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* mempool_init - initialize a memory pool
* @pool: pointer to the memory pool that should be initialized
* @min_nr: the minimum number of elements guaranteed to be
* allocated for this pool.
* @alloc_fn: user-defined element-allocation function.
* @free_fn: user-defined element-freeing function.
* @pool_data: optional private data available to the user-defined functions.
*
* Like mempool_create(), but initializes the pool in (i.e. embedded in another
* structure).
*
* Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
*/
int mempool_init(mempool_t *pool, int min_nr, mempool_alloc_t *alloc_fn,
mempool_free_t *free_fn, void *pool_data)
{
return mempool_init_node(pool, min_nr, alloc_fn, free_fn,
pool_data, GFP_KERNEL, NUMA_NO_NODE);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mempool_init);
* allocated for this pool.
* @alloc_fn: user-defined element-allocation function.
* @free_fn: user-defined element-freeing function.
* @pool_data: optional private data available to the user-defined functions.
*
* this function creates and allocates a guaranteed size, preallocated
* memory pool. The pool can be used from the mempool_alloc() and mempool_free()
* functions. This function might sleep. Both the alloc_fn() and the free_fn()
* functions might sleep - as long as the mempool_alloc() function is not called
* from IRQ contexts.
*
* Return: pointer to the created memory pool object or %NULL on error.
*/
mempool_t *mempool_create(int min_nr, mempool_alloc_t *alloc_fn,
mempool_free_t *free_fn, void *pool_data)
{
return mempool_create_node(min_nr,alloc_fn,free_fn, pool_data,
GFP_KERNEL, NUMA_NO_NODE);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mempool_create);
mempool_t *mempool_create_node(int min_nr, mempool_alloc_t *alloc_fn,
* allocated for this pool.
*
* This function shrinks/grows the pool. In the case of growing,
* it cannot be guaranteed that the pool will be grown to the new
* size immediately, but new mempool_free() calls will refill it.
* This function may sleep.
*
* Note, the caller must guarantee that no mempool_destroy is called
* while this function is running. mempool_alloc() & mempool_free()
* might be called (eg. from IRQ contexts) while this function executes.
*
* Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
*/
int mempool_resize(mempool_t *pool, int new_min_nr)
{
void *element;
void **new_elements;
unsigned long flags;
BUG_ON(new_min_nr <= 0);
might_sleep();
* mempool_alloc - allocate an element from a specific memory pool
* @pool: pointer to the memory pool which was allocated via
* mempool_create().
* @gfp_mask: the usual allocation bitmask.
*
* this function only sleeps if the alloc_fn() function sleeps or
* returns NULL. Note that due to preallocation, this function
* *never* fails when called from process contexts. (it might
* fail if called from an IRQ context.)
* Note: using __GFP_ZERO is not supported.
*
* Return: pointer to the allocated element or %NULL on error.
*/
void *mempool_alloc(mempool_t *pool, gfp_t gfp_mask)
{
void *element;
unsigned long flags;
wait_queue_entry_t wait;
gfp_t gfp_temp;
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(gfp_mask & __GFP_ZERO);
might_sleep_if(gfp_mask & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM);