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.\"    Manual: Memory Management in Linux
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Memory Management in Linux"
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.SH "NAME"
kmem_cache_alloc \- Allocate an object
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ *\ kmem_cache_alloc('u
.BI "void * kmem_cache_alloc(struct\ kmem_cache\ *\ " "cachep" ", gfp_t\ " "flags" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIcachep\fR
.RS 4
The cache to allocate from\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIflags\fR
.RS 4
See
\fBkmalloc\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate an object from this cache\&. The flags are only relevant if the cache has no available objects\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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