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.\" $NetBSD: vnode.9,v 1.51 2010/12/02 12:54:13 wiz Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 2001, 2005, 2006 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Gregory McGarry.
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.Dd July 21, 2010
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.Dt VNODE 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm vnode ,
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.Nm vref ,
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.Nm vrele ,
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.Nm vrele_async ,
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.Nm vget ,
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.Nm vput ,
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.Nm vhold ,
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.Nm holdrele ,
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.Nm getnewvnode ,
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.Nm ungetnewvnode ,
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.Nm vrecycle ,
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.Nm vgone ,
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.Nm vgonel ,
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.Nm vflush ,
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.Nm vaccess ,
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.Nm bdevvp ,
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.Nm cdevvp ,
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.Nm vfinddev ,
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.Nm vdevgone ,
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.Nm vwakeup ,
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.Nm vflushbuf ,
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.Nm vinvalbuf ,
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.Nm vtruncbuf ,
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.Nm vprint
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.Nd kernel representation of a file or directory
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/param.h
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.In sys/vnode.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn vref "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vrele "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vrele_async "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vget "struct vnode *vp" "int lockflag"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vput "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vhold "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn holdrele "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn getnewvnode "enum vtagtype tag" "struct mount *mp" "int (**vops)(void *)" "struct vnode **vpp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn ungetnewvnode "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vrecycle "struct vnode *vp" "struct simplelock *inter_lkp" "struct lwp *l"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vgone "struct vnode *vp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vgonel "struct vnode *vp" "struct lwp *l"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vflush "struct mount *mp" "struct vnode *skipvp" "int flags"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vaccess "enum vtype type" "mode_t file_mode" "uid_t uid" "gid_t gid" "mode_t acc_mode" "kauth_cred_t cred"
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.Ft int
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.Fn bdevvp "dev_t dev" "struct vnode **vpp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn cdevvp "dev_t dev" "struct vnode **vpp"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vfinddev "dev_t dev" "enum vtype" "struct vnode **vpp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vdevgone "int maj" "int minl" "int minh" "enum vtype type"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vwakeup "struct buf *bp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vflushbuf "struct vnode *vp" "int sync"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vinvalbuf "struct vnode *vp" "int flags" "kauth_cred_t cred" "struct lwp *l" "int slpflag" "int slptimeo"
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.Ft int
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.Fn vtruncbuf "struct vnode *vp" "daddr_t lbn" "int slpflag" "int slptimeo"
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.Ft void
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.Fn vprint "const char *label" "struct vnode *vp"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The vnode is the focus of all file activity in
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.Nx .
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There is a unique vnode allocated for each active file, directory,
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mounted-on file, fifo, domain socket, symbolic link and device.
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The kernel has no concept of a file's underlying structure and so it
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relies on the information stored in the vnode to describe the file.
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Thus, the vnode associated with a file holds all the administration
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information pertaining to it.
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.Pp
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When a process requests an operation on a file, the
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.Xr vfs 9
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interface passes control to a file system type dependent function to carry
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out the operation.
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If the file system type dependent function finds that a vnode
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representing the file is not in main memory, it dynamically allocates
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a new vnode from the system main memory pool.
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Once allocated, the vnode is attached to the data structure pointer
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associated with the cause of the vnode allocation and it remains
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resident in the main memory until the system decides that it is no
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longer needed and can be recycled.
