kmalloc_node(9)
NAME
kmalloc_node - allocate memory from a specific node
SYNOPSIS
void * kmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t flags, int node);
ARGUMENTS
- size
- how many bytes of memory are required.
- flags
- the type of memory to allocate (see kcalloc).
- node
- node to allocate from.
DESCRIPTION
kmalloc for non-local nodes, used to allocate from a specific node if available. Equivalent to kmalloc in the non-NUMA single-node case.