new_inode (9) Linux Manual Page
new_inode – obtain an inode
Synopsis
struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb);Arguments
sb
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- superblock
Description
Allocates a new inode for given superblock. The default gfp_mask for allocations related to inode->i_mapping is GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE. 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