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.TH "D_ALLOC" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
d_alloc \- allocate a dcache entry
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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struct dentry * d_alloc  (struct dentry * \fIparent\fB, const struct qstr * \fIname\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIparent\fB\fR
parent of entry to allocate
.TP
\fB\fIname\fB\fR
qstr of the name
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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.