Name

new_inode — obtain an inode

Synopsis

struct inode * new_inode (struct super_block *  sb);

Arguments

sb

superblock

Description

Allocates a new inode for given superblock. The default gfp_mask for allocations related to inode->i_mapping is GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE. If HIGHMEM pages are unsuitable or it is known that pages allocated for the page cache are not reclaimable or migratable, mapping_set_gfp_mask must be called with suitable flags on the newly created inode's mapping