+/*
+ * Initialize a new directory handle to a path relative to an existing handle.
+ *
+ * The provided path must already exist. Note that the creation of a
+ * subdirectory and the creation of a handle are kept as separate operations
+ * to highlight the fact that there is an inherent race between the creation of
+ * a directory and the creation of a handle to it.
+ *
+ * Passing a NULL path effectively copies the original handle.
+ *
+ * An initialized directory handle must be finalized using
+ * lttng_directory_handle_fini().
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int lttng_directory_handle_init_from_handle(
+ struct lttng_directory_handle *new_handle,
+ const char *path,
+ const struct lttng_directory_handle *handle);
+
+/*
+ * Initialize a new directory handle from an existing directory fd.
+ *
+ * The new directory handle assumes the ownership of the directory fd.
+ * Note that this method should only be used in very specific cases, such as
+ * re-creating a directory handle from a dirfd passed over a unix socket.
+ *
+ * An initialized directory handle must be finalized using
+ * lttng_directory_handle_fini().
+ */