CLEAR_NLINK(9)                            The Linux VFS                            CLEAR_NLINK(9)



NAME
       clear_nlink - directly zero an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS
       void clear_nlink(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS
       inode
           inode

DESCRIPTION
       This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of
       i_nlink. See drop_nlink for why we care about i_nlink hitting zero.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                            CLEAR_NLINK(9)