On Mon, 7 Jan 2013, Andrew Morton wrote: > --- a/mm/compaction.c~mm-compaction-fix-echo-1-compact_memory-return-error-issue-fix > +++ a/mm/compaction.c > @@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struc > > > /* Compact all zones within a node */ > -static int __compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, struct compact_control *cc) > +static void __compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, struct compact_control *cc) > { > int zoneid; > struct zone *zone; > @@ -1183,11 +1183,9 @@ static int __compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pg > VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc->freepages)); > VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc->migratepages)); > } > - > - return 0; > } > > -int compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order) > +void compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order) > { > struct compact_control cc = { > .order = order, > @@ -1195,10 +1193,10 @@ int compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int > .page = NULL, > }; > > - return __compact_pgdat(pgdat, &cc); > + __compact_pgdat(pgdat, &cc); > } > > -static int compact_node(int nid) > +static void compact_node(int nid) > { > struct compact_control cc = { > .order = -1, > @@ -1206,7 +1204,7 @@ static int compact_node(int nid) > .page = NULL, > }; > > - return __compact_pgdat(NODE_DATA(nid), &cc); > + __compact_pgdat(NODE_DATA(nid), &cc); > } > > /* Compact all nodes in the system */ > diff -puN include/linux/compaction.h~mm-compaction-fix-echo-1-compact_memory-return-error-issue-fix include/linux/compaction.h > --- a/include/linux/compaction.h~mm-compaction-fix-echo-1-compact_memory-return-error-issue-fix > +++ a/include/linux/compaction.h > @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern int fragmentation_index(struct zo > extern unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist, > int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *mask, > bool sync, bool *contended, struct page **page); > -extern int compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order); > +extern void compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order); > extern void reset_isolation_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat); > extern unsigned long compaction_suitable(struct zone *zone, int order); > > @@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ static inline unsigned long try_to_compa > return COMPACT_CONTINUE; > } > > -static inline int compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order) > +static inline void compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order) > { > - return COMPACT_CONTINUE; > } > > static inline void reset_isolation_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat) Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> -- 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>