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Annotation of coherent/f/usr/man/KERNEL/bwrite, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: bbwwrriittee() -- Block-Device Routine
        !             2: 
        !             3: #iinncclluuddee <ssyyss/bbuuff.hh>
        !             4: vvooiidd
        !             5: bbwwrriittee(_b_p, _f_l_a_g)
        !             6: BBUUFF *_b_p;
        !             7: 
        !             8: bbwwrriittee writes out the buffer pointed to by _b_p. If _f_l_a_g is set, the write is
        !             9: synchronous,  and bbwwrriittee()  will not  return until  the I/O  has completed;
        !            10: otherwise, it is asynchronous and bbwwrriittee() returns immediately.
        !            11: 
        !            12: A device driver  must first lock the buffer gate  before it calls bbwwrriittee();
        !            13: otherwise, the buffer may be modified while it is being written.
        !            14: 
        !            15: _S_e_e _A_l_s_o
        !            16: bblloocckk-ddeevviiccee rroouuttiinneess

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