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.TH UMAD_ALLOC 3 "May 21, 2007" "OpenIB" "OpenIB Programmer\'s Manual"
.SH "NAME"
umad_alloc \- allocate memory for umad buffers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
.B #include <infiniband/umad.h>
.sp
.BI "void * umad_alloc(int " "num" ", size_t " "size");
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B umad_alloc()
allocates memory for an array of
.I num\fR
umad buffers of
.I size
bytes\fR.
Note that
.I size\fR
should include the
.B umad_size()
plus the length (MAD_BLOCK_SIZE for normal MADs or the length returned from
.B umad_recv()
for RMPP MADs).
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.B umad_alloc()
returns NULL if out of memory.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR umad_free (3)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.TP
Hal Rosenstock <halr@voltaire.com>