vnode_operations Struct Reference

Vector table for operations performed on a single virtual node.

#include <vfs.h>

Data Fields
vnode_t *(*	lookup )(vnode_t *, const path_segment_t *)
	Find a child node (by name) inside a directory node. More...
vnode_t *(*	create )(vnode_t *node, const char *name, vnode_type)
	Add a new child to the vnode.
error_t(*	remove )(vnode_t *node, const char *child)
	Remove a child from a directory.
struct file *(*	open )(vnode_t *vnode)
	Create a new opened file corresponding to this vnode
void(*	release )(vnode_t *node)
	Called by the VFS driver before deleting a vnode (optional). More...

Field Documentation

lookup

vnode_t *(* vnode_operations::lookup) (vnode_t *, const path_segment_t *)

Warning

The node returned by this function MUST be released afterwards using vfs_vnode_release (subject to change in the future).

release

void(* vnode_operations::release) (vnode_t *node)

This is responsible for freeing/updating any necessary internal structures before deleting a vnode.

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

• include/kernel/vfs.h