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.TH "KMEM_CACHE_ALLOC" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
kmem_cache_alloc \- Allocate an object
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void * kmem_cache_alloc  (kmem_cache_t * \fIcachep\fB, int \fIflags\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIcachep\fB\fR
The cache to allocate from.
.TP
\fB\fIflags\fB\fR
See \fBkmalloc\fR\&.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate an object from this cache.  The flags are only relevant
if the cache has no available objects.