Name

ida_get_new_above — allocate new ID above or equal to a start id

Synopsis

int ida_get_new_above (struct ida * ida,
 int starting_id,
 int * p_id);
 

Arguments

ida

ida handle

starting_id

id to start search at

p_id

pointer to the allocated handle

Description

Allocate new ID above or equal to starting_id. It should be called with any required locks.

If memory is required, it will return -EAGAIN, you should unlock and go back to the ida_pre_get call. If the ida is full, it will return -ENOSPC.

p_id returns a value in the range starting_id ... 0x7fffffff.