find_inode_number(9)
NAME
find_inode_number - check for dentry with name
SYNOPSIS
ino_t find_inode_number(struct dentry * dir, struct qstr * name);
ARGUMENTS
- dir
- directory to check
- name
- Name to find.
DESCRIPTION
Check whether a dentry already exists for the given name, and return
the inode number if it has an inode. Otherwise 0 is returned.
This routine is used to post-process directory listings for filesystems using synthetic inode numbers, and is necessary to keep getcwd working.