---
title: Create
framework: networkingdriverkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Static Method
path: networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/create
---

# Create

Creates a new packet buffer pool object and allocates space for the specified number of packets.

## Declaration

```occ
static kern_return_t Create(OSObject *poolOwner, const char name[1024], uint32_t packetCount, uint32_t bufferCount, uint32_t bufferSize, IOUserNetworkPacketBufferPool **pool);
```

## Parameters

- `poolOwner`: The object that owns the packet buffer pool. Typically, you specify your custom doc://com.apple.networkingdriverkit/documentation/NetworkingDriverKit/IOUserNetworkEthernet object as the owner of a pool, but you may choose a different object.
- `name`: The name to assign to the pool.
- `packetCount`: The number of packets to support in the pool.
- `bufferCount`: The number of buffers to create to store the packet data. Specify a value that is the same size or larger than the value in packetCount.
- `bufferSize`: The number of bytes in each packet buffer.
- `pool`: On return, the newly allocated packet buffer pool, or NULL if an error occurred.

## Return Value

Return Value kIOReturnSuccess if the method created the pool successfully.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to create a new packet buffer pool object for your driver, and use that pool when creating the submission and completion queues you use to manage packets. This method allocates a contiguous block of wired memory to store the specified number of packets.

## See Also

### Creating a Buffer Pool

- [init](networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/init.md)
- [free](networkingdriverkit/iousernetworkpacketbufferpool/free.md)