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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/6] mm: slab allocation fairness
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:11:03 -0800 (PST)
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> Sure, but there is nothing wrong with using a slab page with a lower
> allocation rank when there is memory aplenty. 

What does "a slab page with a lower allocation rank" mean? Slab pages have 
no allocation ranks that I am aware of.