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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/flex_array.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/flex_array.h | 67 |
1 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/flex_array.h b/include/linux/flex_array.h index b6efb0c64408..11366b3ff0b4 100644 --- a/include/linux/flex_array.h +++ b/include/linux/flex_array.h @@ -61,16 +61,83 @@ struct flex_array { FLEX_ARRAY_ELEMENTS_PER_PART(__element_size)); \ } +/** + * flex_array_alloc() - Creates a flexible array. + * @element_size: individual object size. + * @total: maximum number of objects which can be stored. + * @flags: GFP flags + * + * Return: Returns an object of structure flex_array. + */ struct flex_array *flex_array_alloc(int element_size, unsigned int total, gfp_t flags); + +/** + * flex_array_prealloc() - Ensures that memory for the elements indexed in the + * range defined by start and nr_elements has been allocated. + * @fa: array to allocate memory to. + * @start: start address + * @nr_elements: number of elements to be allocated. + * @flags: GFP flags + * + */ int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int start, unsigned int nr_elements, gfp_t flags); + +/** + * flex_array_free() - Removes all elements of a flexible array. + * @fa: array to be freed. + */ void flex_array_free(struct flex_array *fa); + +/** + * flex_array_free_parts() - Removes all elements of a flexible array, but + * leaves the array itself in place. + * @fa: array to be emptied. + */ void flex_array_free_parts(struct flex_array *fa); + +/** + * flex_array_put() - Stores data into a flexible array. + * @fa: array where element is to be stored. + * @element_nr: position to copy, must be less than the maximum specified when + * the array was created. + * @src: data source to be copied into the array. + * @flags: GFP flags + * + * Return: Returns zero on success, a negative error code otherwise. + */ int flex_array_put(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr, void *src, gfp_t flags); + +/** + * flex_array_clear() - Clears an individual element in the array, sets the + * given element to FLEX_ARRAY_FREE. + * @element_nr: element position to clear. + * @fa: array to which element to be cleared belongs. + * + * Return: Returns zero on success, -EINVAL otherwise. + */ int flex_array_clear(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr); + +/** + * flex_array_get() - Retrieves data into a flexible array. + * + * @element_nr: Element position to retrieve data from. + * @fa: array from which data is to be retrieved. + * + * Return: Returns a pointer to the data element, or NULL if that + * particular element has never been allocated. + */ void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr); + +/** + * flex_array_shrink() - Reduces the allocated size of an array. + * @fa: array to shrink. + * + * Return: Returns number of pages of memory actually freed. + * + */ int flex_array_shrink(struct flex_array *fa); #define flex_array_put_ptr(fa, nr, src, gfp) \ |