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| LOOKUP_ONE_LEN(9) | The Linux VFS | LOOKUP_ONE_LEN(9) |
NAME¶
lookup_one_len - filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component
SYNOPSIS¶
struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char * name, struct dentry * base, int len);
ARGUMENTS¶
name
pathname component to lookup
base
base directory to lookup from
len
maximum length len should be interpreted to
DESCRIPTION¶
Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and should not be called by generic code.
The caller must hold base->i_mutex.
COPYRIGHT¶
| January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |