On Wed, 11 May 2011, Mel Gorman wrote: > --- a/mm/slub.c > +++ b/mm/slub.c > @@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_free); > * take the list_lock. > */ > static int slub_min_order; > -static int slub_max_order = PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER; > +static int slub_max_order; If we really need to do this then do not push this down to zero please. SLAB uses order 1 for the meax. Lets at least keep it theere. We have been using SLUB for a long time. Why is this issue arising now? Due to compaction etc making reclaim less efficient? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html