kmem_cache_init() will create generalized caches from where kmalloc() will allocate memory.<br><br>vfs_caches_init() will create specialized caches related to VFS, like, dentry, inode_cache, mnt_cache....<br><br>Regards,<br>
Prabhunath G<br>Linux Trainer<br>Bangalore<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:08 AM, ishare <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:june.tune.sea@gmail.com" target="_blank">june.tune.sea@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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the function kmem_cache_init() is allocating which area for whom to use ?<br>
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what is the difference comparing with vfs_caches_init() ?<br>
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thanks!<br>
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