SYNOPSIS

In sys/param.h In sys/vnode.h In sys/namei.h Ft int Fn VOP_CREATE struct vnode *dvp struct vnode **vpp struct componentname *cnp struct vattr *vap Ft int Fn VOP_MKNOD struct vnode *dvp struct vnode **vpp struct componentname *cnp struct vattr *vap Ft int Fn VOP_MKDIR struct vnode *dvp struct vnode **vpp struct componentname *cnp struct vattr *vap Ft int Fn 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:

Fa dvp

The locked vnode of the directory.

Fa vpp

The address of a variable where the resulting locked vnode should be stored.

Fa cnp

The pathname component created.

Fa vap

The attributes that the new object should be created with.

Fa target

The pathname of the target of the symlink.

These entry points are called after VOP_LOOKUP9 when an object is being created.

LOCKS

The directory, Fa 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 Fa *vpp and zero is returned. Otherwise, an appropriate error is returned.

HISTORY

The function appeared in BSD 4.3

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Doug Rabson .