* directory of the entries to be compared. It is used in case these
* functions need any directory specific information for determining
* equivalency classes. Using the dentry itself might not work, as it
* might be a negative dentry which has no information associated with
* directory of the entries to be compared. It is used in case these
* functions need any directory specific information for determining
* equivalency classes. Using the dentry itself might not work, as it
* might be a negative dentry which has no information associated with