FILP_OPEN(9) The Linux VFS FILP_OPEN(9)
NAME
filp_open - open file and return file pointer
SYNOPSIS
struct file * filp_open(const char * filename, int flags, int mode);
ARGUMENTS
filename
path to open
flags
open flags as per the open(2) second argument
mode
mode for the new file if O_CREAT is set, else ignored
DESCRIPTION
This is the helper to open a file from kernelspace if you really have to. But in generally you should not do this, so please move along,
nothing to see here..
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 FILP_OPEN(9)
