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VFLUSH(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual						 VFLUSH(9)

NAME
vflush -- flush vnodes for a mount point SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/vnode.h> int vflush(struct mount *mp, int rootrefs, int flags, struct thread *td); DESCRIPTION
The vflush() function removes any vnodes in the vnode table that belong to the given mount structure. Its arguments are: mp The mount point whose vnodes should be removed. rootrefs The number of references expected on the root vnode. vrele(9) will be invoked on the root vnode rootrefs times. flags The flags indicating how vnodes should be handled. FORCECLOSE If set, busy vnodes will be forcibly closed. SKIPSYSTEM If set, vnodes with the VV_SYSTEM flag set will be skipped. WRITECLOSE If set, only regular files currently opened for writing will be removed. td The calling thread. RETURN VALUES
A value of 0 is returned if the flush is successful; otherwise, EBUSY will be returned. SEE ALSO
vgone(9), vrele(9) AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>. BSD
November 21, 2001 BSD

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VOP_LINK(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					       VOP_LINK(9)

NAME
VOP_LINK -- create a new name for a file SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/vnode.h> int VOP_LINK(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp); DESCRIPTION
This links a new name in the specified directory to an existing file. Its arguments are: dvp The vnode of the directory. vp The vnode of the file to be linked. cnp Pathname information about the file. The pathname info should not be released on exit because it is done by the caller. The directory and file vnodes should not be released on exit. LOCKS
VOP_LINK() expects the directory and file vnodes to be locked on entry and will leave the vnodes locked on return. RETURN VALUES
Zero is returned if the file was linked successfully, otherwise an error is returned. ERRORS
[EMLINK] The file has too many links. [EPERM] The file is immutable. [EXDEV] A hard link is not possible between different file systems. SEE ALSO
vn_lock(9), vnode(9) AUTHORS
This manual page was originally written by Doug Rabson. BSD
July 24, 1996 BSD
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