===== mm/page_alloc.c 1.239 vs edited =====
--- 1.239/mm/page_alloc.c	2004-10-25 13:06:48 -07:00
+++ edited/mm/page_alloc.c	2004-11-04 09:41:23 -08:00
@@ -1213,6 +1213,12 @@
 		if (test_bit(n, used_node_mask))
 			continue;
 
+		/* Use the local node if we haven't already */
+		if (!test_bit(node, used_node_mask)) {
+			best_node = node;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		/* Use the distance array to find the distance */
 		val = node_distance(node, n);