__VMALLOC

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME

__vmalloc - allocate virtually contiguous memory

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

void * __vmalloc (unsigned long size, unsigned int __nocast 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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