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.TH "PRUNE_DCACHE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
prune_dcache \- shrink the dcache
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void prune_dcache  (int \fIcount\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIcount\fB\fR
number of entries to try and free
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Shrink the dcache. This is done when we need
more memory, or simply when we need to unmount
something (at which point we need to unuse
all dentries).
.PP
This function may fail to free any resources if
all the dentries are in use.