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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "D_ALLOC" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
d_alloc \- allocate a dcache entry
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ dentry\ *\ d_alloc('u
.BI "struct dentry * d_alloc(struct\ dentry\ *\ " "parent" ", const\ struct\ qstr\ *\ " "name" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIparent\fR
.RS 4
parent of entry to allocate
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
qstr of the name
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocates a dentry\&. It returns
\fBNULL\fR
if there is insufficient memory available\&. On a success the dentry is returned\&. The name passed in is copied and the copy passed in may be reused after this call\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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