Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:43:53 -0800 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: Extend clear_page by an order parameter |
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Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> wrote: > > A cluster of 2^n contiguous pages > isn't one page by any normal definition.
It is, actually, from the POV of the page allocator. It's a "higher order page" and is controlled by a struct page*, just like a zero-order page... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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