file Struct Reference

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#include <file.h>

Data Fields
off_t	pos
	Current offset into the file.
void *	priv
	Private data used by the driver.
struct vnode *	vnode
	The file's vnode in the VFS.
const struct file_operations *	ops
atomic_t	refcount
	Number of references to this file.
spinlock_t	lock
	Synchronization lock.
int	flags
	Parameter flags (. More...

Detailed Description

Note

This struct is also used by pseudo-filesystems, such as the sockfs, to allocated sockets or other objects. According to the UNIX philosophy, everything is a file.

Field Documentation

flags

int file::flags

See also

man 2 open)

ops

const struct file_operations* file::ops

See also

file_operations

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/kernel/file.h