SND_DMA_ALLOC_PAGES

Section: Management of Cards and Device (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

snd_dma_alloc_pages - allocate the buffer area according to the given type  

SYNOPSIS

int snd_dma_alloc_pages(int type, struct device * device, size_t size, struct snd_dma_buffer * dmab);
 

ARGUMENTS

type

the DMA buffer type

device

the device pointer

size

the buffer size to allocate

dmab

buffer allocation record to store the allocated data
 

DESCRIPTION

Calls the memory-allocator function for the corresponding buffer type.

Returns zero if the buffer with the given size is allocated successfuly, other a negative value at error.  

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