kmem_cache_alloc (9) Linux Manual Page
kmem_cache_alloc – Allocate an object
Synopsis
void *kmem_cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags);Arguments
cachep
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- The cache to allocate from.
flags
- See kmalloc.
Description
Allocate an object from this cache. The flags are only relevant if the cache has no available objects.