kmalloc.h File Reference

Dynamic allocator for the kernel. More...

#include <kernel/types.h>

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Enumerations
enum	kmalloc_flags
	Feature flags passed to the kmalloc function family.

Functions
void *	kmalloc (size_t size, int flags)
	Allocate size bytes and return a pointer to the allocated memory. More...
void *	kcalloc (size_t nmemb, size_t size, int flags)
	Allocate nmemb members of size bytes and initialize its content to 0. More...
void	kfree (void *ptr)
	Free a pointer allocated through Kernel dynamic allocator.
void *	krealloc (void *ptr, size_t size, int flags)
	Change the size of the given memory block. More...
void *	krealloc_array (void *ptr, size_t nmemb, size_t size, int flags)
	Change the size of the given memory block. More...
void *	kmalloc_dma (size_t size)
	Allocate an addressable memory buffer suitable for DMA operations. More...
void	kfree_dma (void *dma_ptr)
	Free a buffer allocated through kmalloc_dma.

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