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Kernel Functions for Driversbioinit(9F)


NAME

 bioinit - initialize a buffer structure

SYNOPSIS

 
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
voidbioinit(struct buf *bp);

INTERFACE LEVEL

 

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).


PARAMETERS

 
bp
Pointer to the buffer header structure.

DESCRIPTION

 

The bioinit() function initializes a buf(9S) structure. A buffer structure contains state information which has to be initialized if the memory for the buffer was allocated using kmem_alloc(9F). This is not necessary for a buffer allocated using getrbuf(9F) because getrbuf() will call bioinit() directly.


CONTEXT

 

The bioinit() function can be called from any context.


EXAMPLES

 Example 1. Using bioinit()
 

 
		
struct buf *bp = kmem_alloc(biosize(), KM_SLEEP);
bioinit(bp); 
/* use buffer */


SEE ALSO

 

biofini(9F), bioreset(9F), biosize(9F), getrbuf(9F), kmem_alloc(9F), buf(9S)

Writing Device Drivers



SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 20 Nov 1996


Updated: 2004-01-16, 19:41