> Meanwhile i came to the conclusion that i can't use user_path_walk and > therefore have to use d_path like this: > > pathname = d_path( dentry, current->fs->rootmnt, buffer, namelen ); > > Unfortunately this doesn't get across mount points, meaning if /usr is a > mountpoint then touch /usr/test gives "/test" as the full pathname. > > Any hints are welcome! try saving a pointer to the _real_ root you wish to reference, make the locks d_path perform (dcache_lock), and then call __d_path with the appropriate parameters. you can also try the code here: http://www.cs.bgu.ac.il/~tzachar/file.c i wrote it a while back, and sure, its a little _misguided_, but it worked for me (so everyone, please dont torch me .... ;) cheers, ======================================================================== nir. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
