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| FIND_GET_PAGES_CONTI(9) | Memory Management in Linux | FIND_GET_PAGES_CONTI(9) |
NAME¶
find_get_pages_contig - gang contiguous pagecache lookup
SYNOPSIS¶
unsigned find_get_pages_contig(struct address_space * mapping, pgoff_t index, unsigned int nr_pages, struct page ** pages);
ARGUMENTS¶
mapping
The address_space to search
index
The starting page index
nr_pages
The maximum number of pages
pages
Where the resulting pages are placed
DESCRIPTION¶
find_get_pages_contig works exactly like find_get_pages, except that the returned number of pages are guaranteed to be contiguous.
find_get_pages_contig returns the number of pages which were found.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 |