PetscMemzero#

Zeros the specified memory.

Synopsis#

static inline PetscErrorCode PetscMemzero(void *a, size_t n)

Not Collective

Input Parameters#

  • a - pointer to beginning memory location

  • n - length (in bytes) of memory to initialize

Compile Option#

PETSC_PREFER_BZERO - on certain machines (the IBM RS6000) the bzero() routine happens to be faster than the memset() routine. This flag causes the bzero() routine to be used.

Notes#

Prefer PetscArrayzero()

See Also#

PetscMemcpy(), PetscMemcmp(), PetscArrayzero(), PetscArraycmp(), PetscArraycpy(), PetscMemmove(), PetscStrallocpy()

Level#

intermediate

Location#

include/petscstring.h

Examples#

src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex48.c
src/sys/tutorials/ex5.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex10.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex11_sa.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex14.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex36.c


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