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| KSTRDUP_CONST(9) | Memory Management in Linux | KSTRDUP_CONST(9) |
NAME¶
kstrdup_const - conditionally duplicate an existing const string
SYNOPSIS¶
const char * kstrdup_const(const char * s, gfp_t gfp);
ARGUMENTS¶
const char * s
the string to duplicate
gfp_t gfp
the GFP mask used in the kmalloc call when
allocating memory
DESCRIPTION¶
Function returns source string if it is in .rodata section otherwise it fallbacks to kstrdup. Strings allocated by kstrdup_const should be freed by kfree_const.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |