+ char *buffer = NULL;
+ gfp_t gfp_flags = GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_COMP |
+ __GFP_ZERO | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_NORETRY;
+
+ buffer = (char *) __get_free_pages(gfp_flags, order);
+
+ if (buffer)
+ return buffer;
+
+ /*
+ * __get_free_pages failed, fall back to vmalloc
+ */
+ *flags |= PGV_FROM_VMALLOC;
+ buffer = vmalloc((1 << order) * PAGE_SIZE);
+
+ if (buffer)
+ return buffer;
+
+ /*
+ * vmalloc failed, lets dig into swap here
+ */
+ *flags = 0;
+ gfp_flags &= ~__GFP_NORETRY;
+ buffer = (char *)__get_free_pages(gfp_flags, order);
+ if (buffer)
+ return buffer;