IPUT(9) The Linux VFS IPUT(9)NAMEiput - 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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