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BIO_KMALLOC(9)							   The Linux VFS						    BIO_KMALLOC(9)

NAME
       bio_kmalloc - allocate a bio for I/O using kmalloc

SYNOPSIS
       struct bio * bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs);

ARGUMENTS
       gfp_mask
	   the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator

       nr_iovecs
	   number of iovecs to pre-allocate

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate a new bio with nr_iovecs bvecs. If gfp_mask contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							    BIO_KMALLOC(9)