Per Ravi Pokala's suggestion, rewrite the g_reset_bio description to

be clearer. It also describes it with more nuance. Add missing MLINKS
noticed by trasz@. Bump the date.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man9/Makefile b/share/man/man9/Makefile
index 2731608..5288f03 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/Makefile
+++ b/share/man/man9/Makefile
@@ -787,7 +787,8 @@ MLINKS+=g_bio.9 g_alloc_bio.9 \
 	g_bio.9 g_destroy_bio.9 \
 	g_bio.9 g_duplicate_bio.9 \
 	g_bio.9 g_new_bio.9 \
-	g_bio.9 g_print_bio.9
+	g_bio.9 g_print_bio.9 \
+	g_bio.9 g_reset_bio.9
 MLINKS+=g_consumer.9 g_destroy_consumer.9 \
 	g_consumer.9 g_new_consumer.9
 MLINKS+=g_data.9 g_read_data.9 \
diff --git a/share/man/man9/g_bio.9 b/share/man/man9/g_bio.9
index 34f8f94..5bfbd01 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/g_bio.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/g_bio.9
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd May 9, 2016
+.Dd May 17, 2016
 .Dt G_BIO 9
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -213,27 +213,27 @@ The
 .Fn g_reset_bio
 function resets the given
 .Vt bio
-for reuse.
-Prior to
-.Fx 11
-a
-.Vt bio
-was reset for reuse with
-.Xr bzero 3 .
+structure back to its initial state.
 .Fn g_reset_bio
-preserves internal data structures, while resetting all
-user visible values.
-Its use is required for any
+preserves internal data structures, while setting all
+user visible fields to their initial values.
+When reusing a
 .Vt bio
-that has been returned by
+obtained from
 .Fn g_new_bio ,
 .Fn g_alloc_bio ,
 .Fn g_clone_bio ,
 or
-.Fn g_duplicate_bio .
-It may be used for a
+.Fn g_duplicate_bio
+for multiple transactions,
+.Fn g_reset_bio
+must be called between the transactions in lieu of
+.Fn bzero .
+While not strictly required for a
 .Vt bio
-created in another way, but that is not required.
+structure created by other means,
+.Fn g_reset_bio
+should be used to initialize it and between transactions.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 The
 .Fn g_new_bio