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diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_bio.9 b/share/man/man9/g_bio.9 index 686c0cc8da3e..41d4a24915a2 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/g_bio.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/g_bio.9 @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ .Nm g_new_bio , .Nm g_clone_bio , .Nm g_destroy_bio , -.Nm g_print_bio +.Nm g_print_bio , +.Nm g_reset_bio .Nd "GEOM bio controlling functions" .Sh SYNOPSIS .In sys/bio.h @@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ .Fn g_destroy_bio "struct bio *bp" .Ft void .Fn g_print_bio "struct bio *bp" +.Ft void +.Fn g_reset_bio "struct bio *bp" .Sh DESCRIPTION A .Vt "struct bio" @@ -205,6 +208,32 @@ The function prints information about the given .Vt bio structure (for debugging purposes). +.Pp +The +.Fn g_reset_bio +function resets the given +.Vt bio +for reuse. +Prior to +.Fx 11 +a +.Vt bio +was reset for reuse with +.Xr bzero 3 . +.Fn g_reset_bio +preserves internal data structures, while resetting all +user visible values. +Its use is required for any +.Vt bio +that has been returned by +.Fn g_new_bio , +.Fn g_alloc_bio , +.Fn g_clone_bio , +or +.Fn g_duplicate_bio . +It may be used for a +.Vt bio +created in another way, but that is not required. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn g_new_bio |