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

NAME
       biosize - returns size of a buffer structure

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

       size_t biosize(void)

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

DESCRIPTION
       The  biosize() function returns the size in bytes of the buf(9S) struc‐
       ture. The  biosize() function is used by drivers	 in  combination  with
       kmem_alloc(9F)  and  bioinit(9F) to allocate buffer structures embedded
       in other data structures.

CONTEXT
       The biosize() function can be called from any context.

SEE ALSO
       biofini(9F), bioinit(9F), getrbuf(9F), kmem_alloc(9F), buf(9S)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.11			  20 Nov 1996			   biosize(9F)

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