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| __INODE_PERMISSION(9) | The Linux VFS | __INODE_PERMISSION(9) |
NAME¶
__inode_permission - Check for access rights to a given inode
SYNOPSIS¶
int __inode_permission(struct inode * inode, int mask);
ARGUMENTS¶
inode
Inode to check permission on
mask
Right to check for (MAY_READ, MAY_WRITE,
MAY_EXEC)
DESCRIPTION¶
Check for read/write/execute permissions on an inode.
When checking for MAY_APPEND, MAY_WRITE must also be set in mask.
This does not check for a read-only file system. You probably want inode_permission.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 |