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FIND_GET_PAGES_CONTI(9) 				    Memory Management in Linux					   FIND_GET_PAGES_CONTI(9)

NAME
       find_get_pages_contig - gang contiguous pagecache lookup

SYNOPSIS
       unsigned find_get_pages_contig(struct address_space * mapping, pgoff_t index, unsigned int nr_pages, struct page ** pages);

ARGUMENTS
       mapping
	   The address_space to search

       index
	   The starting page index

       nr_pages
	   The maximum number of pages

       pages
	   Where the resulting pages are placed

DESCRIPTION
       find_get_pages_contig works exactly like find_get_pages, except that the returned number of pages are guaranteed to be contiguous.

       find_get_pages_contig returns the number of pages which were found.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						   FIND_GET_PAGES_CONTI(9)