We refer to a node number as: "nodeid", "node", "nid", and possibly other names. Let's choose one, and I choose "nid". mcd@arrakis:~/linux/source/linux-2.6.14+slab_cleanup/patches $ diffstat use_nid.patch slab.c | 250 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------- 1 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-) -Matt