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KSIZE(9) | Memory Management in Linux | KSIZE(9) |
NAME¶
ksize - get the actual amount of memory allocated for a given objectSYNOPSIS¶
size_t
ksize(const void * objp);
ARGUMENTS¶
objpPointer to the object
DESCRIPTION¶
kmalloc may internally round up allocations and return more memory than requested. ksize can be used to determine the actual amount of memory allocated. The caller may use this additional memory, even though a smaller amount of memory was initially specified with the kmalloc call. The caller must guarantee that objp points to a valid object previously allocated with either kmalloc or kmem_cache_alloc. The object must not be freed during the duration of the call.COPYRIGHT¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |