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LOOKUP_CREATE(9) The Linux VFS LOOKUP_CREATE(9)

NAME

lookup_create - lookup a dentry, creating it if it doesn´t exist

SYNOPSIS

struct dentry * lookup_create(struct nameidata * nd, int is_dir);

ARGUMENTS

nd

nameidata info

is_dir

directory flag

DESCRIPTION

Simple function to lookup and return a dentry and create it if it doesn´t exist. Is SMP-safe.

Returns with nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.

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April 2023 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.