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.TH "VMALLOC" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
vmalloc \- allocate virtually contiguous memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
void * vmalloc  (unsigned long \fIsize\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
allocation size
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate enough pages to cover \fIsize\fR from the page level
allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
.PP
For tight cotrol over page level allocator and protection flags
use \fB__vmalloc\fR instead.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate enough pages to cover \fIsize\fR from the page level
allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
.PP
For tight cotrol over page level allocator and protection flags
use \fB__vmalloc\fR instead.