---
name: "pmap_growkernel"
section: "9"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
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*⟩.