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FIND_INODE_NUMBER(9) | The Linux VFS | FIND_INODE_NUMBER(9) |
NAME¶
find_inode_number - check for dentry with nameSYNOPSIS¶
ino_t
find_inode_number(struct dentry * dir,
struct qstr * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
dirdirectory to check
name
Name to find.
DESCRIPTION¶
Check whether a dentry already exists for the given name, and return the inode number if it has an inode. Otherwise 0 is returned. This routine is used to post-process directory listings for filesystems using synthetic inode numbers, and is necessary to keep getcwd working.COPYRIGHT¶
March 2016 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2. |