Name
lookup_one_len —
filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component
Synopsis
struct dentry * fsfunclookup_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.