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@@ -28,17 +28,19 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd July 24, 1996
+.Dd January 18, 2016
.Dt VREF 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm vref
+.Nm vref , vrefl
.Nd increment the use count for a vnode
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/vnode.h
.Ft void
.Fn vref "struct vnode *vp"
+.Ft void
+.Fn vrefl "struct vnode *vp"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Increment the
.Va v_usecount
@@ -56,7 +58,14 @@ no longer being used and can be safely recycled for a different file.
Any code in the system which is using a vnode (e.g.\& during the
operation of some algorithm or to store in a data structure) should
call
-.Fn vref .
+.Fn vref
+or
+.Fn vrefl .
+.Pp
+.Fn vref
+locks the vnode interlock while
+.Fn vrefl
+expects the interlock to already be held.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vget 9 ,
.Xr vnode 9 ,