# Re: \[PATCH 2/7\] kernfs: implement kernfs\_walk\_and\_get()

- From: Greg Kroah-Hartman \<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org\>
- Date: 2015-11-20 04:41:08 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/11/4624755
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/11/4624449/t.md

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On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 01:52:46PM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Implement kernfs_walk_and_get() which is similar to
> kernfs_find_and_get() but can walk a path instead of just a name.
> 
> v2: Use strlcpy() instead of strlen() + memcpy() as suggested by
>     David.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
> ---
>  fs/kernfs/dir.c        | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/kernfs.h | 12 ++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 58 insertions(+)

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
```