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29.Dd August 7, 2001
30.Dt VM_PAGE_GRAB 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm vm_page_grab
34.Nd "returns a page from an object"
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In sys/param.h
37.In vm/vm.h
38.In vm/vm_page.h
39.Ft vm_page_t
40.Fn vm_page_grab "vm_object_t object" "vm_pindex_t pindex" "int allocflags"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn vm_page_grab
44function returns the page at
45.Fa pindex
46from the given object.
47If the page exists and is busy,
48.Fn vm_page_grab
49will sleep while waiting for it.
50If the page does not exist, it is allocated.
51.Pp
52If
53.Dv VM_ALLOC_RETRY
54is not set in
55.Fa allocflags
56and the function sleeps, either getting the page from the object
57or while allocating it,
58.Dv NULL
59is returned.
60.Sh RETURN VALUES
61If successful,
62.Fn vm_page_grab
63returns the page; otherwise,
64.Dv NULL
65is returned.
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr vm_page_alloc 9
68.Sh AUTHORS
69This manual page was written by
70.An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .
71