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)