From 4cd345bf622cdb1bbf70b1e0d04e1450e3332b27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miguel Freitas <miguel@mf.site>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:27:59 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] // validate with smaller size to account uncertanty in
 network received bitfield

---
 libtorrent/src/peer_connection.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libtorrent/src/peer_connection.cpp b/libtorrent/src/peer_connection.cpp
index befe5eb5..0436c32e 100644
--- a/libtorrent/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -1801,7 +1801,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			bits.size() != t->torrent_file().num_pieces() )
 		{
 			if( bits.size() > t->torrent_file().num_pieces() ) {
-				if(validatePostNumberForUser(t->name(), bits.size())) {
+				// validate with smaller size to account uncertanty in network received bitfield
+				if(validatePostNumberForUser(t->name(), bits.size()-7)) {
 					t->increase_num_pieces(bits.size());
 				} else {
 					disconnect(errors::invalid_bitfield_size, 2);