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| KFIFO_ALLOC(9) | FIFO Buffer | KFIFO_ALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
kfifo_alloc - allocates a new FIFO and its internal buffer
SYNOPSIS¶
struct kfifo * kfifo_alloc(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask, spinlock_t * lock);
ARGUMENTS¶
size
the size of the internal buffer to be allocated.
gfp_mask
get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
lock
the lock to be used to protect the fifo buffer
DESCRIPTION¶
The size will be rounded-up to a power of 2.
COPYRIGHT¶
| April 2023 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |