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LIO_LISTIO(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | LIO_LISTIO(3) |
NAME¶
lio_listio - initiate a list of I/O requestsSYNOPSIS¶
#include <aio.h> int lio_listio(int mode, struct aiocb *const aiocb_list[], int nitems, struct sigevent *sevp); Link with -lrt.
DESCRIPTION¶
The lio_listio() function initiates the list of I/O operations described by the array aiocb_list.- LIO_WAIT
- The call blocks until all operations are complete. The sevp argument is ignored.
- LIO_NOWAIT
- The I/O operations are queued for processing and the call returns immediately. When all of the I/O operations complete, asynchronous notification occurs, as specified by the sevp argument; see sigevent(7) for details. If sevp is NULL, no asynchronous notification occurs.
- LIO_READ
- Initiate a read operation. The operation is queued as for a call to aio_read(3) specifying this control block.
- LIO_WRITE
- Initiate a write operation. The operation is queued as for a call to aio_write(3) specifying this control block.
- LIO_NOP
- Ignore this control block.
RETURN VALUE¶
If mode is LIO_NOWAIT, lio_listio() returns 0 if all I/O operations are successfully queued. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORS¶
The lio_listio() function may fail for the following reasons:- EAGAIN
- Out of resources.
- EAGAIN
- The number of I/O operations specified by nitems would cause the limit AIO_MAX to be exceeded.
- EINVAL
- mode is invalid, or nitems exceeds the limit AIO_LISTIO_MAX.
- EINTR
- mode was LIO_WAIT and a signal was caught before all I/O operations completed. (This may even be one of the signals used for asynchronous I/O completion notification.)
- EIO
- One of more of the operations specified by aiocb_list failed. The application can check the status of each operation using aio_return(3).
VERSIONS¶
The lio_listio() function is available since glibc 2.1.CONFORMING TO¶
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.NOTES¶
It is a good idea to zero out the control blocks before use. The control blocks must not be changed while the I/O operations are in progress. The buffer areas being read into or written from must not be accessed during the operations or undefined results may occur. The memory areas involved must remain valid.SEE ALSO¶
aio_cancel(3), aio_error(3), aio_fsync(3), aio_return(3), aio_suspend(3), aio_write(3), aio(7)COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2012-05-08 |