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

6       kfifo_alloc - allocates a new FIFO and its internal buffer
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SYNOPSIS

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

13       size
14           the size of the internal buffer to be allocated.
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17           get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
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20           the lock to be used to protect the fifo buffer
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DESCRIPTION

23       The size will be rounded-up to a power of 2.
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26Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                    KFIFO_ALLOC(9)
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