source: trunk/kernel/libk/memcpy.h @ 561

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[libk] Add documentation to memcmp().

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1/*
2 * memcpy.c - architecture independent memory copy functions definition.
3 *
4 * Author ALain Greiner (2016)
5 *
6 * Copyright (c) UPMC Sorbonne Universites
7 *
8 * This file is part of ALMOS-MKH.
9 *
10 * ALMOS-MKH is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
11 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
12 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2.0 of the License.
13 *
14 * ALMOS-MKH is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
15 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
17 * General Public License for more details.
18 *
19 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 * along with ALMOS-MKH; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
21 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
22 */
23
24#include <hal_kernel_types.h>
25
26
27/*******************************************************************************************
28 * This function copies a source buffer to a destination buffer.
29 * There is no alignment constraint, but the performance is improved if the buffers
30 * are both aligned on a 32 bits word boundary.
31 *******************************************************************************************
32 * @ dst     : pointer on destination buffer.
33 * @ src     : pointer on source buffer.
34 * @ size    : number of bytes.
35 * @ return pointer on destination buffer.
36 ******************************************************************************************/
37void * memcpy( void       * dst,
38               const void * src,
39               uint32_t     size );
40
41/*******************************************************************************************
42 * This function sets a constant value in each byte of a target buffer.
43 *******************************************************************************************
44 * @ dst     : pointer on destination buffer.
45 * @ val     : constant value (cast to uint8_t).
46 * @ size    : number of bytes.
47 * @ return pointer on destination buffer.
48 ******************************************************************************************/
49void * memset( void     * dst,
50               uint32_t   val,
51               uint32_t size);
52
53/*******************************************************************************************
54 * This function compares two buffers bytewise.
55 *******************************************************************************************
56 * @s1     : pointer on a buffer
57 * @s2     : pointer on another buffer to compare with @s1
58 * @n      : number of bytes to compare
59 * @return : = 0 if s1   == s2 means structural or physical equality between @s1 and @s2.
60 *           < 0 if s1[i] < s2[i] means @s1[i] is lesser than @s2[i] current one
61 *           > 0 if s1[i] > s2[i] means @s1[i] is greater than @s2[i] current one.
62 * Note: i is an index to the current byte of the buffer.
63 ******************************************************************************************/
64int memcmp( const void * s1,
65            const void * s2,
66            uint32_t     n);
67
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