kmem_cache_alloc_node
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Name

kmem_cache_alloc_node — Allocate an object on the specified node

Synopsis

void * kmem_cache_alloc_node (struct kmem_cache * cachep,
 gfp_t flags,
 int nodeid);
 

Arguments

struct kmem_cache * cachep

The cache to allocate from.

gfp_t flags

See kmalloc.

int nodeid

node number of the target node.

Description

Identical to kmem_cache_alloc but it will allocate memory on the given node, which can improve the performance for cpu bound structures.

Fallback to other node is possible if __GFP_THISNODE is not set.

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