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.Pp
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The vnode has the following structure:
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.Bd -literal
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struct vnode {
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struct uvm_object v_uobj; /* the VM object */
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kcondvar_t v_cv; /* synchronization */
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voff_t v_size; /* size of file */
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voff_t v_writesize; /* new size after write */
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int v_iflag; /* VI_* flags */
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int v_vflag; /* VV_* flags */
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int v_uflag; /* VU_* flags */
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int v_numoutput; /* # of pending writes */
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int v_writecount; /* ref count of writers */
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int v_holdcnt; /* page & buffer refs */
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int v_synclist_slot; /* synclist slot index */
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struct mount *v_mount; /* ptr to vfs we are in */
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int (**v_op)(void *); /* vnode operations vector */
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TAILQ_ENTRY(vnode) v_freelist; /* vnode freelist */
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struct vnodelst *v_freelisthd; /* which freelist? */
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TAILQ_ENTRY(vnode) v_mntvnodes; /* vnodes for mount point */
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struct buflists v_cleanblkhd; /* clean blocklist head */
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struct buflists v_dirtyblkhd; /* dirty blocklist head */
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TAILQ_ENTRY(vnode) v_synclist; /* vnodes with dirty bufs */
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LIST_HEAD(, namecache) v_dnclist; /* namecaches (children) */
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LIST_HEAD(, namecache) v_nclist; /* namecaches (parent) */
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union {
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struct mount *vu_mountedhere;/* ptr to vfs (VDIR) */
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struct socket *vu_socket; /* unix ipc (VSOCK) */
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struct specnode *vu_specnode; /* device (VCHR, VBLK) */
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struct fifoinfo *vu_fifoinfo; /* fifo (VFIFO) */
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struct uvm_ractx *vu_ractx; /* read-ahead ctx (VREG) */
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} v_un;
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enum vtype v_type; /* vnode type */
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enum vtagtype v_tag; /* type of underlying data */
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struct vnlock v_lock; /* lock for this vnode */
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void *v_data; /* private data for fs */
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struct klist v_klist; /* notes attached to vnode */
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};
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Most members of the vnode structure should be treated as opaque and
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only manipulated using the proper functions.
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There are some rather common exceptions detailed throughout this page.
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.Pp
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Files and file systems are inextricably linked with the virtual memory
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system and
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.Em v_uobj
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contains the data maintained by the virtual memory system.
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For compatibility with code written before the integration of
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.Xr uvm 9
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into
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.Nx ,
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C-preprocessor directives are used to alias the members of
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.Em v_uobj .
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.Pp
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Vnode flags are recorded by
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.Em v_flag .
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Valid flags are:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -offset indent -width VONWORKLST -compact
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.It VROOT
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This vnode is the root of its file system.
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.It VTEXT
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This vnode is a pure text prototype.
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.It VSYSTEM
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This vnode is being used by the kernel; only used to skip quota files in
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.Fn vflush .
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.It VISTTY
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This vnode represents a tty; used when reading dead vnodes.
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.It VEXECMAP
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This vnode has executable mappings.
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.It VWRITEMAP
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This vnode might have PROT_WRITE user mappings.
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.It VWRITEMAPDIRTY
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This vnode might have dirty pages due to VWRITEMAP
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.It VLOCKSWORK
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This vnode's file system supports locking.
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.It VXLOCK
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This vnode is currently locked to change underlying type.
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.It VXWANT
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A process is waiting for this vnode.
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.It VBWAIT
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Waiting for output associated with this vnode to complete.
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.It VALIASED
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This vnode has an alias.
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.It VDIROP
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This vnode is involved in a directory operation.
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This flag is used exclusively by LFS.
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.It VLAYER
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This vnode is on a layered file system.
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.It VONWORKLST
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This vnode is on syncer work-list.
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.It VFREEING
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This vnode is being freed.
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.It VMAPPED
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This vnode might have user mappings.
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.El
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.Pp
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The VXLOCK flag is used to prevent multiple processes from entering
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the vnode reclamation code.
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It is also used as a flag to indicate that reclamation is in progress.
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The VXWANT flag is set by threads that wish to be awakened when
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reclamation is finished.
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Before
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.Em v_flag
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can be modified, the
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.Em v_interlock
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simplelock must be acquired.
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See
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.Xr lock 9
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for details on the kernel locking API.
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.Pp
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Each vnode has three reference counts:
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.Em v_usecount ,
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.Em v_writecount
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and
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.Em v_holdcnt .
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The first is the number of active references within the
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kernel to the vnode.
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This count is maintained by
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.Fn vref ,
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.Fn vrele ,
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.Fn vrele_async ,
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and
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.Fn vput .
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The second is the number of active references within the kernel to the
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vnode performing write access to the file.
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It is maintained by the
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.Xr open 2
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and
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.Xr close 2
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system calls.
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The third is the number of references within the kernel
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requiring the vnode to remain active and not be recycled.
