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 * net/iob/iob_alloc.c
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 * Included Files
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#include <nuttx/config.h>

#include <nuttx/arch.h>
#include <nuttx/net/iob.h>

#include "iob.h"

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 * Pre-processor Definitions
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 * Private Types
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 * Private Data
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 * Public Data
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 * Public Functions
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/****************************************************************************
 * Name: iob_alloc
 *
 * Description:
 *   Allocate an I/O buffer by taking the buffer at the head of the free list.
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

FAR struct iob_s *iob_alloc(void)
{
  FAR struct iob_s *iob;
  irqstate_t flags;

  /* We don't know what context we are called from so we use extreme measures
   * to protect the free list:  We disable interrupts very briefly.
   */

  flags = irqsave();
  iob   = g_iob_freelist;
  if (iob)
    {
      /* Remove the I/O buffer from the free list */

      g_iob_freelist = iob->io_flink;
      irqrestore(flags);

      /* Put the I/O buffer in a known state */

      iob->io_flink  = NULL; /* Not in a chain */
      iob->io_len    = 0;    /* Length of the data in the entry */
      iob->io_offset = 0;    /* Offset to the beginning of data */
      iob->io_pktlen = 0;    /* Total length of the packet */
      return iob;
    }

  irqrestore(flags);
  return NULL;
}