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.