linux-kernel - Re: Getting debugfs mountpoint?

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Message-ID: <20120915022739.GT13973@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:27:39 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Jacob Sowles <sowlesj@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Getting debugfs mountpoint?

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 07:17:12PM -0700, Jacob Sowles wrote:
> The first instance of my code calls debugfs_create_file and stores a
> pointer to the dentry of that directory. But when the second instance
> calls debugfs_create_file, the function returns NULL because that
> directory already exists, so it doesn't return the dentry that I need.

... and?  Ever heard of that thing called "global variable"?
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