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KFREE(9)						    Memory Management in Linux							  KFREE(9)

NAME
       kfree - free previously allocated memory

SYNOPSIS
       void kfree(const void * objp);

ARGUMENTS
       objp
	   pointer returned by kmalloc.

DESCRIPTION
       If objp is NULL, no operation is performed.

       Don't free memory not originally allocated by kmalloc or you will run into trouble.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010								  KFREE(9)