_devfs_find_entry

Section: Kernel Hacker's Manual (9)
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NAME

_devfs_find_entry - Find a devfs entry.  

SYNOPSIS

struct devfs_entry * _devfs_find_entry (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name, unsigned int major, unsigned int minor, char type, int traverse_symlink);  

ARGUMENTS

dir

 The handle to the parent devfs directory entry. If this is NULL the name is relative to the root of the devfs.
name

 The name of the entry. This may be NULL.
major

 The major number. This is used if lookup by name fails.
minor

 The minor number. This is used if lookup by name fails.
type

 The type of special file to search for. This may be either DEVFS_SPECIAL_CHR or DEVFS_SPECIAL_BLK.
traverse_symlink

 If TRUE then symbolic links are traversed.
 

NOTE


 If major and minor are both 0, searching by major and minor numbers is disabled.  

DESCRIPTION

Returns the devfs_entry pointer on success, else NULL. An implicit devfs_get is performed.


 

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