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Linux kernel

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A concrete operating-system kernel whose documented file system interface distinguishes a name-associated dentry, an object-associated inode, and a file object created for an open instance. An inode can have several name-associated objects. This illustrates the distinction among directory entries, inodes and open file descriptions; it does not imply identical structures in every operating system. [ref]
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Linux kernel by Ciro Santilli  40 Updated 2025-07-16
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Ciro Santilli has a tutorial at Linux Kernel Module Cheat.
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