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| DENTRY_UPDATE_NAME_C(9) | The Linux VFS | DENTRY_UPDATE_NAME_C(9) |
NAME¶
dentry_update_name_case - update case insensitive dentry with a new nameSYNOPSIS¶
void dentry_update_name_case(struct dentry * dentry, const struct qstr * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct dentry * dentrydentry to be updated
const struct qstr * name
new name
DESCRIPTION¶
Update a case insensitive dentry with new case of name.dentry must have been returned by d_lookup with name name. Old and new name lengths must match (ie. no d_compare which allows mismatched name lengths).
Parent inode i_mutex must be held over d_lookup and into this call (to keep renames and concurrent inserts, and readdir(2) away).
COPYRIGHT¶
| July 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |