__CLEAR_USER
Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME
__clear_user - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
SYNOPSIS
unsigned long __clear_user (void __user * to, unsigned long n);
ARGUMENTS
- to
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Destination address, in user space.
- n
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Number of bytes to zero.
DESCRIPTION
Zero a block of memory in user space. Caller must check
the specified block with access_ok before calling this function.
Returns number of bytes that could not be cleared.
On success, this will be zero.
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This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.
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