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D_VALIDATE(9)			 The Linux VFS			 D_VALIDATE(9)

NAME
       d_validate - verify dentry provided from insecure source (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS
       int d_validate(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * dparent);

ARGUMENTS
       dentry
	   The dentry alleged to be valid child of dparent

       dparent
	   The parent dentry (known to be valid)

DESCRIPTION
       An insecure source has sent us a dentry, here we verify it and dget it.
       This is used by ncpfs in its readdir implementation. Zero is returned
       in the dentry is invalid.

       This function is slow for big directories, and deprecated, do not use
       it.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.8.	   June 2014			 D_VALIDATE(9)
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