VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9) The Linux VFS VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9)NAMEvfs_path_lookup - lookup a file path relative to a dentry-vfsmount pairSYNOPSISint vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry * dentry, struct vfsmount * mnt, const char * name, unsigned int flags, struct nameidata * nd);ARGUMENTSdentry pointer to dentry of the base directory mnt pointer to vfs mount of the base directory name pointer to file name flags lookup flags nd pointer to nameidataCOPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 VFS_PATH_LOOKUP(9)