KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC
Section: Memory Management in Linux (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
kmem_cache_alloc - Allocate an object
SYNOPSIS
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void * kmem_cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache * cachep, gfp_t flags);
ARGUMENTS
cachep
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- The cache to allocate from.
flags
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See
kmalloc.
DESCRIPTION
Allocate an object from this cache. The flags are only relevant if the cache has no available objects.
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