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.\"    Manual: Memory Management in Linux
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "KSTRNDUP" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Memory Management in Linux"
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.SH "NAME"
kstrndup \- allocate space for and copy an existing string
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'char\ *\ kstrndup('u
.BI "char * kstrndup(const\ char\ *\ " "s" ", size_t\ " "max" ", gfp_t\ " "gfp" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIs\fR
.RS 4
the string to duplicate
.RE
.PP
\fImax\fR
.RS 4
read at most
\fImax\fR
chars from
\fIs\fR
.RE
.PP
\fIgfp\fR
.RS 4
the GFP mask used in the
\fBkmalloc\fR
call when allocating memory
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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