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LOOKUP_DCOOKIE(2) Linux Programmer's Manual LOOKUP_DCOOKIE(2)
lookup_dcookie - return a directory entry's path
int lookup_dcookie(u64 cookie, char *buffer, size_t len);
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.
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.
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.
Available since Linux 2.5.43. The ENAMETOOLONG error return was added in
2.5.70.
lookup_dcookie() is Linux-specific.
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.
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Linux 2004-06-17 LOOKUP_DCOOKIE(2)
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