[CentOS] page allocation failure

[Александр Кириллов]

>>> echo never >/sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/defrag
>>> echo no > 
>>> /sys/kernel/mm/redhat_transparent_hugepage/khugepaged/defrag
>>> is something I got on several boxes here. If I remember correctly, it
>>> « fixes » the problem.
>> 
>> I will try that, thanks.
>> Any refs to the source of the solution?

> hmmmm I'm pretty sure it comes from CentOS ml but I can't find the ref
> right now.
> Anyway, the problem was back then close to this one:
> http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5716

Thanks Laurent,

But are you sure that's a cure for the problem I'm having?
Occasional page allocation failures?
I don't see anything of the sort in this thread.