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VFREE(9)						    Memory Management in Linux							  VFREE(9)

NAME
       vfree - release memory allocated by vmalloc

SYNOPSIS
       void vfree(const void * addr);

ARGUMENTS
       addr
	   memory base address

DESCRIPTION
       Free the virtually continuous memory area starting at addr, as obtained from vmalloc, vmalloc_32 or __vmalloc. If addr is NULL, no
       operation is performed.

       Must not be called in interrupt context.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010								  VFREE(9)