lookup_dcookie() System Call in Linux

NAME

lookup_dcookie - return a directory entrys path

SYNOPSIS

int lookup_dcookie(u64 cookie, char * buffer, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION

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.

NOTES

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.

RETURN VALUE

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.

ERRORS

Tag	Description
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.

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