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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.rst index dc35da8b8792..f7f977ffbf8d 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.rst @@ -211,18 +211,16 @@ seq_file content. There are a couple of other directory-oriented helper functions:: - struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, - struct dentry *old_dentry, - struct dentry *new_dir, - const char *new_name); + struct dentry *debugfs_change_name(struct dentry *dentry, + const char *fmt, ...); struct dentry *debugfs_create_symlink(const char *name, struct dentry *parent, const char *target); -A call to debugfs_rename() will give a new name to an existing debugfs -file, possibly in a different directory. The new_name must not exist prior -to the call; the return value is old_dentry with updated information. +A call to debugfs_change_name() will give a new name to an existing debugfs +file, always in the same directory. The new_name must not exist prior +to the call; the return value is 0 on success and -E... on failuer. Symbolic links can be created with debugfs_create_symlink(). There is one important thing that all debugfs users must take into account: |