SYNOPSIS

ino_t find_inode_number(struct dentry * dir, struct qstr * name);

ARGUMENTS

dir

directory to check

name

Name to find.

DESCRIPTION

Check whether a dentry already exists for the given name, and return the inode number if it has an inode. Otherwise 0 is returned.

This routine is used to post-process directory listings for filesystems using synthetic inode numbers, and is necessary to keep getcwd working.

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