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OTReleaseBuffer

Returns the no-copy receive buffer to the system.

C INTERFACE

void OTReleaseBuffer(OTBuffer* buf);

C++ INTERFACE

None. C++ applications use the C interface to this function.

PARAMETERS

buf

A pointer to the no-copy receive buffer to be released.

DESCRIPTION

Once a no-copy receive is completed, you need to release the OTBuffer structure as quickly as possible by calling this function.

VALID STATES

All

SEE ALSO

The OTBuffer function (page 3-98) obtains the size of the no-copy receive buffer and the OTReadBuffer (page 3-99) function reads from this buffer.

The no-copy receive buffer structure is described by the OTBuffer data type (page 3-53).