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.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.10.7
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.TH "BIO_ALLOC_PAGES" "9" "March 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.10\&" "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
bio_alloc_pages \- allocates a single page for each bvec in a bio
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ bio_alloc_pages('u
.BI "int bio_alloc_pages(struct\ bio\ *\ " "bio" ", gfp_t\ " "gfp_mask" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIbio\fR
.RS 4
bio to allocate pages for
.RE
.PP
\fIgfp_mask\fR
.RS 4
flags for allocation
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocates pages up to
\fIbio\fR\->bi_vcnt\&.
.PP
Returns 0 on success, \-ENOMEM on failure\&. On failure, any allocated pages are freed\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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