--- mm/slub.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slub.c 2008-02-13 19:31:11.839445657 -0800 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slub.c 2008-02-13 19:31:49.183576972 -0800 @@ -1080,6 +1080,9 @@ static struct page *allocate_slab(struct struct page *page; int pages = 1 << s->order; + if (s->flags & __PAGE_ALLOC_FALLBACK) + return NULL; + flags |= s->allocflags; if (node == -1)