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IPC_ALLOC(9)						       Kernel IPC facilities						      IPC_ALLOC(9)

NAME
       ipc_alloc - allocate ipc space

SYNOPSIS
       void * ipc_alloc(int size);

ARGUMENTS
       size
	   size desired

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate memory from the appropriate pools and return a pointer to it. NULL is returned if the allocation fails

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							      IPC_ALLOC(9)