newlib/libc/string/bzero.c

   1 /*
   2 FUNCTION
   3 <<bzero>>---initialize memory to zero
   4
   5 INDEX
   6         bzero
   7
   8 SYNOPSIS
   9         #include <strings.h>
  10         void bzero(void *<[b]>, size_t <[length]>);
  11
  12 DESCRIPTION
  13 <<bzero>> initializes <[length]> bytes of memory, starting at address
  14 <[b]>, to zero.
  15
  16 RETURNS
  17 <<bzero>> does not return a result.
  18
  19 PORTABILITY
  20 <<bzero>> is in the Berkeley Software Distribution.
  21 Neither ANSI C nor the System V Interface Definition (Issue 2) require
  22 <<bzero>>.
  23
  24 <<bzero>> requires no supporting OS subroutines.
  25 */
  26
  27 #include <string.h>
  28
  29 void
  30 bzero(void *b, size_t length)
  31 {
  32
  33         memset(b, 0, length);
  34 }