bcmp man page on Solaris

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bcmp(9F)		 Kernel Functions for Drivers		      bcmp(9F)

NAME
       bcmp - compare two byte arrays

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

       int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t len);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

PARAMETERS
       s1	Pointer to the first character string.

       s2	Pointer to the second character string.

       len	Number of bytes to be compared.

DESCRIPTION
       The bcmp() function compares two byte arrays of length len.

RETURN VALUES
       The bcmp() function returns 0 if the arrays are identical, or 1 if they
       are not.

CONTEXT
       The bcmp() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel  con‐
       text.

SEE ALSO
       strcmp(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

NOTES
       Unlike  strcmp(9F), bcmp() does not terminate when it encounters a null
       byte.

SunOS 5.10			  16 Jan 2006			      bcmp(9F)

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