On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:47 PM, piyush moghe <pmker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> AFAIK hlist_add_head is a function to add a node at first position in > collision chain at particular head ( hash bucket ) > > For ex. whenever a new inode is allocated the hash value of that inode is > calculated which acts as an index in inode_hashtable > which subsequently provides and hash bucket ( head ) for that inode. Now > this inode attached at the first position in collision chain for the > calculated hash bucket pushing the current first inode to second position. > > For further clarification have a look at inode_add_to_lists() and > __inode_add_to_lists() functions. > > Regards, > Piyush > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:05 PM, luca ellero <lro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi everybody, >> can someone please explain what is the role of hlist_add_head (used in >> in hash lists). Or maybe provide some links with good examples of its >> use. I had a look at fs/dcache.c but frankly I can't understand it very >> well. >> Thanks in advance >> Luca >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> > >
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