1D_INSTANTIATE(9) The Linux VFS D_INSTANTIATE(9)
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6 d_instantiate - fill in inode information for a dentry
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9 void d_instantiate(struct dentry * entry, struct inode * inode);
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13 dentry to complete
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19 Fill in inode information in the entry.
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21 This turns negative dentries into productive full members of society.
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23 NOTE! This assumes that the inode count has been incremented (or
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28Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. June 2019 D_INSTANTIATE(9)