On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:00:20 +0800 wency@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > There is a possibility that get_page_bootmem() is called to the same page many > times. So when get_page_bootmem is called to the same page, the function only > increments page->_count. I really don't understand this explanation, even after having looked at the code. Can you please have another attempt at the changelog? > --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c > +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c > @@ -95,10 +95,17 @@ static void release_memory_resource(struct resource *res) > static void get_page_bootmem(unsigned long info, struct page *page, > unsigned long type) > { > - page->lru.next = (struct list_head *) type; > - SetPagePrivate(page); > - set_page_private(page, info); > - atomic_inc(&page->_count); > + unsigned long page_type; > + > + page_type = (unsigned long) page->lru.next; > + if (page_type < MEMORY_HOTPLUG_MIN_BOOTMEM_TYPE || > + page_type > MEMORY_HOTPLUG_MAX_BOOTMEM_TYPE){ > + page->lru.next = (struct list_head *) type; > + SetPagePrivate(page); > + set_page_private(page, info); > + atomic_inc(&page->_count); > + } else > + atomic_inc(&page->_count); > } And a code comment which explains what is going on would be good. As is always the case ;) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-s390" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html