Index: linux-2.6.18-rc1/mm/slab.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.18-rc1.orig/mm/slab.c	2006-07-05 21:09:49.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.18-rc1/mm/slab.c	2006-07-11 22:27:03.604860712 -0700
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ static inline int cache_free_alien(struc
 {
 	struct slab *slabp = virt_to_slab(objp);
 	int nodeid = slabp->nodeid;
+	int node = numa_node_id();
 	struct kmem_list3 *l3;
 	struct array_cache *alien = NULL;
 
@@ -1033,10 +1034,10 @@ static inline int cache_free_alien(struc
 	 * Make sure we are not freeing a object from another node to the array
 	 * cache on this cpu.
 	 */
-	if (likely(slabp->nodeid == numa_node_id()))
+	if (likely(slabp->nodeid == node))
 		return 0;
 
-	l3 = cachep->nodelists[numa_node_id()];
+	l3 = cachep->nodelists[node];
 	STATS_INC_NODEFREES(cachep);
 	if (l3->alien && l3->alien[nodeid]) {
 		alien = l3->alien[nodeid];