Name
file_permission —
check for additional access rights to a given file
Synopsis
int file_permission (struct file * file, int mask);
Arguments
file
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 vfs_permission.