1KFIFO_ALLOC(9)                    FIFO Buffer                   KFIFO_ALLOC(9)
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NAME

6       kfifo_alloc - allocates a new FIFO internal buffer
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SYNOPSIS

9       int kfifo_alloc(struct kfifo * fifo, unsigned int size,
10                       gfp_t gfp_mask);
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ARGUMENTS

13       fifo
14           the fifo to assign then new buffer
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16       size
17           the size of the buffer to be allocated, this have to be a power of
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21           get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
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DESCRIPTION

24       This function dynamically allocates a new fifo internal buffer
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26       The size will be rounded-up to a power of 2. The buffer will be release
27       with kfifo_free. Return 0 if no error, otherwise the an error code
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30Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                  KFIFO_ALLOC(9)
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