NAME

getnewvnode — get a new vnode

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>

int
getnewvnode(const char *tag, struct mount *mp, struct vop_vector *vops, struct vnode **vpp);

DESCRIPTION

The getnewvnode() function initializes a new vnode, assigning it the vnode operations passed in vops.

The arguments to getnewvnode() are:

tag

The file system type string. This field should only be referenced for debugging or for userland utilities.

mp

The mount point to add the new vnode to.

vops

The vnode operations to assign to the new vnode.

vpp

Points to the new vnode upon successful completion.

RETURN VALUES

getnewvnode() returns 0 on success.

BUGS

It never returns an error, instead either succeeds or blocks indefinitely.

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>.