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NAME

VOP_CREATE, VOP_MKNOD, VOP_MKDIR, VOP_SYMLINK - create a file, socket, fifo, device, directory or symlink

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Locks
Return Values
Pseudocode
Errors
See Also
History
Authors

SYNOPSIS


.In sys/param.h
.In sys/vnode.h
.In sys/namei.h int VOP_CREATE "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode **vpp" "struct componentname *cnp" "struct vattr *vap" int VOP_MKNOD "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode **vpp" "struct componentname *cnp" "struct vattr *vap" int VOP_MKDIR "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode **vpp" "struct componentname *cnp" "struct vattr *vap" int VOP_SYMLINK "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode **vpp" "struct componentname *cnp" "struct vattr *vap" "char *target"

DESCRIPTION

These entry points create a new file, socket, fifo, device, directory or symlink in a given directory.

The arguments are:

dvp The locked vnode of the directory.
vpp The address of a variable where the resulting locked vnode should be stored.
cnp The pathname component created.
vap The attributes that the new object should be created with.
target
The pathname of the target of the symlink.

These entry points are called after VOP_LOOKUP(9) when an object is being created.

LOCKS

The directory, dvp will be locked on entry and must remain locked on return. If the call is successful, the new object will be returned locked.

RETURN VALUES

If successful, the vnode for the new object is placed in *vpp and zero is returned. Otherwise, an appropriate error is returned.

PSEUDOCODE


int
vop_create(struct vnode *dvp,
struct vnode **vpp,
struct componentname *cnp
struct vattr *vap)
{
int mode = MAKEIMODE(vap->va_type, vap->va_mode);
struct vnode *vp;
int error;


*vpp = NULL;
if ((mode & IFMT) == 0)
mode |= IFREG;


error = SOMEFS_VALLOC(dvp, mode, cnp->cn_cred, &vp);
if (error)
return error;


/*
* Update the permissions for the new vnode, including
* copying the group from the directory.
*/
...;


#ifdef QUOTA
/*
* Possibly check quota information.
*/
...;
#endif


/*
* Enter new vnode in directory, taking care that the vnode
* hits the disk before the directory contents are changed.
*/
error = ...;


if (error)
goto bad;


*vpp = vp;


return 0;


bad:
/*
* Write error occurred trying to update the inode
* or the directory so must deallocate the inode.
*/
vput(vp);


/*
* Deallocate file system resources for vp.
*/
...;


return error;
}

ERRORS

[ENOSPC]
The file system is full.
[EDQUOT]
The user’s file system space or inode quota would be exceeded.

SEE ALSO

vnode(9), VOP_LOOKUP(9)

HISTORY

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