__vmalloc_node(9)
NAME
__vmalloc_node - allocate virtually contiguous memory
SYNOPSIS
void * __vmalloc_node(unsigned long size, gfp_t gfp_mask, pgprot_t prot, int node);
ARGUMENTS
- size
- allocation size
- gfp_mask
- flags for the page level allocator
- prot
- protection mask for the allocated pages
- node
- node to use for allocation or -1
DESCRIPTION
- Allocate enough pages to cover size from the page level
- allocator with gfp_mask flags. Map them into contiguous kernel
- virtual space, using a pagetable protection of prot.
DESCRIPTION
- Allocate enough pages to cover size from the page level
- allocator with gfp_mask flags. Map them into contiguous kernel
- virtual space, using a pagetable protection of prot.