* Difference between get_free_page() and page_cache_alloc() ?
@ 2001-06-26 1:11 Ho Chak Hung
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From: Ho Chak Hung @ 2001-06-26 1:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Never mind.. I figured it out.
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* Difference between get_free_page() and page_cache_alloc() ?
@ 2001-06-26 0:44 Ho Chak Hung
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From: Ho Chak Hung @ 2001-06-26 0:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
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get_free_page() returns a pointer to a page while page_cache_alloc returns a pointer to a page struct.
Is page_cache_alloc more efficient than get_free_page()?
Also, does get_free_page returns a pointer to a contiguous block of physical memory?
Thanks
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