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.TH "DMA_POOL_ALLOC" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
dma_pool_alloc \- get a block of consistent memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
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void * dma_pool_alloc  (struct dma_pool * \fIpool\fB, int \fImem_flags\fB, dma_addr_t * \fIhandle\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIpool\fB\fR
dma pool that will produce the block
.TP
\fB\fImem_flags\fB\fR
GFP_* bitmask
.TP
\fB\fIhandle\fB\fR
pointer to dma address of block
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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.