Allocates an mbuf structure from the mbuf buffer pool and attaches a page-sized cluster.
Item | Description |
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wait | Indicates the
action to be taken if there are no available mbuf structures.
Possible values are:
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type | Specifies a valid mbuf type from the /usr/include/sys/mbuf.h file. |
The m_getclust macro allocates an mbuf structure of the specified type. If the allocation succeeds, the m_getclust macro then attempts to attach a page-sized cluster to the structure.
If the buffer pool is empty and the wait parameter is set to M_WAIT, the m_getclust macro does not return until an mbuf structure is available.
The m_getclust macro can be called from either the process or interrupt environment.
The address of an allocated mbuf structure is returned on success. If the wait parameter is set to M_DONTWAIT and there are no free mbuf structures, the m_getclust macro returns a null value.