1ALLOC_VM_AREA(9)          Memory Management in Linux          ALLOC_VM_AREA(9)
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NAME

6       alloc_vm_area - allocate a range of kernel address space
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct vm_struct * alloc_vm_area(size_t size);
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ARGUMENTS

12       size
13           size of the area
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RETURNS

16       NULL on failure, vm_struct on success
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18       This function reserves a range of kernel address space, and allocates
19       pagetables to map that range. No actual mappings are created. If the
20       kernel address space is not shared between processes, it syncs the
21       pagetable across all processes.
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24Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                ALLOC_VM_AREA(9)
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