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| GENERIC_FILE_AIO_WRI(9) | Memory Management in Linux | GENERIC_FILE_AIO_WRI(9) |
NAME¶
generic_file_aio_write - write data to a fileSYNOPSIS¶
ssize_t
generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb * iocb,
const struct iovec * iov,
unsigned long nr_segs,
loff_t pos);
ARGUMENTS¶
iocbIO state structure
iov
vector with data to write
nr_segs
number of segments in the vector
pos
position in file where to write
DESCRIPTION¶
This is a wrapper around __generic_file_aio_write to be used by most filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file and acquires i_mutex as needed.COPYRIGHT¶
| March 2016 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2. |