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.\"      Date: July 2017
.\"    Manual: Basic Kernel Library Functions
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11.6
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.TH "IDR_ALLOC_CYCLIC" "9" "July 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.11\&" "Basic Kernel Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
idr_alloc_cyclic \- allocate new idr entry in a cyclical fashion
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ idr_alloc_cyclic('u
.BI "int idr_alloc_cyclic(struct\ idr\ *\ " "idr" ", void\ *\ " "ptr" ", int\ " "start" ", int\ " "end" ", gfp_t\ " "gfp" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIstruct idr * idr\fR
.RS 4
idr handle
.RE
.PP
\fIvoid * ptr\fR
.RS 4
pointer to be associated with the new id
.RE
.PP
\fIint start\fR
.RS 4
the minimum id (inclusive)
.RE
.PP
\fIint end\fR
.RS 4
the maximum id (exclusive)
.RE
.PP
\fIgfp_t gfp\fR
.RS 4
memory allocation flags
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocates an ID larger than the last ID allocated if one is available\&. If not, it will attempt to allocate the smallest ID that is larger or equal to
\fIstart\fR\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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