find_inode_number9
Check for dentry with name
Usage
ino_t find_inode_number(struct dentry * dir, struct qstr * name);
Arguments
dir
directory to check
name
Name to find.
Overview
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.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.