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diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
index de3eaad5a1..16f2dde464 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
%% Specialized
-export([ipread_s32bu_p32bu/3]).
%% Generic file contents.
--export([open/2, close/1, advise/4,
+-export([open/2, close/1, advise/4, allocate/3,
read/2, write/2,
pread/2, pread/3, pwrite/2, pwrite/3,
read_line/1,
@@ -490,6 +490,18 @@ advise(#file_descriptor{module = Module} = Handle, Offset, Length, Advise) ->
advise(_, _, _, _) ->
{error, badarg}.
+-spec allocate(File, Offset, Length) ->
+ 'ok' | {'error', posix()} when
+ File :: io_device(),
+ Offset :: non_neg_integer(),
+ Length :: non_neg_integer().
+
+allocate(File, Offset, Length) when is_pid(File) ->
+ R = file_request(File, {allocate, Offset, Length}),
+ wait_file_reply(File, R);
+allocate(#file_descriptor{module = Module} = Handle, Offset, Length) ->
+ Module:allocate(Handle, Offset, Length).
+
-spec read(IoDevice, Number) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, Reason} when
IoDevice :: io_device() | atom(),
Number :: non_neg_integer(),