KFIFO_ALLOC(9)                             FIFO Buffer                             KFIFO_ALLOC(9)



NAME
       kfifo_alloc - dynamically allocates a new fifo buffer

SYNOPSIS
       kfifo_alloc(fifo, size, gfp_mask);

ARGUMENTS
       fifo
           pointer to the fifo

       size
           the number of elements in the fifo, this must be a power of 2

       gfp_mask
           get_free_pages mask, passed to kmalloc

DESCRIPTION
       This macro dynamically allocates a new fifo buffer.

       The numer of elements will be rounded-up to a power of 2. The fifo will be release with
       kfifo_free. Return 0 if no error, otherwise an error code.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                            KFIFO_ALLOC(9)