linux-kernel - Re: Mapping Inode to File

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Date:	Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:59:12 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Artur Baruchi <mail.baruchi@...il.com>
Cc:	7eggert@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Mapping Inode to File


A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?

http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 02:09:44PM -0200, Artur Baruchi wrote:
> Sorry, didnt understand your point.
> 
> Could you please clarify?

The point is that, no, it's not simple to do this at all.

> 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).

How about explaining why you need to get the file name from within the
kernel?  Perhaps there's a better way to do what you are trying to
accomplish.

thanks,

greg k-h
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