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

6       d_add_ci - lookup or allocate new dentry with case-exact name
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct dentry * d_add_ci(struct dentry * dentry, struct inode * inode,
10                                struct qstr * name);
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ARGUMENTS

13       dentry
14           the negative dentry that was passed to the parent's lookup func
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16       inode
17           the inode case-insensitive lookup has found
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19       name
20           the case-exact name to be associated with the returned dentry
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DESCRIPTION

23       This is to avoid filling the dcache with case-insensitive names to the
24       same inode, only the actual correct case is stored in the dcache for
25       case-insensitive filesystems.
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27       For a case-insensitive lookup match and if the the case-exact dentry
28       already exists in in the dcache, use it and return it.
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30       If no entry exists with the exact case name, allocate new dentry with
31       the exact case, and return the spliced entry.
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34Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                     D_ADD_CI(9)
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