Name
__inode_permission —
Check for access rights to a given inode
Synopsis
int __inode_permission ( | struct inode * inode, |
| | int mask); |
Arguments
inode
Inode to check permission on
mask
Right to check for (MAY_READ, MAY_WRITE, MAY_EXEC)
Description
Check for read/write/execute permissions on an inode.
When checking for MAY_APPEND, MAY_WRITE must also be set in mask.
This does not check for a read-only file system. You probably want
inode_permission.