--- 2.4.4pre1aa/mm/bootmem.c.~1~	Tue Apr 10 01:35:35 2001
+++ 2.4.4pre1aa/mm/bootmem.c	Wed Apr 11 19:00:40 2001
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 		preferred = 0;
 		goto restart_scan;
 	}
+	return NULL;
 found:
 	if (start >= eidx)
 		BUG();