--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c	2006-09-19 20:42:06.000000000 -0700
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c	2007-02-25 21:15:57.000000000 -0800
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 		case R_ALPHA_LITERAL:
 			hi = got + r_got_offset;
 			lo = hi - gp;
-			if ((short)lo != lo)
+			if ((unsigned short)lo != lo)
 				goto reloc_overflow;
 			*(u16 *)location = lo;
 			*(u64 *)hi = value;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 			break;
 		case R_ALPHA_GPDISP:
 			value = gp - (u64)location;
-			lo = (short)value;
+			lo = (unsigned short)value;
 			hi = (int)(value - lo);
 			if (hi + lo != value)
 				goto reloc_overflow;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 			break;
 		case R_ALPHA_GPREL16:
 			value -= gp;
-			if ((short) value != value)
+			if ((unsigned short) value != value)
 				goto reloc_overflow;
 			*(u16 *)location = value;
 			break;
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@
 		reloc_overflow:
 			if (ELF64_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
 			  printk(KERN_ERR
-			         "module %s: Relocation overflow vs section %d\n",
-			         me->name, sym->st_shndx);
+			         "module %s: Relocation overflow vs section %d of type %lu\n",
+			         me->name, sym->st_shndx,r_type);
 			else
 			  printk(KERN_ERR
-			         "module %s: Relocation overflow vs %s\n",
-			         me->name, strtab + sym->st_name);
+			         "module %s: Relocation overflow vs %s of type %lu\n",
+			         me->name, strtab + sym->st_name,r_type);
 			return -ENOEXEC;
 		}
 	}