IPUT
Section: The Linux VFS (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
iput - put an inode
SYNOPSIS
-
void iput(struct inode * inode);
ARGUMENTS
inode
-
- inode to put
DESCRIPTION
Puts an inode, dropping its usage count. If the inode use count hits zero, the inode is then freed and may also be destroyed.
Consequently,
iput
can sleep.
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