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| KFIFO_ALLOC(9) | FIFO Buffer | KFIFO_ALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
kfifo_alloc - dynamically allocates a new fifo bufferSYNOPSIS¶
kfifo_alloc(fifo, size,
gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS¶
fifopointer to the fifo
size
the number of elements in the fifo, this must be a power
of 2
gfp_mask
get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
DESCRIPTION¶
This macro dynamically allocates a new fifo buffer. The numer of elements will be rounded-up to a power of 2. The fifo will be release with kfifo_free. Return 0 if no error, otherwise an error code.COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |