linux-kernel - Re: Mapping Inode to File

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Message-ID: <AANLkTikebrSiW0unB8xy8UU1KNGaOZBu_HT=j9wQQeY5@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:09:44 -0200
From:	Artur Baruchi <mail.baruchi@...il.com>
To:	7eggert@....de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Mapping Inode to File

Sorry, didnt understand your point.

Could you please clarify?

Note that I need to retrieve the file name in Kernel Space, Im able to
get the inode, but now I need to convert this inode to a name
(something that I could use).

Thanks in advance.

Att.
Artur Baruchi

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de> wrote:
> Artur Baruchi <mail.baruchi@...il.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys.
>>
>> Is there a way to map an Inode number to a File (file path and name)
>> in a kernel module ?
>
> Imagine this:
>
> ln /foo/bar/baz /bar/baz/foo
> sleep 2147483647 < /foo/bar/baz &
> pivot_root /mnt /mnt/asd
> chroot /mnt/asd/foo
>
> What is the name you'd assign to that inode?
>
>
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