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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 lookupSYNOPSIS¶
unsigned
find_get_pages_contig(struct address_space * mapping,
pgoff_t index,
unsigned int nr_pages,
struct page ** pages);
ARGUMENTS¶
mappingThe 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¶
January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |