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VRELE (9) | Kernel routines | Unix Manual Pages | :man▋
NAME
vrele - decrement the use count for a vnode
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
See Also
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SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/vnode.h void vrele "struct vnode *vp"
DESCRIPTION
Decrement the v_usecount field of a vnode. | vp | the vnode to decrement | |
Any code in the system which is using a vnode should call vrele when it is finished with the vnode. If the v_usecount field of the vnode reaches zero, then it will be placed on the free list.
SEE ALSO
vget(9), vnode(9), vput(9), vref(9)
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