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>kmalloc&nbsp;--&nbsp;      allocate memory
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>void * <TT
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>      how many bytes of memory are required.
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>      the type of memory to allocate.
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>   kmalloc is the normal method of allocating memory
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>&#13;   <TT
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> - Allocate memory on behalf of user.  May sleep.
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>&#13;   <TT
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>GFP_KERNEL</TT
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>&#13;   <TT
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>&#13;   Additionally, the <TT
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   must be suitable for DMA.  This can mean different things on different
   platforms.  For example, on i386, it means that the memory must come
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