1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 370b64d03e3f..7ca668e946e5 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2350,16 +2350,16 @@ static int rmqueue_bulk(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
                         continue;
 
                 /*
-                 * Split buddy pages returned by expand() are received here
-                 * in physical page order. The page is added to the callers and
-                 * list and the list head then moves forward. From the callers
-                 * perspective, the linked list is ordered by page number in
-                 * some conditions. This is useful for IO devices that can
-                 * merge IO requests if the physical pages are ordered
-                 * properly.
+                 * Split buddy pages returned by expand() are received here in
+                 * physical page order. The page is added to the tail of
+                 * caller's list. From the callers perspective, the linked list
+                 * is ordered by page number under some conditions. This is
+                 * useful for IO devices that can forward direction from the
+                 * head, thus also in the physical page order. This is useful
+                 * for IO devices that can merge IO requests if the physical
+                 * pages are ordered properly.
                  */
-                list_add(&page->lru, list);
-                list = &page->lru;
+                list_add_tail(&page->lru, list);
                 alloced++;
                 if (is_migrate_cma(get_pcppage_migratetype(page)))
                         __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES,