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Clarify that memset_s(3) requires __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT1__ for visibility.

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Fix typos and other nits.

Submitted by:	Yuri Pankov <yuripv@yuripv.net>
MFC after:	3 days
Differential revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16797
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kib 2018-08-19 14:25:28 +00:00
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commit 8078dbdbb3
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lib/libc/string/memset.3
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
.\" @(#)memset.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd February 15, 2018
.Dd August 19, 2018
.Dt MEMSET 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
.In string.h
.Ft void *
.Fn memset "void *dest" "int c" "size_t len"
.Fd #define __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT1__ 1
.Ft errno_t
.Fn memset_s "void *dest" "rsize_t destsz" "int c" "rsize_t len"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ or
is greater than
.Dv RSIZE_MAX ,
or
.Sp
.Fa len
is greater than
.Fa destsz
@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ Like
.Xr explicit_bzero 3 ,
.Fn memset_s
is not removed through Dead Store Elimination (DSE), making it useful for
clearing sensitve data.
clearing sensitive data.
In contrast
.Fn memset
function
function
may be optimized away if the object modified by the function is not accessed
again.
To clear memory that will not subsequently be accessed it is advised to use
@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ function
conforms to
.St -isoC .
.Fn memset_s
conforms to:
conforms to
.St -isoC-2011
K.3.7.4.1.