VMALLOC(9) Memory Management in Linux VMALLOC(9) NAME vmalloc - allocate virtually contiguous memory SYNOPSIS void * vmalloc(unsigned long size); ARGUMENTS size allocation size Allocate enough pages to cover size from the page level allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space. DESCRIPTION For tight control over page level allocator and protection flags use __vmalloc instead. COPYRIGHT Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 VMALLOC(9)[top]
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