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Difference between get_free_page() and page_cache_alloc() ?

DISCUSSION Ho Chak Hung 1 participant 1 message Jun 26, 2001

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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?

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