"order >= MAX_ORDER" case is occur rarely. So I add unlikely for this check. --- mm/page_alloc.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c index b8475ed..e644cf5 100644 --- a/mm/page_alloc.c +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c @@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order, * be using allocators in order of preference for an area that is * too large. */ - if (order >= MAX_ORDER) { + if (unlikely(order >= MAX_ORDER)) { WARN_ON_ONCE(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOWARN)); return NULL; } -- 1.7.0.4 -- 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>