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This count is maintained by
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.Fn vhold
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and
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.Fn holdrele .
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When both the
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.Em v_usecount
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and
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.Em v_holdcnt
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reach zero, the vnode is recycled to the freelist and may be reused
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for another file.
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The transition to and from the freelist is handled by
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.Fn getnewvnode ,
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.Fn ungetnewvnode
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and
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.Fn vrecycle .
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Access to
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.Em v_usecount ,
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.Em v_writecount
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and
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.Em v_holdcnt
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is also protected by the
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.Em v_interlock
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simplelock.
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.Pp
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The number of pending synchronous and asynchronous writes on the
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vnode are recorded in
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.Em v_numoutput .
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It is used by
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.Xr fsync 2
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to wait for all writes to complete before returning to the user.
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Its value must only be modified at splbio (see
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.Xr spl 9 ) .
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It does not track the number of dirty buffers attached to the
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vnode.
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.Pp
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.Em v_dnclist
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and
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.Em v_nclist
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are used by
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.Xr namecache 9
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to maintain the list of associated entries so that
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.Xr cache_purge 9
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can purge them.
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.Pp
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The link to the file system which owns the vnode is recorded by
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.Em v_mount .
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See
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.Xr vfsops 9
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for further information of file system mount status.
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.Pp
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The
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.Em v_op
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pointer points to its vnode operations vector.
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This vector describes what operations can be done to the file associated
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with the vnode.
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The system maintains one vnode operations vector for each file system
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type configured into the kernel.
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The vnode operations vector contains a pointer to a function for
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each operation supported by the file system.
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See
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.Xr vnodeops 9
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for a description of vnode operations.
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.Pp
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When not in use, vnodes are kept on the freelist through
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.Em v_freelist .
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The vnodes still reference valid files but may be reused to refer to a
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new file at any time.
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When a valid vnode which is on the freelist is used again, the user
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must call
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.Fn vget
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to increment the reference count and retrieve it from the freelist.
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When a user wants a new vnode for another file,
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.Fn getnewvnode
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is invoked to remove a vnode from the freelist and initialize it for
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the new file.
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.Pp
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The type of object the vnode represents is recorded by
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.Em v_type .
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It is used by generic code to perform checks to ensure operations are
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performed on valid file system objects.
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Valid types are:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -offset indent -width VFIFO -compact
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.It VNON
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The vnode has no type.
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.It VREG
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The vnode represents a regular file.
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.It VDIR
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The vnode represents a directory.
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.It VBLK
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The vnode represents a block special device.
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.It VCHR
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The vnode represents a character special device.
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.It VLNK
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The vnode represents a symbolic link.
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.It VSOCK
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The vnode represents a socket.
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.It VFIFO
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The vnode represents a pipe.
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.It VBAD
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The vnode represents a bad file (not currently used).
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.El
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.Pp
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Vnode tag types are used by external programs only (e.g.,
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.Xr pstat 8 ) ,
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and should never be inspected by the kernel.
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Its use is deprecated
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since new
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.Em v_tag
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values cannot be defined for loadable file systems.
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The
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.Em v_tag
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member is read-only.
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Valid tag types are:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -offset indent -width "VT_FILECORE " -compact
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.It VT_NON
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non file system
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.It VT_UFS
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universal file system
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.It VT_NFS
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network file system
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.It VT_MFS
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memory file system
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.It VT_MSDOSFS
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FAT file system
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.It VT_LFS
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log-structured file system
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.It VT_LOFS
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loopback file system
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.It VT_FDESC
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file descriptor file system
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.It VT_NULL
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null file system layer
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.It VT_UMAP
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uid/gid remapping file system layer
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.It VT_KERNFS
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kernel interface file system
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.It VT_PROCFS
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process interface file system
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.It VT_AFS
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AFS file system
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.It VT_ISOFS
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ISO 9660 file system(s)
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.It VT_UNION
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union file system
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.It VT_ADOSFS
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Amiga file system
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.It VT_EXT2FS
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Linux's ext2 file system
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.It VT_CODA
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Coda file system
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.It VT_FILECORE
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filecore file system
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.It VT_NTFS
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Microsoft NT's file system
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.It VT_VFS
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virtual file system
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.It VT_OVERLAY
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overlay file system
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.It VT_SMBFS
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SMB file system
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.It VT_PTYFS
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pseudo-terminal device file system
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.It VT_TMPFS
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efficient memory file system
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.It VT_UDF
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universal disk format file system
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.It VT_SYSVBFS
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systemV boot file system
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.El
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.Pp
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All vnode locking operations use
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.Em v_lock .
