linux-kernel - RE: Memory allocation modifications in ibm

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Date:	Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:18:50 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Jonathan Haws <Jonathan.Haws@....usu.edu>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-net@...r.kernel.org" <linux-net@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: RE: Memory allocation modifications in ibm_newemac driver

On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 22:46 +0000, Jonathan Haws wrote:
> 
> Can anyone explain to me why I would be getting this error in the
> first place?  Why is it failing to allocate a page when there are
> pages available?  That does not make any sense to me.

order:1

It's failing to allocate -two- pages.

Cheers,
Ben.


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