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| VMALLOC(9) | Memory Management in Linux | VMALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
vmalloc - allocate virtually contiguous memory
SYNOPSIS¶
void * vmalloc(unsigned long size);
ARGUMENTS¶
size
allocation size Allocate enough pages to cover
size from the page level allocator and map them into contiguous kernel
virtual space.
DESCRIPTION¶
For tight control over page level allocator and protection flags use __vmalloc instead.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |