From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Fri Mar 15 14:45:17 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EBD2154ACB2 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:45:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asomers@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lj1-f172.google.com (mail-lj1-f172.google.com [209.85.208.172]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 54D046B32F for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:45:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asomers@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lj1-f172.google.com with SMTP id t13so8192102lji.2 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:45:16 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=1f9dc2I/SkC/aftGDmaUQxlA4x0Mx9YnptCO1QGIudk=; b=LNN3ucaP6+NqLISI+dRb8CotfqsLV/m45tqucJF1DNGOcnhMC0lNjMKXhSqZ3+5x3U yQUxWK3QJ+hTMfk9cctDdfWYnP9kfepNpgbBIUi7bYiuffAaBo9n1mspKGmTgJ5XeJrj Srh858ih/M3EkEO0acP9ed0vsLTaKKLA9QUhgG5hwHxElV86tft2MFtdL4FMQNoN2Ajs Crhu5o0WlgUDg8RDqxthD+4rmPUjfBMw4v5veZ+rM89JsNGiHcim04ay61kYGzbhbKei 5eGc1iUS9M007P0EKjyn+GRowHKdtPqt7o9zaumrj1Oy0MrKMJv7uy9v5z0oH2J5nAMf Fz8w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAU2RlmVxsf92iyqbbkkTsgRMlQhwSUVTeczSB3zqf7JuXH67u9n jGY1aELCMl1EafV2fOK8htT3iLcDV+c+UUCqL4/wNjDB X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzpr2rkvkljKzqzU4iYkXo1+GQ1z5d74+jka+mxaUGhmAE/Y7jKdEWmfH+f/tsk/pelCObDbmPBxxDhCmMuQUY= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:8456:: with SMTP id u22mr2332226ljh.108.1552661108362; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:45:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Alan Somers Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:44:57 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: VOP_INACTIVE(9): reclaiming space for open but deleted files? To: FreeBSD Hackers Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 54D046B32F X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of asomers@gmail.com designates 209.85.208.172 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=asomers@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.95 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.995,0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:209.85.128.0/17]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-0.999,0]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.75)[-0.746,0]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[172.208.85.209.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; IP_SCORE(-1.20)[ipnet: 209.85.128.0/17(-3.88), asn: 15169(-2.08), country: US(-0.07)]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[asomers@freebsd.org,asomers@gmail.com]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:209.85.128.0/17, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[asomers@freebsd.org,asomers@gmail.com]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; TO_DOM_EQ_FROM_DOM(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:45:17 -0000 VOP_INACTIVE(9) says that the vop can "be used to reclaim space for =E2=80=98open but deleted=E2=80=99 files". What does that mean? How can y= ou reclaim space for open files? I assume it's just a mistake, but I want to check before I fix the man page. SVN archaeology shows that the line has been present since a mass import of man pages in 1997. -Alan