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.Dd July 13, 2001 .Dt VM_PAGE_WIRE 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm vm_page_wire , .Nm vm_page_unwire .Nd "wire and unwire pages" .Sh SYNOPSIS n sys/param.h n vm/vm.h n vm/vm_page.h .Ft void .Fn vm_page_wire "vm_page_t m" .Ft void .Fn vm_page_unwire "vm_page_t m" "int activate" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn vm_page_wire function increments the wire count on a page, and removes it from whatever queue it is on.

p The .Fn vm_page_unwire function releases one of the wirings on the page. When .Va write_count reaches zero the page is placed back onto either the active queue (if .Fa activate is non-zero) or onto the inactive queue (if .Fa activate is zero). If the page is unmanaged .Dv ( PG_UNMANAGED is set) then the page is left on .Dv PQ_NONE . .Sh AUTHORS This manual page was written by .An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .