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READ_CACHE_PAGE_GFP(9) Memory Management in Linux READ_CACHE_PAGE_GFP(9)

NAME

read_cache_page_gfp - read into page cache, using specified page allocation flags.

SYNOPSIS

struct page * read_cache_page_gfp(struct address_space * mapping, pgoff_t index, gfp_t gfp);

ARGUMENTS

mapping
the page's address_space
index
the page index
gfp
the page allocator flags to use if allocating

DESCRIPTION

This is the same as “read_mapping_page(mapping, index, NULL)”, but with any new page allocations done using the specified allocation flags.
If the page does not get brought uptodate, return -EIO.

COPYRIGHT

February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16