VOP_READLINK9
Read the target of a symbolic link
Usage
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
int
VOP_READLINK(struct vnode *vp, struct uio *uio, struct ucred *cred);
Overview
This reads the target pathname of a symbolic link
- vp
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The vnode of the symlink.
- uio
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The location of the data to be read or written.
- cred
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The credentials of the caller.
Locks
The vnode should be locked on entry and will still be locked on exit.
Return values
Zero is returned on success, otherwise an error code is returned.
Errors
- [EIO]
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A read error occurred while reading the contents of the symlink.
- [EINTEGRITY]
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Corrupted data was detected while reading the contents of the symlink.
Releases
83 releases since FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE; the text changed 41 times.