Variations of memset()

[Carlos O'Donell]

On 08/04/2017 01:11 PM, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> void *memset16(uint16_t *s, uint16_t v, size_t count);
> void *memset32(uint32_t *s, uint32_t v, size_t count);
> void *memset64(uint64_t *s, uint64_t v, size_t count);
> void *memset_s(unsigned short *p, unsigned short v, size_t count);
> void *memset_i(unsigned int *p, unsigned int v, size_t count);
> void *memset_l(unsigned long *p, unsigned long v, size_t count);
> void *memset_ll(unsigned long long *p, unsigned long long v, size_t count);
> void *memset_p(void **p, void *v, size_t count);

How are users expected to use these functions?

What current uses to users use them for?

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Cheers,
Carlos.