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D_INSTANTIATE(9) | The Linux VFS | D_INSTANTIATE(9) |
NAME¶
d_instantiate - fill in inode information for a dentry
SYNOPSIS¶
void d_instantiate(struct dentry * entry, struct inode * inode);
ARGUMENTS¶
entry
dentry to complete
inode
inode to attach to this dentry
DESCRIPTION¶
Fill in inode information in the entry.
This turns negative dentries into productive full members of society.
NOTE! This assumes that the inode count has been incremented (or otherwise set) by the caller to indicate that it is now in use by the dcache.
COPYRIGHT¶
May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |