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27.Dd October 17, 2000
28.Dt MBUF 9
29.Os
30.\"
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm mbuf
33.Nd "memory management in the kernel IPC subsystem"
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497In case of failure, it returns
498.Dv NULL
499and attempts to restore the chain to its original state.
500.El
501.Sh RETURN VALUES
502See above.
503.Sh HISTORY
504.\" Please correct me if I'm wrong
505Mbufs appeared in an early version of
506.Bx .
507Besides for being used for network packets, they were used
508to store various dynamic structures, such as routing table
509entries, interface addresses, protocol control blocks, etc.
510.Sh AUTHORS
511The original
512.Nm
513man page was written by Yar Tikhiy.
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17.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
18.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
19.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
20.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
21.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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25.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man9/mbuf.9 81622 2001-08-14 10:01:54Z ru $
26.\"
27.Dd October 17, 2000
28.Dt MBUF 9
29.Os
30.\"
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm mbuf
33.Nd "memory management in the kernel IPC subsystem"
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497In case of failure, it returns
498.Dv NULL
499and attempts to restore the chain to its original state.
500.El
501.Sh RETURN VALUES
502See above.
503.Sh HISTORY
504.\" Please correct me if I'm wrong
505Mbufs appeared in an early version of
506.Bx .
507Besides for being used for network packets, they were used
508to store various dynamic structures, such as routing table
509entries, interface addresses, protocol control blocks, etc.
510.Sh AUTHORS
511The original
512.Nm
513man page was written by Yar Tikhiy.