NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     vrele -- decrement the use count for a vnode

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/vnode.h>

     void
     vrele(struct vnode *vp);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     vget(9), vnode(9), vput(9), vref(9)

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     This man page was written by Doug Rabson.


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