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

NAME
       bzero - clear memory for a given number of bytes

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

       void bzero(void *addr, size_t bytes);

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

PARAMETERS
       addr	Starting virtual address of memory to be cleared.

       bytes	The number of bytes to clear starting at addr.

DESCRIPTION
       The  bzero()  function clears a contiguous portion of memory by filling
       it with zeros.

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

SEE ALSO
       bcopy(9F), clrbuf(9F), kmem_zalloc(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

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.

SunOS 5.10			  16 Jan 2006			     bzero(9F)
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