diff -rup -X /usr/src/patchset-0.6/bin//dontdiff linux-2.6.24-rc8-clean/mm/slab.c linux-2.6.24-rc8-005-debug-slab/mm/slab.c
--- linux-2.6.24-rc8-clean/mm/slab.c	2008-01-16 04:22:48.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.24-rc8-005-debug-slab/mm/slab.c	2008-01-22 21:36:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ static int slab_early_init = 1;
 
 static void kmem_list3_init(struct kmem_list3 *parent)
 {
+	printk(" o kmem_list3_init\n");
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->slabs_full);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->slabs_partial);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->slabs_free);
@@ -1236,6 +1237,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_prepare(long 
 	 * kmem_list3 and not this cpu's kmem_list3
 	 */
 
+	printk("cpuup_prepare %ld\n", cpu);
 	list_for_each_entry(cachep, &cache_chain, next) {
 		/*
 		 * Set up the size64 kmemlist for cpu before we can
@@ -1243,6 +1245,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_prepare(long 
 		 * node has not already allocated this
 		 */
 		if (!cachep->nodelists[node]) {
+			printk(" o allocing %s %d\n", cachep->name, node);
 			l3 = kmalloc_node(memsize, GFP_KERNEL, node);
 			if (!l3)
 				goto bad;
@@ -1256,6 +1259,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_prepare(long 
 			 * protection here.
 			 */
 			cachep->nodelists[node] = l3;
+			printk(" o l3 setup\n");
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&cachep->nodelists[node]->list_lock);
@@ -1320,6 +1324,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_prepare(long 
 	}
 	return 0;
 bad:
+	printk(" o bad\n");
 	cpuup_canceled(cpu);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -1405,6 +1410,7 @@ static void init_list(struct kmem_cache 
 	spin_lock_init(&ptr->list_lock);
 
 	MAKE_ALL_LISTS(cachep, ptr, nodeid);
+	printk("init_list RESETTING %s node %d\n", cachep->name, nodeid);
 	cachep->nodelists[nodeid] = ptr;
 	local_irq_enable();
 }
@@ -1427,10 +1433,23 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 		numa_platform = 0;
 	}
 
+	printk("Online nodes\n");
+	for_each_online_node(node)
+		printk("o %d\n", node);
+	printk("Nodes with regular memory\n");
+	for_each_node_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY)
+		printk("o %d\n", node);
+	printk("Current running CPU %d is associated with node %d\n",
+		smp_processor_id(),
+		cpu_to_node(smp_processor_id()));
+	printk("Current node is %d\n",
+		numa_node_id());
+
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_INIT_LISTS; i++) {
 		kmem_list3_init(&initkmem_list3[i]);
 		if (i < MAX_NUMNODES)
 			cache_cache.nodelists[i] = NULL;
+		printk("kmem_cache_init Setting %s NULL %d\n", cache_cache.name, i);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1468,6 +1487,8 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 	cache_cache.colour_off = cache_line_size();
 	cache_cache.array[smp_processor_id()] = &initarray_cache.cache;
 	cache_cache.nodelists[node] = &initkmem_list3[CACHE_CACHE];
+	printk("kmem_cache_init Setting %s NULL %d\n", cache_cache.name, node);
+	printk("kmem_cache_init Setting %s initkmem_list3 %d\n", cache_cache.name, node);
 
 	/*
 	 * struct kmem_cache size depends on nr_node_ids, which
@@ -1590,7 +1611,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 		/* Replace the static kmem_list3 structures for the boot cpu */
 		init_list(&cache_cache, &initkmem_list3[CACHE_CACHE], node);
 
-		for_each_node_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY) {
+		for_each_online_node(nid) {
 			init_list(malloc_sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep,
 				  &initkmem_list3[SIZE_AC + nid], nid);
 
@@ -1968,11 +1989,13 @@ static void __init set_up_list3s(struct 
 {
 	int node;
 
-	for_each_node_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY) {
+	printk("set_up_list3s %s index %d\n", cachep->name, index);
+	for_each_online_node(node) {
 		cachep->nodelists[node] = &initkmem_list3[index + node];
 		cachep->nodelists[node]->next_reap = jiffies +
 		    REAPTIMEOUT_LIST3 +
 		    ((unsigned long)cachep) % REAPTIMEOUT_LIST3;
+		printk("set_up_list3s %s index %d\n", cachep->name, index);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2099,11 +2122,13 @@ static int __init_refok setup_cpu_cache(
 			g_cpucache_up = PARTIAL_L3;
 		} else {
 			int node;
-			for_each_node_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY) {
+			printk("setup_cpu_cache %s\n", cachep->name);
+			for_each_online_node(node) {
 				cachep->nodelists[node] =
 				    kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct kmem_list3),
 						GFP_KERNEL, node);
 				BUG_ON(!cachep->nodelists[node]);
+				printk(" o allocated node %d\n", node);
 				kmem_list3_init(cachep->nodelists[node]);
 			}
 		}
@@ -3815,8 +3840,10 @@ static int alloc_kmemlist(struct kmem_ca
 	struct array_cache *new_shared;
 	struct array_cache **new_alien = NULL;
 
-	for_each_node_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY) {
+	printk("alloc_kmemlist %s\n", cachep->name);
+	for_each_online_node(node) {
 
+		printk(" o node %d\n", node);
                 if (use_alien_caches) {
                         new_alien = alloc_alien_cache(node, cachep->limit);
                         if (!new_alien)
@@ -3837,6 +3864,7 @@ static int alloc_kmemlist(struct kmem_ca
 		l3 = cachep->nodelists[node];
 		if (l3) {
 			struct array_cache *shared = l3->shared;
+			printk(" o l3 exists\n");
 
 			spin_lock_irq(&l3->list_lock);
 
@@ -3856,10 +3884,12 @@ static int alloc_kmemlist(struct kmem_ca
 			free_alien_cache(new_alien);
 			continue;
 		}
+		printk(" o allocing l3\n");
 		l3 = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct kmem_list3), GFP_KERNEL, node);
 		if (!l3) {
 			free_alien_cache(new_alien);
 			kfree(new_shared);
+			printk(" o allocing l3 failed\n");
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
@@ -3871,6 +3901,7 @@ static int alloc_kmemlist(struct kmem_ca
 		l3->free_limit = (1 + nr_cpus_node(node)) *
 					cachep->batchcount + cachep->num;
 		cachep->nodelists[node] = l3;
+		printk(" o setting node %d 0x%lX\n", node, (unsigned long)l3);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
@@ -3886,6 +3917,7 @@ fail:
 				free_alien_cache(l3->alien);
 				kfree(l3);
 				cachep->nodelists[node] = NULL;
+				printk(" o setting node %d FAIL NULL\n", node);
 			}
 			node--;
 		}