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.
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
Bq Er ENOSPC
The file system is full.
Bq Er EDQUOT
The user's file system space or inode quota would be exceeded.