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.\"    Manual: Basic Kernel Library Functions
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "BITMAP_ALLOCATE_REGI" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Basic Kernel Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
bitmap_allocate_region \- allocate bitmap region
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ bitmap_allocate_region('u
.BI "int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned\ long\ *\ " "bitmap" ", unsigned\ int\ " "pos" ", int\ " "order" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIbitmap\fR
.RS 4
array of unsigned longs corresponding to the bitmap
.RE
.PP
\fIpos\fR
.RS 4
beginning of bit region to allocate
.RE
.PP
\fIorder\fR
.RS 4
region size (log base 2 of number of bits) to allocate
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate (set bits in) a specified region of a bitmap\&.
.PP
Return 0 on success, or
\fB\-EBUSY\fR
if specified region wasn\*(Aqt free (not all bits were zero)\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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