On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:15:02PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote: > > alloc_pages_exact() returns a virtual address. But, alloc_pages() returns > a 'struct page *'. That makes for very confused kernel hackers. > > __get_free_pages(), on the other hand, returns virtual addresses. That > makes alloc_pages_exact() a much closer match to __get_free_pages(), so > rename it to get_free_pages_exact(). > > Note that alloc_pages_exact()'s partner, free_pages_exact() already > matches free_pages(), so we do not have to touch the free side of things. Yes, that was wrong from the start. Thanks for fixing. Acked-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -Andi -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>