linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] Fix area->nr_free-- went (-1) issue in buddy system

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Message-ID: <6d6a94c50612182341m106eb56ctcd1bcc849aec6c23@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:41:12 +0800
From:	Aubrey <aubreylee@...il.com>
To:	"Nick Piggin" <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] Fix area->nr_free-- went (-1) issue in buddy system

On 12/19/06, Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Aubery!
>
> That's right. I guess you can either align your zone sizes (must be
> aligned to MAX_ORDER size), or add the zone check in page_is_buddy.
>
Adding the zone check in page_is_buddy fix the problem.
Thanks again, :)

-Aubrey
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