iovec(9s) [sunos man page]

iovec(9S)						    Data Structures for Drivers 						 iovec(9S)

NAME

       iovec - data storage structure for I/O using uio

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/uio.h>

INTERFACE LEVEL

       Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

DESCRIPTION

       An   iovec  structure  describes  a  data  storage  area for transfer in a uio(9S) structure.  Conceptually, it can be thought of as a base
       address and length specification.

STRUCTURE MEMBERS

       caddr_t	  iov_base;  /* base address of the data storage area */
			     /* represented by the iovec structure */
       int	  iov_len;   /* size of the data storage area in bytes */

SEE ALSO

       uio(9S)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.10							    11 Apr 1991 							 iovec(9S)