centos man page for drop_nlink

Query: drop_nlink

OS: centos

Section: 9

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DROP_NLINK(9)							   The Linux VFS						     DROP_NLINK(9)

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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 DROP_NLINK(9)
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