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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. We use fs[ug]id for this, letting us set arbitrary permissions for filesystem access without changing the “normal” UIDs which are used for other things. When checking for MAY_APPEND, MAY_WRITE must also be set in mask.COPYRIGHT¶
January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |