linux-kernel - Re: 2.4 Q: list of open files per inode?

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:41:03 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Jacob A <jacoba51-tmp@...oo.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.4 Q: list of open files per inode?

On Jul 19 2007 02:01, Jacob A wrote:
>
> How can a device driver go over the  list of all the files that are open on a
> specific inode instance?

pseudo-code:

task_list_lock;
for each process; do
	lock_fdtable;
	for each filedescriptor; do
		do_something(fd->file_ptr);
	unlock_fdtable;
task_list_unlock;

Though, you really don't want to do that.

	Jan
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