1BIO_KMALLOC(9)                   The Linux VFS                  BIO_KMALLOC(9)
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NAME

6       bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmalloc
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct bio * bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs);
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ARGUMENTS

12       gfp_mask
13           the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator
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16           number of iovecs to pre-allocate
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DESCRIPTION

19       Allocate a new bio with nr_iovecs bvecs. If gfp_mask contains
20       __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
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23Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                    BIO_KMALLOC(9)
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