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FILP_OPEN(9) The Linux VFS FILP_OPEN(9)

NAME

filp_open - open file and return file pointer

SYNOPSIS

struct file * filp_open(const char * filename, int flags, int mode);

ARGUMENTS

filename

path to open

flags

open flags as per the open(2) second argument

mode

mode for the new file if O_CREAT is set, else ignored

DESCRIPTION

This is the helper to open a file from kernelspace if you really have to. But in generally you should not do this, so please move along, nothing to see here..

COPYRIGHT

April 2023 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.