---
name: "BUF_LOCKINIT"
section: "9freebsd"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "12.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/BUF_LOCKINIT/9freebsd"
---

# BUF\_LOCKINIT(9freebsd)

initializes a buffer lock

## NAME

**BUF\_LOCKINIT** – initializes a buffer lock

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<sys/systm.h\>**

**#include \<sys/uio.h\>**

**#include \<sys/bio.h\>**

**#include \<sys/buf.h\>**

*void*\

**BUF\_LOCKINIT**(*struct buf \*bp*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **BUF\_LOCKINIT**() macro initializes a buffer lock.

Its argument is:

- *bp*

  The buffer whose lock it to be initialized.

## SEE ALSO

[buf(9)](/buf/9.md), [BUF\_LOCK(9)](/BUF_LOCK/9.md), [BUF\_TIMELOCK(9)](/BUF_TIMELOCK/9.md), [BUF\_UNLOCK(9)](/BUF_UNLOCK/9.md), [lockinit(9)](/lockinit/9.md), [lockmgr(9)](/lockmgr/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Chad David ⟨*davidc@acns.ab.ca*⟩.