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.\" $NetBSD: kmem_zalloc.9,v 1.3 2006/07/14 15:49:58 yamt Exp $
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.Dd June 25, 2006
.Dt KMEM_ZALLOC 9
.Os
.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh NAME
.Nm kmem_zalloc
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.Nd allocate zero-initialized kernel wired memory
.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/kmem.h
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.Ft void *
.Fn kmem_zalloc \
"size_t size" "km_flag_t kmflags"
.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Fn kmem_zalloc
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is the equivalent of
.Fn kmem_alloc ,
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except that it initializes the memory to zero.
.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr intro 9 ,
.Xr kmem_alloc 9 ,
.Xr kmem_free 9
.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
.Sh CAVEATS
.Fn kmem_zalloc
can not be used from interrupt context.