1VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9) The Linux VFS VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9)
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6 vfs_path_lookup - lookup a file path relative to a dentry-vfsmount pair
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9 int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry * dentry, struct vfsmount * mnt,
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30Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2011 VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9)