lookup_dcookie (2)
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NAME
lookup_dcookie - return a directory entry's pathSYNOPSIS
int lookup_dcookie(u64 cookie, char *buffer, size_t len);DESCRIPTION
Look up the full path of the directory entry specified by the value cookie. The cookie is an opaque identifier uniquely identifying a particular directory entry. The buffer given is filled in with the full path of the directory entry.For lookup_dcookie() to return successfully, the kernel must still hold a cookie reference to the directory entry.
RETURN VALUE
On success, lookup_dcookie() returns the length of the path string copied into the buffer. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.ERRORS
- EFAULT
- The buffer was not valid.
- EINVAL
- The kernel has no registered cookie/directory entry mappings at the time of lookup, or the cookie does not refer to a valid directory entry.
- ENAMETOOLONG
- The name could not fit in the buffer.
- ENOMEM
- The kernel could not allocate memory for the temporary buffer holding the path.
- EPERM
- The process does not have the capability CAP_SYS_ADMIN required to look up cookie values.
- ERANGE
- The buffer was not large enough to hold the path of the directory entry.
VERSIONS
Available since Linux 2.5.43. The ENAMETOOLONG error return was added in 2.5.70.CONFORMING TO
lookup_dcookie() is Linux-specific.NOTES
lookup_dcookie() is a special-purpose system call, currently used only by the oprofile profiler. It relies on a kernel driver to register cookies for directory entries.The path returned may be suffixed by the string " (deleted)" if the directory entry has been removed.