Query: brelse
OS: osf1
Section: 9r
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
brelse(9r) brelse(9r)NAMEbrelse - General: Deallocates a buf structureSYNOPSISvoid brelse( register struct buf *bp );ARGUMENTSSpecifies a pointer to a buf structure. This structure contains information such as the binary status flags, the major/minor device num- bers, and the address of the associated buffer. This buffer is always a special buffer header owned exclusively by the device for handling I/O requests.DESCRIPTIONThe brelse routine deallocates a buf structure that was previously allocated by the getnewbuf routine. The buf structure contains informa- tion describing an I/O request. Device drivers call the brelse routine after the I/O request has completed to free the memory used by the buf structure.RETURN VALUESNoneSEE ALSORoutines: getnewbuf(9r) Data Structures: buf(9s) brelse(9r)
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