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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Device drivers infrastructure
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "SYNC_FILE_CREATE" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Device drivers infrastructure"
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.SH "NAME"
sync_file_create \- creates a sync file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ sync_file\ *\ sync_file_create('u
.BI "struct sync_file * sync_file_create(struct\ fence\ *\ " "fence" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfence\fR
.RS 4
fence to add to the sync_fence
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Creates a sync_file containg
\fIfence\fR\&. Once this is called, the sync_file takes ownership of
\fIfence\fR\&. The sync_file can be released with fput(sync_file\->file)\&. Returns the sync_file or NULL in case of error\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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