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Command: vrele | Section: 9 | Source: OpenBSD | File: vrele.9
VRELE(9) FreeBSD Kernel Developer's Manual VRELE(9)
NAME
vrele - decrement the use count for a vnode
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>
int
vrele(struct vnode *vp);
DESCRIPTION
Decrement the v_usecount field of the vnode specified by vp.
Any code in the system which uses a vnode should call vrele() when it is
finished with the vnode. If the v_usecount field of the vnode reaches
zero, the vnode will be placed on the free list.
RETURN VALUES
vrele() returns 0 if it can guarantee that it did not sleep.
SEE ALSO
vget(9), vnode(9), vput(9), vref(9)
AUTHORS
This man page was originally written by Doug Rabson for FreeBSD.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 June 4, 2013 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8