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This lock is acquired by calling
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.Xr vn_lock 9
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and released by calling
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.Xr VOP_UNLOCK 9 .
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The reason for this asymmetry is that
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.Xr vn_lock 9
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is a wrapper for
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.Xr VOP_LOCK 9
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with extra checks, while the unlocking step usually does not need
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additional checks and thus has no wrapper.
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.Pp
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The vnode locking operation is complicated because it is used for many
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purposes.
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Sometimes it is used to bundle a series of vnode operations (see
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.Xr vnodeops 9 )
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into an atomic group.
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Many file systems rely on it to prevent race conditions in updating
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file system type specific data structures rather than using their
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own private locks.
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The vnode lock can operate as a multiple-reader (shared-access lock)
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or single-writer lock (exclusive access lock), however many current file
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system implementations were written assuming only single-writer
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locking.
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Multiple-reader locking functions equivalently only in the presence
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of big-lock SMP locking or a uni-processor machine.
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The lock may be held while sleeping.
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While the
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.Em v_lock
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is acquired, the holder is guaranteed that the vnode will not be
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reclaimed or invalidated.
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Most file system functions require that you hold the vnode lock on entry.
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See
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.Xr lock 9
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for details on the kernel locking API.
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.Pp
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Each file system underlying a vnode allocates its own private area and
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hangs it from
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.Em v_data .
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.Pp
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Most functions discussed in this page that operate on vnodes cannot be
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called from interrupt context.
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The members
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.Em v_numoutput ,
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.Em v_holdcnt ,
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.Em v_dirtyblkhd ,
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.Em v_cleanblkhd ,
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.Em v_freelist ,
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and
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.Em v_synclist
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are modified in interrupt context and must be protected by
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.Xr splbio 9
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unless it is certain that there is no chance an interrupt handler will
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modify them.
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The vnode lock must not be acquired within interrupt context.
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.Sh FUNCTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width compact
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.It Fn vref "vp"
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Increment
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.Em v_usecount
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of the vnode
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.Em vp .
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Any kernel thread system which uses a vnode (e.g., during the operation
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of some algorithm or to store in a data structure) should call
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.Fn vref .
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.It Fn vrele "vp"
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Decrement
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.Em v_usecount
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of unlocked vnode
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.Em vp .
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Any code in the system which is using a vnode should call
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.Fn vrele
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when it is finished with the vnode.
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If
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.Em v_usecount
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of the vnode reaches zero and
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.Em v_holdcnt
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is greater than zero, the vnode is placed on the holdlist.
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If both
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.Em v_usecount
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and
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.Em v_holdcnt
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are zero, the vnode is placed on the freelist.
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.It Fn vrele_async "vp"
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Will asychronously release the vnode in different context than the caller,
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sometime after the call.
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.It Fn vget "vp" "lockflags"
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Reclaim vnode
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.Fa vp
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from the freelist, increment its reference count and lock it.
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The argument
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.Fa lockflags
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specifies the
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.Xr lockmgr 9
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flags used to lock the vnode.
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If the VXLOCK is set in
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.Fa vp Ns 's
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.Em v_flag ,
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vnode
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.Fa vp
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is being recycled in
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.Fn vgone
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and the calling thread sleeps until the transition is complete.
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When it is awakened, an error is returned to indicate that the vnode is
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no longer usable (possibly having been recycled to a new file system type).
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.It Fn vput "vp"
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Unlock vnode
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.Fa vp
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and decrement its
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.Em v_usecount .
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Depending on the reference counts, move the vnode to the holdlist or
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the freelist.
