VRELE(9)

NAME

     vrele -- decrement the use count for a vnode

SYNOPSIS

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

AUTHORS

     This man page was written by Doug Rabson.