drop_nlink (9) - Linux Manuals

drop_nlink: directly drop an inode's link count

NAME

drop_nlink - directly drop an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS

void drop_nlink(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS

inode

inode

DESCRIPTION

This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. In cases where we are attempting to track writes to the filesystem, a decrement to zero means an imminent write when the file is truncated and actually unlinked on the filesystem.

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