umad_alloc (3) - Linux Manuals

umad_alloc: allocate memory for umad buffers

Command to display umad_alloc manual in Linux: $ man 3 umad_alloc

NAME

umad_alloc - allocate memory for umad buffers

SYNOPSIS

#include <infiniband/umad.h>

void * umad_alloc(int num, size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

umad_alloc() allocates memory for an array of num umad buffers of size bytes. Note that size should include the umad_size() plus the length (MAD_BLOCK_SIZE for normal MADs or the length returned from umad_recv() for RMPP MADs).

RETURN VALUE

umad_alloc() returns NULL if out of memory.

AUTHOR

Hal Rosenstock <halr [at] voltaire.com>