D_DELETE(9) The Linux VFS D_DELETE(9)NAMEd_delete - delete a dentry
SYNOPSIS
void d_delete(struct dentry * dentry);
ARGUMENTS
dentry
The dentry to delete
DESCRIPTION
Turn the dentry into a negative dentry if possible, otherwise remove it
from the hash queues so it can be deleted later
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