Name
bio_alloc —
allocate a new bio, memory pool backed
Synopsis
struct bio * bio_alloc ( | gfp_t gfp_mask, |
| int nr_iovecs) ; |
Arguments
gfp_mask
allocation mask to use
nr_iovecs
number of iovecs
Description
Allocate a new bio with nr_iovecs
bvecs. If gfp_mask
contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.
RETURNS
Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.