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CLRBUF 9F "Jan 16, 2006"
NAME
clrbuf - erase the contents of a buffer
SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/buf.h>



void clrbuf(struct buf *bp);
INTERFACE LEVEL

Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

PARAMETERS
bp

Pointer to the buf(9S) structure.

DESCRIPTION

The clrbuf() function zeros a buffer and sets the b_resid member of the buf(9S) structure to 0. Zeros are placed in the buffer starting at bp\(->b_un.b_addr for a length of bp\(->b_bcount bytes. b_un.b_addr and b_bcount are members of the buf(9S) data structure.

CONTEXT

The clrbuf() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel context.

SEE ALSO

getrbuf(9F), buf(9S)

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