On Mon, 2 Jul 2012, Gavin Shan wrote: > diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c > index 781fa04..a6984d9 100644 > --- a/mm/sparse.c > +++ b/mm/sparse.c > @@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ static struct mem_section noinline __init_refok *sparse_index_alloc(int nid) > return section; > } > > +static inline void __meminit sparse_index_free(struct mem_section *section) > +{ > + unsigned long size = SECTIONS_PER_ROOT * > + sizeof(struct mem_section); > + > + if (!section) > + return; > + > + if (slab_is_available()) > + kfree(section); > + else > + free_bootmem(virt_to_phys(section), size); Eek, does that work? > +} > + > static int __meminit sparse_index_init(unsigned long section_nr, int nid) > { > static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(index_init_lock); > @@ -102,6 +116,9 @@ static int __meminit sparse_index_init(unsigned long section_nr, int nid) > mem_section[root] = section; > out: > spin_unlock(&index_init_lock); > + if (ret) > + sparse_index_free(section); > + > return ret; > } > #else /* !SPARSEMEM_EXTREME */ -- 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>