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.TH "LOOKUP_CREATE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
lookup_create \- lookup a dentry, creating it if it doesn't exist
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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struct dentry * lookup_create  (struct nameidata * \fInd\fB, int \fIis_dir\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fInd\fB\fR
nameidata info
.TP
\fB\fIis_dir\fB\fR
directory flag
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Simple function to lookup and return a dentry and create it
if it doesn't exist.  Is SMP-safe.
.PP
Returns with nd->dentry->d_inode->i_sem locked.