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(). Also change the arguments to have > flags first, just like __get_free_pages(). > > 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. > > Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> All three patches: Acked-by: Timur Tabi <timur@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Timur Tabi Linux kernel developer at Freescale -- 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>