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GENERIC_FILE_AIO_REA(9) 				    Memory Management in Linux					   GENERIC_FILE_AIO_REA(9)

NAME
       generic_file_aio_read - generic filesystem read routine

SYNOPSIS
       ssize_t generic_file_aio_read(struct kiocb * iocb, const struct iovec * iov, unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos);

ARGUMENTS
       iocb
	   kernel I/O control block

       iov
	   io vector request

       nr_segs
	   number of segments in the iovec

       pos
	   current file position

DESCRIPTION
       This is the "read" routine for all filesystems that can use the page cache directly.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						   GENERIC_FILE_AIO_REA(9)