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This operation is functionally equivalent to calling
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.Xr VOP_UNLOCK 9
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followed by
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.Fn vrele .
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.It Fn vhold "vp"
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Mark the vnode
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.Fa vp
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as active by incrementing
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.Em vp-\*[Gt]v_holdcnt
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and moving the vnode from the freelist to the holdlist.
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Once on the holdlist, the vnode will not be recycled until it is
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released with
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.Fn holdrele .
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.It Fn holdrele "vp"
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Mark the vnode
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.Fa vp
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as inactive by decrementing
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.Em vp-\*[Gt]v_holdcnt
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and moving the vnode from the holdlist to the freelist.
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.It Fn getnewvnode "tag" "mp" "vops" "vpp"
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Retrieve the next vnode from the freelist.
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.Fn getnewvnode
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must choose whether to allocate a new vnode or recycle an existing
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one.
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The criterion for allocating a new one is that the total number of
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vnodes is less than the number desired or there are no vnodes on either
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free list.
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Generally only vnodes that have no buffers associated with them are
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recycled and the next vnode from the freelist is retrieved.
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If the freelist is empty, vnodes on the holdlist are considered.
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The new vnode is returned in the address specified by
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.Fa vpp .
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.Pp
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The argument
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.Fa mp
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is the mount point for the file system requested the new vnode.
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Before retrieving the new vnode, the file system is checked if it is
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busy (such as currently unmounting).
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An error is returned if the file system is unmounted.
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.Pp
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The argument
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.Fa tag
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|
is the vnode tag assigned to
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.Fa *vpp-\*[Gt]v_tag .
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The argument
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.Fa vops
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|
is the vnode operations vector of the file system requesting the new
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|
vnode.
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If a vnode is successfully retrieved zero is returned, otherwise an
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|
appropriate error code is returned.
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.It Fn ungetnewvnode "vp"
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Undo the operation of
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.Fn getnewvnode .
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The argument
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.Fa vp
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|
is the vnode to return to the freelist.
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This function is needed for
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.Xr VFS_VGET 9
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|
which may need to push back a vnode in case of a locking race
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|
condition.
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.It Fn vrecycle "vp" "inter_lkp" "l"
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|
Recycle the unused vnode
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|
.Fa vp
|
|
to the front of the freelist.
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.Fn vrecycle
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|
is a null operation if the reference count is greater than zero.
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.It Fn vgone "vp"
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Eliminate all activity associated with the unlocked vnode
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|
.Fa vp
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|
in preparation for recycling.
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|
.It Fn vgonel "vp" "p"
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|
Eliminate all activity associated with the locked vnode
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|
.Fa vp
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|
in preparation for recycling.
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.It Fn vflush "mp" "skipvp" "flags"
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|
Remove any vnodes in the vnode table belonging to mount point
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|
.Fa mp .
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|
If
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|
.Fa skipvp
|
|
is not NULL it is exempt from being flushed.
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|
The argument
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|
.Fa flags
|
|
is a set of flags modifying the operation of
|
|
.Fn vflush .
|
|
If FORCECLOSE is not specified, there should not be any active vnodes and
|
|
the error
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|
.Er EBUSY
|
|
is returned if any are found (this is a user error, not a system error).
|
|
If FORCECLOSE is specified, active vnodes that are found are detached.
|
|
If WRITECLOSE is set, only flush out regular file vnodes open for
|
|
writing.
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|
SKIPSYSTEM causes any vnodes marked V_SYSTEM to be skipped.
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|
.It Fn vaccess "type" "file_mode" "uid" "gid" "acc_mode" "cred"
|
|
Do access checking by comparing the file's permissions to the caller's
|
|
desired access type
|
|
.Fa acc_mode
|
|
and credentials
|
|
.Fa cred .
|
|
.It Fn bdevvp "dev" "vpp"
|
|
Create a vnode for a block device.
|
|
.Fn bdevvp
|
|
is used for root file systems, swap areas and for memory file system
|
|
special devices.
|
|
.It Fn cdevvp "dev" "vpp"
|
|
Create a vnode for a character device.
|
|
.Fn cdevvp
|
|
is used for the console and kernfs special devices.
