Name

kmem_cache_alloc_node — Allocate an object on the specified node

Synopsis

void * kmem_cache_alloc_node (struct kmem_cache * cachep,
 gfp_t flags,
 int nodeid);
 

Arguments

cachep

The cache to allocate from.

flags

See kmalloc.

nodeid

node number of the target node.

Description

Identical to kmem_cache_alloc but it will allocate memory on the given node, which can improve the performance for cpu bound structures.

Fallback to other node is possible if __GFP_THISNODE is not set.