VREFCNT(9)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💅 VREFCNT(9) — the kernel dev manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this one lives in the Kernel Developer's Manual (section 9, for the uninitiated 👑), and it's about peeking at how many times a vnode is being used. short page, iconic energy, let's go 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

vrefcnt — literally just returns the use count of a vnode 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vnode.h>

int
vrefcnt(struct vnode *vp);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this function returns the use count of a vnode. that's it. that's the whole vibe check ✨

if you want the full lore on vnode reference counts — like the actual detailed description, not just the number — go read vnode(9). it's giving main character energy, fr fr 📚

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

💜 AUTHORS 💜

so this manual page was written by Chad David — king behavior, we stan 👑✨

and that's the whole page, no cap 💀 this version came from Debian, dated February 10, 2008 — vintage but still slaying 🌈🌸 bye bestie, go count some refs 🧚💖

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