dirent_next(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to dirent_next(9), straight from the Kernel API Manual 🫶 — and the name is literally Next dirent. That’s the assignment. slay.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the signature is giving:

       int dirent_next (struct gfs2_inode *dip , struct buffer_head *bh ,
       struct gfs2_dirent **dent );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dip — the directory 💅 aka the main character here.
• bh — The buffer 🫶 yes, that buffer.
• dent — Pointer to list of dirents 🔥 it’s pointing at the dirent list, periodt.

💜 RETURN 💜

returns 0 on success, and an error code otherwise 😭 no cap, that’s the whole return vibe.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./fs/gfs2/dir.c is the home base, and these linked besties are all invited to the group chat — collect them all, iykyk:

• gfs2_dir_write_data(9)
• gfs2_dir_read_data(9)
• gfs2_dir_get_hash_table(9)
• gfs2_dir_hash_inval(9)
• dirent_del(9)
• get_leaf_nr(9)
• dir_make_exhash(9)
• dir_split_leaf(9)
• dir_double_exhash(9)
• compare_dents(9)
• do_filldir_main(9)
• gfs2_dir_readahead(9)
• dir_e_read(9)
• gfs2_dir_search(9)
• dir_new_leaf(9)
• gfs2_dir_add(9)
• gfs2_dir_del(9)
• gfs2_dir_mvino(9)
• leaf_dealloc(9)
• gfs2_dir_exhash_dealloc(9)
• gfs2_diradd_alloc_required(9)

xoxo, bestie 💅 signed off from source/version ./fs/gfs2, dated October 2026, still serving dirent_next(9) energy. periodt 🎀✨