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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 89509b5a090..ba960051dfb 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,14 @@ static struct dentry * __d_find_any_alias(struct inode *inode)
return alias;
}
-static struct dentry * d_find_any_alias(struct inode *inode)
+/**
+ * d_find_any_alias - find any alias for a given inode
+ * @inode: inode to find an alias for
+ *
+ * If any aliases exist for the given inode, take and return a
+ * reference for one of them. If no aliases exist, return %NULL.
+ */
+struct dentry *d_find_any_alias(struct inode *inode)
{
struct dentry *de;
@@ -1480,7 +1487,7 @@ static struct dentry * d_find_any_alias(struct inode *inode)
spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
return de;
}
-
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_find_any_alias);
/**
* d_obtain_alias - find or allocate a dentry for a given inode