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NEW_INODE(9)							   The Linux VFS						      NEW_INODE(9)

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_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

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							      NEW_INODE(9)