Re: Any reason to use put_page in slub.c?

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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012, Glauber Costa wrote:

> But I am still wondering if there is anything I am overlooking.

put_page() is necessary because other subsystems may still be holding a
refcount on the page (if f.e. there is DMA still pending to that page).

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