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36 .Nd increment the use count for a vnode
41 .Fn vref "struct vnode *vp"
48 the vnode to increment
51 Each vnode maintains a reference count of how many parts of the system
53 This allows the system to detect when a vnode is
54 no longer being used and can be safely recycled for a different file.
56 Any code in the system which is using a vnode (e.g.\& during the
57 operation of some algorithm or to store in a data structure) should
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