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+.\" -*- nroff -*-
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Doug Rabson
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd July 24, 1996
+.Dt VGET 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm vget
+.Nd get a vnode from the free list
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In sys/vnode.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn vget "struct vnode *vp" "int lockflag" "struct thread *td"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+Get a vnode from the free list and increment its reference count.
+.Bl -tag -width lockflag
+.It Fa vp
+The vnode to remove from the free list.
+.It Fa lockflag
+If non-zero, the vnode will also be locked.
+.El
+.Pp
+When not in use, vnodes are kept on a free list.
+The vnodes still
+reference valid files but may be reused to refer to a new file at any
+time.
+Often, these vnodes are also held in caches in the system, such
+as the name cache.
+.Pp
+When a vnode which is on the free list is used again, for instance if
+the vnode was found in the name cache as a result of a call to
+.Xr VOP_LOOKUP 9
+then the new user must call
+.Fn vget
+to increment the reference count and remove it from the free list.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vnode 9 ,
+.Xr vput 9 ,
+.Xr vref 9 ,
+.Xr vrele 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Doug Rabson .