--- a/mm/z3fold.c~mm-z3fold-avoid-possible-underflow-in-z3fold_alloc +++ a/mm/z3fold.c @@ -1803,8 +1803,11 @@ static int __init init_z3fold(void) { int ret; - /* Make sure the z3fold header is not larger than the page size */ - BUILD_BUG_ON(ZHDR_SIZE_ALIGNED > PAGE_SIZE); + /* + * Make sure the z3fold header is not larger than the page size and + * there has remaining spaces for its buddy. + */ + BUILD_BUG_ON(ZHDR_SIZE_ALIGNED > PAGE_SIZE - CHUNK_SIZE); ret = z3fold_mount(); if (ret) return ret;