NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     vput - decrement the reference count for a vnode and  unlock
it

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

     void
     vput(struct vnode *vp);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Decrement  the  v_usecount  field of the vnode vp and unlock
the vnode.

     This  operation  is  functionally  equivalent   to   calling
VOP_UNLOCK() followed
 by vrele(9).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     VOP_UNLOCK(9), vnode(9), vref(9), vrele(9)

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     This  man  page  was  originally  written by Doug Rabson for
FreeBSD.

OpenBSD     3.6                           July      24,      1996