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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, .\" INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES .\" (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR .\" SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, .\" STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING .\" IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .Dd August 9, 2002 .Dt KERN 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm kern .Nd kernel library routines .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm library implements a set of useful functions and macros inside the kernel. .Sh MATH .nr nS 1 .Ft int .Fn imax "int a" "int b" .Ft int .Fn imin "int a" "int b" .Ft long .Fn lmax "long a" "long b" .Ft long .Fn lmin "long a" "long b" .Ft u_int .Fn max "u_int a" "u_int b" .Ft u_int .Fn min "u_int a" "u_int b" .Ft u_long .Fn ulmax "u_long a" "u_long b" .Ft u_long .Fn ulmin "u_long a" "u_long b" .Ft int .Fn abs "int j" .nr nS 0 .Pp The .Fn min , .Fn imin , .Fn lmin and .Fn ulmin functions return the smallest integer between .Fa a and .Fa b , inclusive. The .Fn max , .Fn imax , .Fn lmax and .Fn ulmax functions return the largest integer between .Fa a and .Fa b , inclusive. .Pp The .Fn abs function computes the absolute value of integer .Fa j . .Sh ASSERTIONS .nr nS 1 .Ft "void" .Fn assert "CONDITION" .Ft "void" .Fn KASSERT "CONDITION" .Ft "void" .Fn KDASSERT "CONDITION" .nr nS 0 .Pp These macros cause kernel .Xr panic 9 if the given condition evaluates to false. .Fn assert tests are always compiled in. .Fn KASSERT tests are only included if the kernel has .Dv DIAGNOSTIC enabled. .Fn KDASSERT tests are only included if the kernel has .Dv DEBUG enabled. .Sh BYTE STRINGS .nr nS 1 .Ft int .Fn locc "int mask" "u_int size" "char *cp" .Ft int .Fn skpc "int mask" "size_t size" "u_char *cp" .Ft int .Fn scanc "u_int size" "const u_char *cp" "const u_char *table" "int mask" .Ft int .Fn bcmp "const void *b1" "const void *b2" "size_t len" .Ft void * .Fn memchr "const void *b" "int c" "size_t len" .Ft int .Fn memcmp "const void *b1" "const void *b2" "size_t len" .Ft int .Fn ffs "int value" .nr nS 0 .Pp The .Fn locc function locates an integer of value .Fa mask inside the string .Fa cp . The .Fn skpc function locates an unsigned character of value .Fa mask inside the string .Fa cp . .Pp The .Fn scanc function expects a string of indexes into the table .Fa table . Each table element is bitwise ANDed against .Fa mask . .Pp .Fn locc , .Fn skpc and .Fn scanc expect the string to be of size .Fa size , and return the index relative to the end of the string where the match occurred, or zero if .Fa mask is not present in the string. .Pp The remaining functions have the same semantics as their libc counterparts, .Xr bcmp 3 , .Xr memchr 3 , .Xr memcmp 3 and .Xr ffs 3 . .Sh CHARACTER STRINGS .nr nS 1 .Ft size_t .Fn strlen "const char *s" .Ft char * .Fn strncpy "char *dst" "const char *src" "size_t len" .Ft size_t .Fn strlcpy "char *dst" "const char *src" "size_t size" .Ft size_t .Fn strlcat "char *dst" "const char *src" "size_t size" .Ft int .Fn strcmp "const char *s1" "const char *s2" .Ft int .Fn strncmp "const char *s1" "const char *s2" "size_t len" .Ft int .Fn strncasecmp "const char *s1" "const char *s2" "size_tlen" .nr nS 0 .Pp Those functions have the same semantics as their libc counterparts, .Xr strlen 3 , .Xr strncpy 3 , .Xr strlcpy 3 , .Xr strlcat 3 , .Xr strcmp 3 , .Xr strncmp 3 and .Xr strncasecmp 3 . .Sh RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION .nr nS 1 .Ft u_long .Fn random "void" .Ft void .Fn srandom "u_long seed" .nr nS 0 .Pp The .Fn random function returns a random number. The .Fn srandom function initializes the random seed. .Fn random will by default produce a sequence of numbers that can be duplicated by calling .Fn srandom with `1' as the seed. The .Fn random function is discouraged in favor of .Xr arc4random 9 . .Sh MISCELLANEOUS .nr nS 1 .Ft int .Fn getsn "char *cp" "int size" .nr nS 0 .Pp The .Fn getsn function reads user input from the console and returns on newline. The result is written into .Fa cp , which is assumed to be .Fa size bytes long. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr assert 3 , .Xr bcmp 3 , .Xr ffs 3 , .Xr memchr 3 , .Xr memcmp 3 , .Xr string 3 , .Xr arc4random 9 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn abs , .Fn memchr , .Fn memcmp , .Fn strlen , .Fn strncpy , .Fn strcmp , .Fn strncmp and .Fn strcasecmp functions conform to .St -ansiC . .Sh HISTORY The .Fn locc , .Fn skpc and .Fn scanc functions are based on vax instructions of the same name.