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KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC(9)					    Memory Management in Linux					       KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC(9)

NAME
       kmem_cache_alloc - Allocate an object

SYNOPSIS
       void * kmem_cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache * cachep, gfp_t flags);

ARGUMENTS
       cachep
	   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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						       KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC(9)