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title: _MP(PMEMBLK_BSIZE, 3)
collection: libpmemblk
header: PMDK
date: pmemblk API version 1.1
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[comment]: <> (pmemblk_bsize.3 -- man page for functions that check number of available blocks or usable space in block memory pool)

[NAME](#name)<br />
[SYNOPSIS](#synopsis)<br />
[DESCRIPTION](#description)<br />
[RETURN VALUE](#return-value)<br />
[SEE ALSO](#see-also)<br />


# NAME #

**pmemblk_bsize**(), **pmemblk_nblock**() -- check number of available blocks or
usable space in block memory pool


# SYNOPSIS #

```c
#include <libpmemblk.h>

size_t pmemblk_bsize(PMEMblkpool *pbp);
size_t pmemblk_nblock(PMEMblkpool *pbp);
```


# DESCRIPTION #

The **pmemblk_bsize**() function returns the block size of the specified
block memory pool, that is, the value which was passed as *bsize* to
_UW(pmemblk_create). *pbp* must be a block memory pool handle as returned by
**pmemblk_open**(3) or **pmemblk_create**(3).

The **pmemblk_nblock**() function returns the usable space in the block memory
pool. *pbp* must be a block memory pool handle as returned by
**pmemblk_open**(3) or **pmemblk_create**(3).


# RETURN VALUE #

The **pmemblk_bsize**() function returns the block size of the specified block
memory pool.

The **pmemblk_nblock**() function returns the usable space in the block memory
pool, expressed as the number of blocks available.


# SEE ALSO #

**pmemblk_create**(3), **pmemblk_open**(3),
**libpmemblk**(7) and **<http://pmem.io>**
