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| ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9) | Memory Management in Linux | ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9) |
NAME¶
alloc_pages_exact_nid - allocate an exact number of physically-contiguous pages on a node.
SYNOPSIS¶
void * alloc_pages_exact_nid(int nid, size_t size, gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS¶
nid
node to allocate on
size
the number of bytes to allocate
gfp_mask
GFP flags for the allocation
DESCRIPTION¶
Like alloc_pages_exact, but try to allocate on node nid first before falling back.
Note this is not alloc_pages_exact_node, which allocates on a specific node, but is not exact.
COPYRIGHT¶
| April 2023 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |