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CLEAR_NLINK(9) | The Linux VFS | CLEAR_NLINK(9) |
NAME¶
clear_nlink - directly zero an inode's link countSYNOPSIS¶
void clear_nlink(struct inode * inode);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct inode * inodeinode
DESCRIPTION¶
This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. See drop_nlink for why we care about i_nlink hitting zero.COPYRIGHT¶
September 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |