ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9) Memory Management in Linux ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)
NAME alloc_pages_exact_nid - allocate an exact number of physically-contiguous pages on a node.
SYNOPSIS void * alloc_pages_exact_nid(int nid, size_t size, gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS nid node to allocate on
size the number of bytes to allocate
gfp_mask GFP flags for the allocation
DESCRIPTION Like alloc_pages_exact, but try to allocate on node nid first before falling back.
Note this is not alloc_pages_exact_node, which allocates on a specific node, but is not exact.
COPYRIGHT Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2015 ALLOC_PAGES_EXACT_NI(9)