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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:23:50 +0000
Subject: Re: Extend clear_page by an order parameter
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To: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:37:15 -0800 (PST)
Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> wrote:

> Then it may also be better to pass the page struct to clear_pages
> instead of a memory address.

What is more generally available at the call sites at this time?
Consider both HIGHMEM and non-HIGHMEM setups in your estimation
please :-)