diff --git a/lladd/constants.h b/lladd/constants.h
index 177953b..e7c4d9b 100644
--- a/lladd/constants.h
+++ b/lladd/constants.h
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ terms specified in this license.
 /*#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 100003 */
 /*#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 10007*/
 /*#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 5003*/
-/*#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 71 */
-#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 7
-#define BUFFER_ASOOCIATIVE 2
+#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 71 
+/*#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 7 */
+/*#define BUFFER_ASOOCIATIVE 2 */
 
 #define MAX_TRANSACTIONS 1000
 
diff --git a/src/lladd/page.c b/src/lladd/page.c
index 23fe038..422501e 100644
--- a/src/lladd/page.c
+++ b/src/lladd/page.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ terms specified in this license.
  $Id$
 
 ************************************************************************/
+/* _XOPEN_SOURCE is needed for posix_memalign */
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <lladd/common.h>
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ void pageInit() {
 	for(int i = 0; i < MAX_BUFFER_SIZE+1; i++) {
 	  pool[i].rwlatch = initlock();
 	  pool[i].loadlatch = initlock();
-	  pool[i].memAddr = malloc(PAGE_SIZE);
+	  assert(!posix_memalign((void*)(&(pool[i].memAddr)), PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE));
 	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_init(&lastFreepage_mutex , NULL);
diff --git a/src/lladd/pageFile.c b/src/lladd/pageFile.c
index 03abdd1..989b7d3 100644
--- a/src/lladd/pageFile.c
+++ b/src/lladd/pageFile.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     This file handles all of the file I/O for pages.
 
 */
-
 #include "page.h"
 #include <lladd/bufferManager.h>
 
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ void pageWrite(Page * ret) {
   }
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&stable_mutex);
+
   offset = myLseekNoLock(stable, pageoffset, SEEK_SET);
   assert(offset == pageoffset);
   assert(ret->memAddr);