IDR_ALLOC(9) Basic Kernel Library Functions IDR_ALLOC(9)NAMEidr_alloc - allocate new idr entry
SYNOPSIS
int idr_alloc(struct idr * idr, void * ptr, int start, int end,
gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS
idr
the (initialized) idr
ptr
pointer to be associated with the new id
start
the minimum id (inclusive)
end
the maximum id (exclusive, <= 0 for max)
gfp_mask
memory allocation flags
DESCRIPTION
Allocate an id in [start, end) and associate it with ptr. If no ID is
available in the specified range, returns -ENOSPC. On memory allocation
failure, returns -ENOMEM.
Note that end is treated as max when <= 0. This is to always allow
using start + N as end as long as N is inside integer range.
The user is responsible for exclusively synchronizing all operations
which may modify idr. However, read-only accesses such as idr_find or
iteration can be performed under RCU read lock provided the user
destroys ptr in RCU-safe way after removal from idr.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 3.11 November 2013 IDR_ALLOC(9)
