NAME

       VFS_ROOT — return the root vnode of a file system

SYNOPSIS

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

       int
       VFS_ROOT(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp);

DESCRIPTION

       Return a locked vnode for the root directory of the file system.

       Its arguments are:

       mp     The file system.

       flags  The  lock  type.   Could  be  LK_EXCLUSIVE  or LK_SHARED.  File system is free to ignore the flags
              argument and instead acquire an exclusive lock.

       vpp    Return parameter for the root vnode.

SEE ALSO

       VFS(9), vnode(9)

AUTHORS

       This manual page was written by Doug Rabson.

Debian                                            May 23, 2009                                       VFS_ROOT(9)