bzero - clear memory for a given number of bytes

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SYNOPSIS

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

void bzero(caddr_t addr, size_t bytes);

INTERFACE LEVEL

Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

ARGUMENTS

addr

Starting virtual address of memory to be cleared.

bytes

The number of bytes to clear starting at addr.

DESCRIPTION

CONTEXT

bzero() can be called from user or interrupt context.

SEE ALSO

WARNINGS

The address range specified must be within the kernel space. No range checking is done. If an address outside of the kernel space is selected, the driver may corrupt the system in an unpredictable way.

Created by unroff & hp-tools. © by Hans-Peter Bischof. All Rights Reserved (1997).

Last modified 21/April/97