NAME

       VOP_REMOVE, VOP_RMDIR — remove a file or directory

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/param.h>
       #include <sys/vnode.h>

       int
       VOP_REMOVE(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp);

       int
       VOP_RMDIR(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp);

DESCRIPTION

       These entry points remove files and directories respectively.

       The arguments are:

       dvp  The vnode of the directory.

       vp   The vnode of the file to be removed.

       cnp  Pathname information about the file.

LOCKS

       Both dvp and vp should be locked on entry and remain locked on return.

RETURN VALUES

       Zero is returned on success, otherwise an error code is returned.

ERRORS

       [EPERM]            The file is immutable.

       [ENOTEMPTY]        An attempt was made to remove a directory which is not empty.

SEE ALSO

       vnode(9), VOP_LOOKUP(9)

AUTHORS

       This manual page was written by Doug Rabson.

Debian                                            July 24, 1996                                    VOP_REMOVE(9)