Hi, On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The value passed to kmalloc_slab is tested before the result is used. > kmalloc_slab() only returns -1 for values > 4MB. > > The size of the object is checked against SLUB_MAX size which is > significantly smaller than 4MB. 8kb by default. > > So kmalloc_slab() cannot return -1 if the parameter is checked first. Thank you very much for pointing it out. I think it's a lot more clear for me now. Best Regards, Maxin -- 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>