d_backing_dentry (9) - Linux Manuals

d_backing_dentry: Get upper or lower dentry we should be using

Command to display d_backing_dentry manual in Linux: $ man 9 d_backing_dentry

NAME

d_backing_dentry - Get upper or lower dentry we should be using

SYNOPSIS

struct dentry * d_backing_dentry(struct dentry * upper);

ARGUMENTS

upper

: The upper layer

DESCRIPTION

This is the helper that should be used to get the dentry of the inode that will be used if this dentry were opened as a file. It may be the upper dentry or it may be a lower dentry pinned by the upper.

Normal filesystems should not use this to access their own dentries.