SYNOPSIS

struct bio * bio_kmalloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int nr_iovecs);

ARGUMENTS

gfp_mask

the GFP_ mask given to the slab allocator

nr_iovecs

number of iovecs to pre-allocate

DESCRIPTION

Allocate a new bio with nr_iovecs bvecs. If gfp_mask contains __GFP_WAIT, the allocation is guaranteed to succeed.

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