linux man page for btopr

Query: btopr

OS: linux

Section: 9f

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btopr(9F)						   Kernel Functions for Drivers 						 btopr(9F)

NAME
btopr - convert size in bytes to size in pages (round up)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h> unsigned long btopr(unsigned long numbytes);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
PARAMETERS
numbytes Number of bytes.
DESCRIPTION
btopr() returns the number of memory pages contained in the specified number of bytes memory, rounded up to the next whole page. For exam- ple, if the page size is 2048, then btopr(4096) returns 2, and btopr(4097) returns 3.
RETURN VALUES
The return value is always the number of pages. There are no invalid input values, and therefore no error return values.
CONTEXT
btopr() can be called from user or interrupt context.
SEE ALSO
btop(9F), ddi_btopr(9F), ptob(9F) Writing Device Drivers SunOS 5.10 11 Apr 1991 btopr(9F)
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