[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / libiberty / bzero.c

/* Portable version of bzero for systems without it.
   This function is in the public domain.  */

/*
NAME
	bzero -- zero the contents of a specified memory region

SYNOPSIS
	void bzero (char *to, int count)

DESCRIPTION
	Zero COUNT bytes of memory pointed to by TO.

BUGS
	Significant speed enhancements may be made in some environments
	by zeroing more than a single byte at a time, or by unrolling the
	loop.

*/


void
bzero (to, count)
  char *to;
  int count;
{
  while (count-- > 0)
    {
      *to++ = 0;
    }
}
Commit	Line	Data
252b5132 RH	1	/* Portable version of bzero for systems without it.
	2	This function is in the public domain. */
	3
	4	/*
	5	NAME
	6	bzero -- zero the contents of a specified memory region
	7
	8	SYNOPSIS
	9	void bzero (char *to, int count)
	10
	11	DESCRIPTION
	12	Zero COUNT bytes of memory pointed to by TO.
	13
	14	BUGS
	15	Significant speed enhancements may be made in some environments
	16	by zeroing more than a single byte at a time, or by unrolling the
	17	loop.
	18
	19	*/
	20
	21
	22	void
	23	bzero (to, count)
	24	char *to;
	25	int count;
	26	{
	27	while (count-- > 0)
	28	{
	29	*to++ = 0;
	30	}
	31	}