/// <summary>
/// allocate memory. The memory is set to zero.
/// </summary>
public static Addr AllocateCleared(USize n, GFP flags)
{
var addr = Allocate(n, flags);
MemoryOperation.Clear(addr, n);
return(addr);
}
/// <summary>
/// allocate memory for an array. The memory is set to zero.
/// </summary>
public static Addr AllocateArrayCleared(USize elements, USize size, GFP flags)
{
var total = elements * size;
var addr = Allocate(total, flags);
MemoryOperation.Clear(addr, total);
return(addr);
}
/// <summary>
/// kmalloc is the normal method of allocating memory for objects smaller than page size in the kernel.
/// </summary>
public static Addr Allocate(USize n, GFP flags)
{
//if (VirtualPageManager.LockCount != 0)
//{
// Serial.Write(Serial.COM1, (byte)'~');
//}
// var sb = new StringBuffer();
// sb.Append("Alloc: Size: {0:X8}", (uint)n);
var addr = kmallocAllocator.malloc(n);
// sb.Append("Alloc: Addr: {0}", (uint)addr);
// sb.WriteTo(Devices.Serial1);
return(addr);
}
/// <summary>
/// allocate memory for an array.
/// </summary>
public static Addr AllocateArray(USize elements, USize size, GFP flags)
{
return(Allocate(elements * size, flags));
}
/// <summary>
/// kmalloc is the normal method of allocating memory for objects smaller than page size in the kernel.
/// </summary>
public unsafe static Addr Allocate(USize n, GFP flags)
{
return(kmallocAllocator.malloc(n));
}
