ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)             Memory Management in Linux            ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)



NAME
       alloc_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
           the preferred node ID where memory should be allocated

       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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)