| ALLOC_VM_AREA(9) | Memory Management in Linux | ALLOC_VM_AREA(9) |
NAME¶
alloc_vm_area - allocate a range of kernel address space
SYNOPSIS¶
struct vm_struct * alloc_vm_area(size_t size);
ARGUMENTS¶
size
size of the area
RETURNS¶
NULL on failure, vm_struct on success
This function reserves a range of kernel address space, and allocates pagetables to map that range. No actual mappings are created. If the kernel address space is not shared between processes, it syncs the pagetable across all processes.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |