D_ALLOC_ROOT(9) The Linux VFS D_ALLOC_ROOT(9)NAMEd_alloc_root - allocate root dentry
SYNOPSIS
struct dentry * d_alloc_root(struct inode * root_inode);
ARGUMENTS
root_inode
inode to allocate the root for
DESCRIPTION
Allocate a root (“/”) dentry for the inode given. The inode is
instantiated and returned. NULL is returned if there is insufficient
memory or the inode passed is NULL.
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