D_FIND_ALIAS

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME

d_find_alias - grab a hashed alias of inode  

SYNOPSIS

struct dentry * d_find_alias (struct inode * inode);  

ARGUMENTS

inode
inode in question
 

DESCRIPTION

If inode has a hashed alias - acquire the reference to alias and return it. Otherwise return NULL. Notice that if inode is a directory there can be only one alias and it can be unhashed only if it has no children.

If the inode has a DCACHE_DISCONNECTED alias, then prefer any other hashed alias over that one.  

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