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| D_ALLOC(9) | The Linux VFS | D_ALLOC(9) |
NAME¶
d_alloc - allocate a dcache entry
SYNOPSIS¶
struct dentry * d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct dentry * parent
parent of entry to allocate
const struct qstr * name
qstr of the name
DESCRIPTION¶
Allocates a dentry. It returns NULL if there is insufficient memory available. On a success the dentry is returned. The name passed in is copied and the copy passed in may be reused after this call.
COPYRIGHT¶
| July 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |