snd_dma_alloc_pages_fallback9
Allocate the buffer area according to the given type with fallback
Usage
int snd_dma_alloc_pages_fallback(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
Overview
Calls the memory-allocator function for the corresponding buffer type. When no space is left, this function reduces the size and tries to allocate again. The size actually allocated is stored in res_size argument.
Return
Zero if the buffer with the given size is allocated successfully, otherwise a negative value on error.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.