Module allocator

Allocator support.

Documentation for the kernel’s memory allocators can found in the “Memory Allocation Guide” linked below. For instance, this includes the concept of “get free page” (GFP) flags and the typical application of the different kernel allocators.

Reference: https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/memory-allocation.html

Structs

KVmalloc

The kvmalloc kernel allocator.

Kmalloc

The contiguous kernel allocator.

Vmalloc

The virtually contiguous kernel allocator.