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INC_NLINK(9) The Linux VFS INC_NLINK(9)

NAME

inc_nlink - directly increment an inode's link count

SYNOPSIS

void inc_nlink(struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS

struct inode * inode
inode

DESCRIPTION

This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. Currently, it is only here for parity with dec_nlink.

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September 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12