 
 	if (!get_dev_size(fd, NULL, &dsize))
 		return 1;
 
-
 	if (dsize < MD_RESERVED_SECTORS*512)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1082,6 +1080,9 @@ static int write_bitmap0(struct supertype *st, int fd)
 	if (lseek64(fd, offset + 4096, 0)< 0LL)
 		return 3;
 
+	if (posix_memalign(&buf, 4096, 4096))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	memset(buf, 0xff, 4096);
 	memcpy(buf,  ((char*)sb)+MD_SB_BYTES, sizeof(bitmap_super_t));
 	towrite = 60*1024;
@@ -1100,6 +1101,7 @@ static int write_bitmap0(struct supertype *st, int fd)
 	if (towrite)
 		rv = -2;
 
+	free(buf);
 	return rv;
 }