KFIFO_INIT(9) FIFO Buffer KFIFO_INIT(9)NAMEkfifo_init - allocates a new FIFO using a preallocated buffer
SYNOPSIS
struct kfifo * kfifo_init(unsigned char * buffer, unsigned int size,
gfp_t gfp_mask, spinlock_t * lock);
ARGUMENTS
buffer
the preallocated buffer to be used.
size
the size of the internal buffer, this have to be a power of 2.
gfp_mask
get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc
lock
the lock to be used to protect the fifo buffer
DESCRIPTION
Do NOT pass the kfifo to kfifo_free after use! Simply free the struct
kfifo with kfree.
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