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memset_explicit

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 202-0-10
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NAME

memset_explicit - memory set explicit

LIBRARY

None. It is not yet implemented in glibc.

SYNOPSIS

#include~<string.h>  // see memory.h(3head)
void *memset_explicit(size_t n;
                      void a[n], int c, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

This function is similar to memset(3), but guarantees that compiler optimizations will not remove the erase operation if the compiler deduces that the operation is "unnecessary".

RETURN VALUE

See memset(3).

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
memset_explicit()	Thread safety	M-Safe

STANDARDS

C23.

HISTORY