1KFIFO_INIT(9)                     FIFO Buffer                    KFIFO_INIT(9)
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NAME

6       kfifo_init - allocates a new FIFO using a preallocated buffer
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SYNOPSIS

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

13       buffer
14           the preallocated buffer to be used.
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17           the size of the internal buffer, this have to be a power of 2.
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20           get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
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23           the lock to be used to protect the fifo buffer
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DESCRIPTION

26       Do NOT pass the kfifo to kfifo_free after use! Simply free the struct
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30Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                     KFIFO_INIT(9)
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