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.TH "__VMALLOC" 9 "August 2005" "Kernel Hackers Manual" "LINUX"
.SH NAME
__vmalloc \- allocate virtually contiguous memory
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 21
void\ *\ \fB__vmalloc\ \fR\ (unsigned\ long\ \fIsize\fR, unsigned\ int\ __nocast\ \fIgfp_mask\fR, pgprot_t\ \fIprot\fR);
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.hy

.SH "ARGUMENTS"

.TP
\fIsize\fR
allocation size

.TP
\fIgfp_mask\fR
flags for the page level allocator

.TP
\fIprot\fR
protection mask for the allocated pages

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
Allocate enough pages to cover \fIsize\fR from the page level allocator with \fIgfp_mask\fR flags\&. Map them into contiguous kernel virtual space, using a pagetable protection of \fIprot\fR\&.

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
Allocate enough pages to cover \fIsize\fR from the page level allocator with \fIgfp_mask\fR flags\&. Map them into contiguous kernel virtual space, using a pagetable protection of \fIprot\fR\&.