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copyout(9r)
NAME
  copyout - General: Copies data from a kernel address space to a user
  address space

SYNOPSIS
  int copyout(
	  caddr_t kernel_src,
	  caddr_t user_dest,
	  u_int bcount );

ARGUMENTS
  kernel_src
      Specifies the address in kernel space of the data to be copied.

  user_dest
      Specifies the address in user space to copy the data to.

  bcount
      Specifies the number of bytes to copy.

DESCRIPTION
  The copyout routine copies a specified amount of data from the protected
  kernel address space to the unprotected user address space.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, copyout returns the value 0 (zero). Otherwise,
  it returns the following error:

  EFAULT  The address in kernel space that you specified in the kernel_src
	  argument cannot be accessed; or, the length you specified in bcount
	  is invalid.

SEE ALSO
  Routines: copyin(9r), copyoutstr(9r)

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