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From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:08:07 +0000
Subject: Re: Extend clear_page by an order parameter
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To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
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Andrew Morton writes:

> 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...

OK.  I still reckon it's confusing terminology for the rest of us who
don't have our heads deep in the page allocator code.

Paul.