---
name: "__krealloc"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/__krealloc"
---

# \_\_krealloc(9)

like krealloc but don't free p.

## NAME

\_\_krealloc - like **krealloc** but don't free *p*.

## SYNOPSIS

**void \* \_\_krealloc(const void \*** *p***, size\_t** *new\_size***, gfp\_t** *flags***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*p*

object to reallocate memory for.

*new\_size*

how many bytes of memory are required.

*flags*

the type of memory to allocate.

## DESCRIPTION

This function is like **krealloc** except it never frees the originally allocated buffer. Use this if you don't want to free the buffer immediately like, for example, with RCU.

## COPYRIGHT