D_LOOKUP(9) - phpMan
D_LOOKUP(9) The Linux VFS D_LOOKUP(9)
NAME
d_lookup - search for a dentry
SYNOPSIS
struct dentry * d_lookup(const struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr * name);
ARGUMENTS
parent
parent dentry
name
qstr of name we wish to find
RETURN
dentry, or NULL
d_lookup searches the children of the parent dentry for the name in question. If the
dentry is found its reference count is incremented and the dentry is returned. The caller
must use dput to free the entry when it has finished using it. NULL is returned if the
dentry does not exist.
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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. January 2017 D_LOOKUP(9)
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