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| __INODE_PERMISSION(9) | The Linux VFS | __INODE_PERMISSION(9) |
NAME¶
__inode_permission - Check for access rights to a given inodeSYNOPSIS¶
int
__inode_permission(struct inode * inode,
int mask);
ARGUMENTS¶
inodeInode to check permission on
mask
Right to check for (MAY_READ, MAY_WRITE,
MAY_EXEC)
DESCRIPTION¶
Check for read/write/execute permissions on an inode. When checking for MAY_APPEND, MAY_WRITE must also be set in mask. This does not check for a read-only file system. You probably want inode_permission.COPYRIGHT¶
| January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |