bio_alloc_pages (9) Linux Manual Page
bio_alloc_pages – allocates a single page for each bvec in a bio
Synopsis
int bio_alloc_pages(struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask);Arguments
bio
-
- bio to allocate pages for
gfp_mask
- flags for allocation
Description
Allocates pages up to bio->bi_vcnt.
Returns 0 on success, -ENOMEM on failure. On failure, any allocated pages are freed.