NAME

memset_explicit - memory set explicit

LIBRARY

None.

It is not yet implemented in glibc.

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>  // see memory.h(3head)

void *memset_explicit(size_t n;
                      void a[n], int c, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

This function is similar to memset(3), but guarantees that compiler optimizations will not remove the erase operation if the compiler deduces that the operation is "unnecessary".

RETURN VALUE

See memset(3).

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

STANDARDS

C23.

HISTORY

C23.

CAVEATS

See explicit_bzero(3).

SEE ALSO

bstring(3), memory.h(3head), explicit_bzero(3)