mm/page_alloc: reduce potential fragmentation in make_alloc_exact()
Try to avoid using the left over split page on the next request for a page by calling __free_pages_ok() with FPI_TO_TAIL. This increases the potential of defragmenting memory when it's used for a short period of time. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220531185626.yvlmymbxyoe5vags@revolverSigned-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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