|
|
.It Fn vfinddev "dev" "vtype" "vpp"
|
|
Lookup a vnode by device number.
|
|
The vnode is referenced and returned in the address specified by
|
|
.Fa vpp .
|
|
.It Fn vdevgone "int maj" "int min" "int minh" "enum vtype type"
|
|
Reclaim all vnodes that correspond to the specified minor number range
|
|
.Fa minl
|
|
to
|
|
.Fa minh
|
|
(endpoints inclusive) of the specified major
|
|
.Fa maj .
|
|
.It Fn vwakeup "bp"
|
|
Update outstanding I/O count
|
|
.Em vp-\*[Gt]v_numoutput
|
|
for the vnode
|
|
.Em bp-\*[Gt]b_vp
|
|
and do a wakeup if requested and
|
|
.Em vp-\*[Gt]vflag
|
|
has VBWAIT set.
|
|
.It Fn vflushbuf "vp" "sync"
|
|
Flush all dirty buffers to disk for the file with the locked vnode
|
|
.Fa vp .
|
|
The argument
|
|
.Fa sync
|
|
specifies whether the I/O should be synchronous and
|
|
.Fn vflushbuf
|
|
will sleep until
|
|
.Em vp-\*[Gt]v_numoutput
|
|
is zero and
|
|
.Em vp-\*[Gt]v_dirtyblkhd
|
|
is empty.
|
|
.It Fn vinvalbuf "vp" "flags" "cred" "l" "slpflag" "slptimeo"
|
|
Flush out and invalidate all buffers associated with locked vnode
|
|
.Fa vp .
|
|
The argument
|
|
.Fa l
|
|
and
|
|
.Fa cred
|
|
specified the calling process and its credentials.
|
|
The
|
|
.Xr ltsleep 9
|
|
flag and timeout are specified by the arguments
|
|
.Fa slpflag
|
|
and
|
|
.Fa slptimeo
|
|
respectively.
|
|
If the operation is successful zero is returned, otherwise an
|
|
appropriate error code is returned.
|
|
.It Fn vtruncbuf "vp" "lbn" "slpflag" "slptimeo"
|
|
Destroy any in-core buffers past the file truncation length for the
|
|
locked vnode
|
|
.Fa vp .
|
|
The truncation length is specified by
|
|
.Fa lbn .
|
|
.Fn vtruncbuf
|
|
will sleep while the I/O is performed, The
|
|
.Xr ltsleep 9
|
|
flag and timeout are specified by the arguments
|
|
.Fa slpflag
|
|
and
|
|
.Fa slptimeo
|
|
respectively.
|
|
If the operation is successful zero is returned, otherwise an
|
|
appropriate error code is returned.
|
|
.It Fn vprint "label" "vp"
|
|
This function is used by the kernel to dump vnode information during a
|
|
panic.
|
|
It is only used if the kernel option DIAGNOSTIC is compiled into the kernel.
|
|
The argument
|
|
.Fa label
|
|
is a string to prefix the information dump of vnode
|
|
.Fa vp .
|
|
.El
|
|
.Sh CODE REFERENCES
|
|
The vnode framework is implemented within the file
|
|
.Pa sys/kern/vfs_subr.c .
|
|
.Sh SEE ALSO
|
|
.Xr intro 9 ,
|
|
.Xr lock 9 ,
|
|
.Xr namecache 9 ,
|
|
.Xr namei 9 ,
|
|
.Xr uvm 9 ,
|
|
.Xr vattr 9 ,
|
|
.Xr vfs 9 ,
|
|
.Xr vfsops 9 ,
|
|
.Xr vnodeops 9 ,
|
|
.Xr vnsubr 9
|
|
.Sh BUGS
|
|
The locking protocol is inconsistent.
|
|
Many vnode operations are passed locked vnodes on entry but release
|
|
the lock before they exit.
|
|
The locking protocol is used in some places to attempt to make a
|
|
series of operations atomic (e.g., access check then operation).
|
|
This does not work for non-local file systems that do not support locking
|
|
(e.g., NFS).
|
|
The
|
|
.Nm
|
|
interface would benefit from a simpler locking protocol.
|