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| BIO_KMALLOC(9) | The Linux VFS | BIO_KMALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmallocSYNOPSIS¶
struct
bio * bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask,
unsigned int nr_iovecs);
ARGUMENTS¶
gfp_maskthe GFP_ mask given to the slab
allocator
nr_iovecs
number of iovecs to pre-allocate
DESCRIPTION¶
Allocate a new bio with nr_iovecs bvecs. If gfp_mask contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.COPYRIGHT¶
| March 2016 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2. |