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| D_BACKING_INODE(9) | The Linux VFS | D_BACKING_INODE(9) |
NAME¶
d_backing_inode - Get upper or lower inode we should be usingSYNOPSIS¶
struct inode * d_backing_inode(const struct dentry * upper);
ARGUMENTS¶
const struct dentry * upperThe upper layer
DESCRIPTION¶
This is the helper that should be used to get at the inode that will be used if this dentry were to be opened as a file. The inode may be on the upper dentry or it may be on a lower dentry pinned by the upper.Normal filesystems should not use this to access their own inodes.
COPYRIGHT¶
| September 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |