os_alloc_pages(D3psm)
os_alloc_pages --
allocate page-aligned memory
Synopsis
void *os_alloc_pages(ms_size_t size)
Description
os_alloc_pages allocates page-aligned physically contiguous memory
for enough whole pages to contain size bytes.
This call may or may not wait for more memory if it is not immediately
available. Large requests are likely to fail.
os_alloc_pages may be called from pfxinitpsm
or from the following entry points:
Arguments
size-
the number of bytes of memory to contain
Return values
Returns a void * pointer to the allocated area.
If memory allocation failed, then NULL is returned.
Usage
Hardware applicability
All.
Version applicability
psm:
2
References
MSOP_INIT_CPU(D2psm),
MSOP_START_CPU(D2psm),
MSOP_INTR_ATTACH(D2psm),
MSOP_INTR_DETACH(D2psm),
os_alloc(D3psm)
19 June 2005
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OpenServer 6 and UnixWare (SVR5) HDK - 19 June 2005