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BITMAP_ALLOCATE_REGI(9) 				  Basic Kernel Library Functions				   BITMAP_ALLOCATE_REGI(9)

NAME
       bitmap_allocate_region - allocate bitmap region

SYNOPSIS
       int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long * bitmap, int pos, int order);

ARGUMENTS
       bitmap
	   array of unsigned longs corresponding to the bitmap

       pos
	   beginning of bit region to allocate

       order
	   region size (log base 2 of number of bits) to allocate

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate (set bits in) a specified region of a bitmap.

       Return 0 on success, or -EBUSY if specified region wasn't free (not all bits were zero).

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   BITMAP_ALLOCATE_REGI(9)