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

6       kfifo_alloc - dynamically allocates a new fifo buffer
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SYNOPSIS

9       kfifo_alloc(fifo, size, gfp_mask);
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ARGUMENTS

12       fifo
13           pointer to the fifo
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15       size
16           the number of elements in the fifo, this must be a power of 2
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19           get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
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DESCRIPTION

22       This macro dynamically allocates a new fifo buffer.
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24       The numer of elements will be rounded-up to a power of 2. The fifo will
25       be release with kfifo_free. Return 0 if no error, otherwise an error
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29Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                    KFIFO_ALLOC(9)
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