ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9) Memory Management in Linux ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)NAMEalloc_pages_exact_nid - allocate an exact number of
physically-contiguous pages on a node.
SYNOPSIS
void * alloc_pages_exact_nid(int nid, size_t size, gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS
nid
node to allocate on
size
the number of bytes to allocate
gfp_mask
GFP flags for the allocation
DESCRIPTION
Like alloc_pages_exact, but try to allocate on node nid first before
falling back.
Note this is not alloc_pages_exact_node, which allocates on a specific
node, but is not exact.
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