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.TH "SND_PCM_LIB_PREALLOCATE_PAGES" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages \- pre-allocation for the continuous memory type
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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int snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages  (snd_pcm_substream_t * \fIsubstream\fB, size_t \fIsize\fB, size_t \fImax\fB, unsigned int \fIflags\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsubstream\fB\fR
the pcm substream instance
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
the requested pre-allocation size in bytes
.TP
\fB\fImax\fB\fR
the max. allowed pre-allocation size
.TP
\fB\fIflags\fB\fR
allocation condition, GFP_XXX
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Do pre-allocation for the continuous memory type.
.PP
Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.