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.