osf1 man page for copyout

copyout(9r)															       copyout(9r)

NAME
       copyout - General: Copies data from a kernel address space to a user address space

SYNOPSIS
       int copyout(
	       caddr_t kernel_src,
	       caddr_t user_dest,
	       u_int bcount );

ARGUMENTS
       Specifies  the  address	in kernel space of the data to be copied.  Specifies the address in user space to copy the data to.  Specifies the
       number of bytes to copy.

DESCRIPTION
       The copyout routine copies a specified amount of data from the protected kernel address space to the unprotected user address space.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, copyout returns the value 0 (zero). Otherwise, it returns the following error: The address in kernel space that
       you specified in the kernel_src argument cannot be accessed; or, the length you specified in bcount is invalid.

SEE ALSO
       Routines: copyin(9r), copyoutstr(9r)

																       copyout(9r)