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Annotation of coherent/f/usr/man/KERNEL/bwrite, revision 1.1.1.1

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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