1DEBUGFS_CREATE_U8(9) The debugfs filesystem DEBUGFS_CREATE_U8(9)
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6 debugfs_create_u8 - create a debugfs file that is used to read and
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10 struct dentry * debugfs_create_u8(const char * name, mode_t mode,
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21 a pointer to the parent dentry for this file. This should be a
22 directory dentry if set. If this parameter is NULL, then the file
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26 a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
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30 This function creates a file in debugfs with the given name that
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34 This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
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45Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. June 2019 DEBUGFS_CREATE_U8(9)