I still don't understand the code in gfp_to_alloc_flags(). int alloc_flags = ALLOC_WMARK_MIN | ALLOC_CPUSET; ORing with zero is odd. regards, dan carpenter -- 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>