KSTRDUP_CONST(9)                    Memory Management in Linux                   KSTRDUP_CONST(9)



NAME
       kstrdup_const - conditionally duplicate an existing const string

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

ARGUMENTS
       s
           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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                          KSTRDUP_CONST(9)