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backq(9F)
– get pointer to the queue behind the current queue
bcanput(9F)
– test for flow control in specified priority band
bcanputnext(9F)
– test for room in next module's message queue
bcmp(9F)
– compare two byte arrays
bcopy(9F)
– copy data between address locations in the kernel
bioclone(9F)
– clone another buffer
biodone(9F)
– release buffer after buffer I/O transfer and notify blocked threads
bioerror(9F)
– indicate error in buffer header
biofini(9F)
– uninitialize a buffer structure
bioinit(9F)
– initialize a buffer structure
biomodified(9F)
– check if a buffer is modified
bioreset(9F)
– reuse a private buffer header after I/O is complete
biosize(9F)
– returns size of a buffer structure
biowait(9F)
– suspend processes pending completion of block I/O
bp_mapin(9F)
– allocate virtual address space
bp_mapout(9F)
– deallocate virtual address space
btop(9F)
– convert size in bytes to size in pages (round down)
btopr(9F)
– convert size in bytes to size in pages (round up)
bufcall(9F)
– call a function when a buffer becomes available
bzero(9F)
– clear memory for a given number of bytes
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