--- xnu/xnu-1228/libkern/c++/OSSet.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-2050.9.2/libkern/c++/OSSet.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         return false;
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < inCount; i++ ) {
+// xx-review: no test here for failure of setObject()
         if (members->getCount() < inCapacity)
             setObject(inObjects[i]);
         else
@@ -195,27 +196,36 @@
 
 bool OSSet::setObject(const OSMetaClassBase *anObject)
 {
-    if (containsObject(anObject))
-        return false;
-    else {
+    if (containsObject(anObject)) {
+        return false;
+    } else {
         haveUpdated();
         return members->setObject(anObject);
     }
 }
 
-bool OSSet::merge(const OSArray *array)
-{
-    const OSMetaClassBase *anObject;
-    bool retVal = false;
-
-    for (int i = 0; (anObject = array->getObject(i)); i++)
-        if (setObject(anObject))
-            retVal = true;
-
-    return retVal;
-}
-
-bool OSSet::merge(const OSSet *set)
+bool OSSet::merge(const OSArray * array)
+{
+    const OSMetaClassBase * anObject = 0;
+    bool                    result   = true;
+
+    for (int i = 0; (anObject = array->getObject(i)); i++) {
+
+       /* setObject() returns false if the object is already in the set,
+        * so we have to check beforehand here with containsObject().
+        */
+        if (containsObject(anObject)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!setObject(anObject)) {
+            result = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+bool OSSet::merge(const OSSet * set)
 {
     return merge(set->members);
 }
@@ -270,6 +280,8 @@
 
     for ( i = 0; i < count; i++ ) {
         obj1 = aSet->members->getObject(i);
+	if (containsObject(obj1))
+		continue;
         obj2 = members->getObject(i);
         if ( !obj1 || !obj2 )
                 return false;