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I am adding system call to Linux kernel 6.22.
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#incldue <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/lists.h>
#include <asm-i386/uaccess.h>
asmlinkage long sys_mypstree(char* buffer2copy){
char* buffer = (char*)vmalloc(sizeof(buffer2copy));
...
}
Then when i make the kernel.It shows the warning:implicit declaration of function 'vmalloc'.So,what am i gonna do now?

You should definitely:
#include <linux/vmalloc.h> as it will fix your warning.

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