alloc_pages_exact_nid (9) Linux Manual Page
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.