lookup_one_len(9)
NAME
lookup_one_len - filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component
SYNOPSIS
struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char * name, struct dentry * base,
int len);
ARGUMENTS
- name
- pathname component to lookup
- base
- base directory to lookup from
- len
- maximum length len should be interpreted to
DESCRIPTION
Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and
should not be called by generic code. Also note that by using this
function the nameidata argument is passed to the filesystem methods and
a filesystem using this helper needs to be prepared for that.