FILE_PERMISSION
Section: The Linux VFS (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
file_permission - check for additional access rights to a given file
SYNOPSIS
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int file_permission(struct file * file, int mask);
ARGUMENTS
file
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- file to check access rights for
mask
-
right to check for (MAY_READ,
MAY_WRITE,
MAY_EXEC)
DESCRIPTION
Used to check for read/write/execute permissions on an already opened file.
NOTE
Do not use this function in new code. All access checks should be done using
inode_permission.
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