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IDA_GET_NEW_ABOVE(9)					  Basic Kernel Library Functions				      IDA_GET_NEW_ABOVE(9)

NAME
       ida_get_new_above - allocate new ID above or equal to a start id

SYNOPSIS
       int ida_get_new_above(struct ida * ida, int starting_id, int * p_id);

ARGUMENTS
       ida
	   ida handle

       starting_id
	   id to start search at

       p_id
	   pointer to the allocated handle

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate new ID above or equal to starting_id. It should be called with any required locks.

       If memory is required, it will return -EAGAIN, you should unlock and go back to the ida_pre_get call. If the ida is full, it will return
       -ENOSPC.

       p_id returns a value in the range starting_id ...  0x7fffffff.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						      IDA_GET_NEW_ABOVE(9)