.TH "free_dentry" 9 "free_dentry" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
free_dentry \-  Free the dentry for a device entry and invalidate inode.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "void" free_dentry
.BI "(struct devfs_entry *" de ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "de" 12
 The entry.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This must only be called after the entry has been unhooked from it's
parent directory.