kstrdup_const (9) - Linux Manuals

kstrdup_const: conditionally duplicate an existing const string

Command to display kstrdup_const manual in Linux: $ man 9 kstrdup_const

NAME

kstrdup_const - conditionally duplicate an existing const string

SYNOPSIS

const char * kstrdup_const(const char * s, gfp_t gfp);

ARGUMENTS

: the string to duplicate

gfp

: the GFP mask used in the kmalloc call when allocating memory

DESCRIPTION

Function returns source string if it is in .rodata section otherwise it fallbacks to kstrdup. Strings allocated by kstrdup_const should be freed by kfree_const.