__VMALLOC

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Updated: 06 October 2005
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NAME

__vmalloc - allocate virtually contiguous memory  

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

void * __vmalloc (unsigned long size, int gfp_mask, pgprot_t prot);  

ARGUMENTS

size
allocation size
gfp_mask
flags for the page level allocator
prot
protection mask for the allocated pages
 

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.


 

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