I guess it could saturate and then switch to tracking the count via an object pointer -> count mapping with a global lock? Whatever the solution is should probably be a generic one since it's a recurring issue. -- 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>