dget_dlock(9)

dget_dlock9

Get a reference to a dentry

Usage

struct dentry * dget_dlock(struct dentry * dentry);

Arguments

dentry

dentry to get a reference to

Overview

Given a dentry or NULL pointer increment the reference count if appropriate and return the dentry. A dentry will not be destroyed when it has references.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.