hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd, hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd_for_size - Obtain a file descriptor for a new unlinked file
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Description
These functions return an open file descriptor for a unique, newly-created file in a hugetlbfs
filesystem. To avoid leaking hugepages, the file is unlinked automatically before the function returns.
For hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd, the default huge page size is used (see gethugepagesize(3)). For
hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd_for_size, a valid huge page size must be specified (see gethugepagesizes(3)).
Name
hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd, hugetlbfs_unlinked_fd_for_size - Obtain a file descriptor for a new unlinked file
in hugetlbfs
Return Value
On success, a valid open file descriptor is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno may be set
appropriately.
See Also
gethugepagesize(3),gethugepagesizes(3),mkstemp(3),libhugetlbfs(7)
Synopsis
#include<hugetlbfs.h>inthugetlbfs_unlinked_fd(void);inthugetlbfs_unlinked_fd_for_size(longpage_size);
