there is a member *i_dentry* with type list_head in struct inode , what is the use of it ? after doing inode_init() , in the inode_cache , is every inode and thier i_dentry member valid and can be linked to other list_head? thanks! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs