+ return file;
+
+err_dput:
+ path_put(&path);
+err_module:
+ module_put(fops->owner);
+ return ERR_PTR(error);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
+
+/**
+ * anon_inode_getfd - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an
+ * anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class"
+ * of the file
+ *
+ * @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file
+ * @fops: [in] file operations for the new file
+ * @priv: [in] private data for the new file (will be file's private_data)
+ * @flags: [in] flags
+ *
+ * Creates a new file by hooking it on a single inode. This is useful for files
+ * that do not need to have a full-fledged inode in order to operate correctly.
+ * All the files created with anon_inode_getfd() will share a single inode,
+ * hence saving memory and avoiding code duplication for the file/inode/dentry
+ * setup. Returns new descriptor or an error code.
+ */
+int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
+ void *priv, int flags)
+{
+ int error, fd;
+ struct file *file;
+
+ error = get_unused_fd_flags(flags);
+ if (error < 0)
+ return error;
+ fd = error;
+
+ file = anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags);
+ if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+ error = PTR_ERR(file);
+ goto err_put_unused_fd;
+ }