Hi Sam,
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Sam Carter <sam.w.carter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> If I have a file object in the kernel, and want to get hold of the files in
> that dentry Object, how do I approach it?
>
I think walking a directory inside the kernel is not suggested.
If you share what you are trying to achieve, it would better to help
with your problem.
> At the moment I'm trying something like,
>
> printk("%s\n", file->f_dentry->d_subdirs->next.d_name);
>
Remember, you can always have a negative dentry. How are you getting
the file object.
> However I'm getting an error based on not understanding the structures
> correctly. Am I correct in thinking that if 'file' is a directory, d_subdirs
> will hold the first file in that directory? How can I get hold of the names?
>
> Thanks, Sam
>
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Regards,
Sandeep.
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