hi, when going 'back' through dentries using dentry->d_parent how do I now when I hit root? is it when dentry->d_parent == dentry? thnx lynx - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/