d_reclen != d_namelen
d_reclen is the size of the directory entry. This includes the size of the
inode number and potentially any unused space after the entry (from removed
entries). It's there so directory entries can be read efficiently by
skipping the unused entries.
You're probably looking for the d_namelen stuff that BSD directory entries
had but POSIX did not pick up. It's not there. Anyone using d_reclen to
mean the same thing is broken.
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