.TH "pci_pool_alloc" 9 "pci_pool_alloc" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
pci_pool_alloc \-  get a block of consistent memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "void *" pci_pool_alloc
.BI "(struct pci_pool *" pool ","
.BI "int " mem_flags ","
.BI "dma_addr_t *" handle ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "pool" 12
 pci pool that will produce the block
.IP "mem_flags" 12
 SLAB_KERNEL or SLAB_ATOMIC
.IP "handle" 12
 pointer to dma address of block
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This returns the kernel virtual address of a currently unused block,
and reports its dma address through the handle.
If such a memory block can't be allocated, null is returned.