此函数从ZONE_NORMAL物理内存区域申请内存,并转化为虚拟地址;
流程:
1.通过alloc_pages函数获得对应的线性物理内存页面,此页面在内核启动时已经建立和虚拟内存的一一对应关系。
2.通过page_address将物理页地址转化为虚拟地址,并返回;
unsigned long __get_free_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
{
struct page *page;
/*
* __get_free_pages() returns a 32-bit address, which cannot represent
* a highmem page
*/
VM_BUG_ON((gfp_mask & __GFP_HIGHMEM) != 0);
page = alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order);
if (!page)
return 0;
return (unsigned long) page_address(page);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__get_free_pages);