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.Dd July 24, 1996
.Os
.Dt VOP_VALLOC 9
.Sh NAME
.Nm VOP_VALLOC ,
.Nm VOP_VFREE
.Nd Allocate a new inode in the filesystem.
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/vnode.h>
.Ft int
.Fn VOP_VALLOC "struct vnode *pvp" "int mode" "struct ucred *cred" "struct vnode **vpp"
.Ft int
.Fn VOP_VFREE "struct vnode *pvp" "ino_t ino" "int mode"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Pp
The arguments are:
.Bl -tag -width mdoe
.It Ar pvp
The parent directory of the new vnode.
.It Ar mode
The mode and type of the new vnode.
.It Ar cred
The credentials of the caller.
.It Ar vpp
Return parameter for the new vnode.
.El
.Pp
These calls are used internally by the UFS filesystem to allocate and
free filesystem resources.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vnode 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was written by Doug Rabson.