opensolaris man page for bcmp

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 context.

SEE ALSO
       strcmp(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

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

SunOS 5.11							    16 Jan 2006 							  bcmp(9F)