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

6       lookup_create - lookup a dentry, creating it if it doesn't exist
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct dentry * lookup_create(struct nameidata * nd, int is_dir);
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ARGUMENTS

12       nd
13           nameidata info
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DESCRIPTION

19       Simple function to lookup and return a dentry and create it if it
20       doesn't exist. Is SMP-safe.
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22       Returns with nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.
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25Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                LOOKUP_CREATE(9)
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