linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Round up huge page count to avoid allocating too little memory when 'size' argument is not a multiple of the huge page size.

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Date:	Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:31:11 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Steven Truelove <steven.truelove@...ronto.ca>
Cc:	wli@...omorphy.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Round up huge page count to avoid allocating too little
 memory when 'size' argument is not a multiple of the huge page size.

On Thu,  9 Feb 2012 11:16:03 -0500 Steven Truelove <steven.truelove@...ronto.ca> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Steven Truelove <steven.truelove@...ronto.ca>

Please don't send unchangelogged patches.

What is missing here is any explanation of why we should make this
change.  Is there some kernel bug you have observed?  If so, please
describe it.
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