Hi All, I am bit confused with the use of iget_locked() and new_inode(). I am implementing mknod operations, which function should I use to allocate a new inode? Do I need to ensure each inode allocated has state I_NEW? When should I use new_inode() and when to use iget_locked()? Please advise? Thanks and Regards, Prasad -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs