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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