linux man page for vflush

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>.

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								 November 21, 2001							       BSD