1D_BACKING_INODE(9)               The Linux VFS              D_BACKING_INODE(9)
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NAME

6       d_backing_inode - Get upper or lower inode we should be using
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct inode * d_backing_inode(const struct dentry * upper);
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ARGUMENTS

12       upper
13           The upper layer
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DESCRIPTION

16       This is the helper that should be used to get at the inode that will be
17       used if this dentry were to be opened as a file. The inode may be on
18       the upper dentry or it may be on a lower dentry pinned by the upper.
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20       Normal filesystems should not use this to access their own inodes.
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23Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                D_BACKING_INODE(9)
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