Name
find_inode_number —
check for dentry with name
Synopsis
ino_t find_inode_number ( | struct dentry * | dir, |
| | struct qstr * | name); |
Arguments
dir
directory to check
name
Name to find.
Description
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.