5.3.2.1.2.�Basic VFS Objects

5.3.2.1.2. Basic VFS Objects
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5.3.2.1.2. Basic VFS Objects

superblock
Mounted instance of a file system.
dentry
Directory entry in the filesystem hierarchy.
inode
In-kernel representation of a file.
file
Open file descriptor.

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