linux-kernel - Re: Regarding Buddy Allocator

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Date:	Tue, 8 Feb 2011 05:58:57 +0000 (UTC)
From:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	kernelnewbies@...linux.org
Subject: Re: Regarding Buddy Allocator

On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:29:48 -0500, Sri Ram Vemulpali wrote:

> Can anyone point me to implementation of buddy allocator, with efficient
> data structures used. Thanks in advance.
> 
> I am trying to get another thought or implementation on code.

You need to check mm/page_alloc.c, especially __rmqueue_fallback()
and __free_one_page().

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