lio_listio(2) [freebsd man page]

LIO_LISTIO(2)						      BSD System Calls Manual						     LIO_LISTIO(2)

NAME

     lio_listio -- list directed I/O (REALTIME)

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <aio.h>

     int
     lio_listio(int mode, struct aiocb * const list[], int nent, struct sigevent *sig);

DESCRIPTION

     The lio_listio() function initiates a list of I/O requests with a single function call.  The list argument is an array of pointers to aiocb
     structures describing each operation to perform, with nent elements.  NULL elements are ignored.

     The aio_lio_opcode field of each aiocb specifies the operation to be performed.  The following operations are supported:

     LIO_READ	Read data as if by a call to aio_read(2).

     LIO_NOP	No operation.

     LIO_WRITE	Write data as if by a call to aio_write(2).

     If the mode argument is LIO_WAIT, lio_listio() does not return until all the requested operations have been completed.  If mode is
     LIO_NOWAIT, the requests are processed asynchronously, and the signal specified by sig is sent when all operations have completed.  If sig is
     NULL, the calling process is not notified of I/O completion.

     The order in which the requests are carried out is not specified; in particular, there is no guarantee that they will be executed in the
     order 0, 1, ..., nent-1.

RETURN VALUES

     If mode is LIO_WAIT, the lio_listio() function returns 0 if the operations completed successfully, otherwise -1.

     If mode is LIO_NOWAIT, the lio_listio() function returns 0 if the operations are successfully queued, otherwise -1.

ERRORS

     The lio_listio() function will fail if:

     [EAGAIN]		There are not enough resources to enqueue the requests.

     [EAGAIN]		The request would cause the system-wide limit AIO_MAX to be exceeded.

     [EINVAL]		The mode argument is neither LIO_WAIT nor LIO_NOWAIT, or nent is greater than AIO_LISTIO_MAX.

     [EINTR]		A signal interrupted the system call before it could be completed.

     [EIO]		One or more requests failed.

     In addition, the lio_listio() function may fail for any of the reasons listed for aio_read(2) and aio_write(2).

     If lio_listio() succeeds, or fails with an error code of EAGAIN, EINTR, or EIO, some of the requests may have been initiated.  The caller
     should check the error status of each aiocb structure individually by calling aio_error(2).

SEE ALSO

     aio_error(2), aio_read(2), aio_write(2), read(2), write(2), siginfo(3), aio(4)

STANDARDS

     The lio_listio() function is expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'').

BSD
								 January 12, 2003							       BSD

LIO_LISTIO(2)						      BSD System Calls Manual						     LIO_LISTIO(2)

NAME

     lio_listio -- list directed I/O (REALTIME)

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <aio.h>

     int
     lio_listio(int mode, struct aiocb * const list[], int nent, struct sigevent *sig);

DESCRIPTION

     The lio_listio() function initiates a list of I/O requests with a single function call.  The list argument is an array of pointers to aiocb
     structures describing each operation to perform, with nent elements.  NULL elements are ignored.

     The aio_lio_opcode field of each aiocb specifies the operation to be performed.  The following operations are supported:

     LIO_READ	Read data as if by a call to aio_read(2).

     LIO_NOP	No operation.

     LIO_WRITE	Write data as if by a call to aio_write(2).

     If the mode argument is LIO_WAIT, lio_listio() does not return until all the requested operations have been completed.  If mode is
     LIO_NOWAIT, the requests are processed asynchronously, and the signal specified by sig is sent when all operations have completed.  If sig is
     NULL, the calling process is not notified of I/O completion.

     The order in which the requests are carried out is not specified; in particular, there is no guarantee that they will be executed in the
     order 0, 1, ..., nent-1.

RETURN VALUES

     If mode is LIO_WAIT, the lio_listio() function returns 0 if the operations completed successfully, otherwise -1.

     If mode is LIO_NOWAIT, the lio_listio() function returns 0 if the operations are successfully queued, otherwise -1.

ERRORS

     The lio_listio() function will fail if:

     [EAGAIN]		There are not enough resources to enqueue the requests.

     [EAGAIN]		The request would cause the system-wide limit AIO_MAX to be exceeded.

     [EINVAL]		The mode argument is neither LIO_WAIT nor LIO_NOWAIT, or nent is greater than AIO_LISTIO_MAX.

     [EINTR]		A signal interrupted the system call before it could be completed.

     [EIO]		One or more requests failed.

     In addition, the lio_listio() function may fail for any of the reasons listed for aio_read(2) and aio_write(2).

     If lio_listio() succeeds, or fails with an error code of EAGAIN, EINTR, or EIO, some of the requests may have been initiated.  The caller
     should check the error status of each aiocb structure individually by calling aio_error(2).

SEE ALSO

     aio_error(2), aio_read(2), aio_write(2), read(2), write(2), siginfo(3), aio(4)

STANDARDS

     The lio_listio() function is expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'').

BSD
								 January 12, 2003							       BSD