On Fri 02-12-16 17:30:07, Hillf Danton wrote: [...] > > >> @@ -2217,13 +2217,14 @@ static int rmqueue_bulk(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order, > > >> else > > >> list_add_tail(&page->lru, list); > > >> list = &page->lru; > > >> + alloced++; > > >> if (is_migrate_cma(get_pcppage_migratetype(page))) > > >> __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES, > > >> -(1 << order)); > > >> } > > >> __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, -(i << order)); > > > > > > Now i is a pure index, yes? > > > > No, even if a page fails the check_pcp_refill() check and is not > > "allocated", it is also no longer a free page, so it's correct to > > subtract it from NR_FREE_PAGES. > > > Yes, we can allocate free page next time. No we cannot. The page is gone from the free list. We have effectively leaked it. -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>