1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 67f2e3c38939..7522a6987595 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -1166,8 +1166,16 @@ extern unsigned long usemap_size(void);
 
 /*
  * We use the lower bits of the mem_map pointer to store
- * a little bit of information.  There should be at least
- * 3 bits here due to 32-bit alignment.
+ * a little bit of information.  The pointer is calculated
+ * as mem_map - section_nr_to_pfn(pnum).  The result is
+ * aligned to the minimum alignment of the two values:
+ *   1. All mem_map arrays are page-aligned.
+ *   2. section_nr_to_pfn() always clears PFN_SECTION_SHIFT
+ *      lowest bits.  PFN_SECTION_SHIFT is arch-specific
+ *      (equal SECTION_SIZE_BITS - PAGE_SHIFT), and the
+ *      worst combination is powerpc with 256k pages,
+ *      which results in PFN_SECTION_SHIFT equal 6.
+ * To sum it up, at least 6 bits are available.
  */
 #define SECTION_MARKED_PRESENT  (1UL<<0)
 #define SECTION_HAS_MEM_MAP     (1UL<<1)