d_exact_alias (9) Linux Manual Page
d_exact_alias – find and hash an exact unhashed alias
Synopsis
struct dentry *d_exact_alias(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode);Arguments
entry
-
- dentry to add
inode
- The inode to go with this dentry
Description
If an unhashed dentry with the same name/parent and desired inode already exists, hash and return it. Otherwise, return NULL.
Parent directory should be locked.