---
name: "pmap_growkernel"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmap_growkernel"
---

# pmap\_growkernel(9)

grow the kernel virtual address (KVA) space

## NAME

**pmap\_growkernel** – grow the kernel virtual address (KVA) space

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<vm/vm.h\>**

**#include \<vm/pmap.h\>**

*void*\

**pmap\_growkernel**(*vm\_offset\_t addr*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **pmap\_growkernel**() function grows the kernel virtual address space to the virtual address *addr*.

It will allocate more page entries if required.

## SEE ALSO

[pmap(9)](/pmap/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson ⟨bms@spc.org⟩.