---
name: "vflush"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vflush"
---

# vflush(9)

flush vnodes for a mount point

## NAME

**vflush** – flush vnodes for a mount point

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<sys/vnode.h\>**

*int*\

**vflush**(*struct mount \*mp*, *int rootrefs*, *int flags*, *struct thread \*td*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **vflush**() function removes any vnodes in the vnode table that belong to the given *mount* structure.

Its arguments are:

- *mp*

  The mount point whose vnodes should be removed.

- *rootrefs*

  The number of references expected on the root vnode. [vrele(9)](/vrele/9.md) will be invoked on the root vnode *rootrefs* times.

- *flags*

  The flags indicating how vnodes should be handled.

  - FORCECLOSE

    If set, busy vnodes will be forcibly closed.

  - SKIPSYSTEM

    If set, vnodes with the VSYSTEM flag set will be skipped.

  - WRITECLOSE

    If set, only regular files currently opened for writing will be removed.

- *td*

  The calling thread.

## RETURN VALUES

A value of 0 is returned if the flush is successful; otherwise, EBUSY will be returned.

## SEE ALSO

[vgone(9)](/vgone/9.md), [vgonel(9)](/vgonel/9.md), [vrele(9)](/vrele/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Chad David ⟨davidc@acns.ab.ca⟩.