kernel

AIO(4)							   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						    AIO(4)

NAME

     aio -- asynchronous I/O

SYNOPSIS

     To link into the kernel:
     options VFS_AIO

     To load as a kernel loadable module:
	   kldload aio

DESCRIPTION

     The aio facility provides system calls for asynchronous I/O.  It is available both as a kernel option for static inclusion and as a dynamic
     kernel module.

SEE ALSO

     aio_cancel(2), aio_error(2), aio_read(2), aio_return(2), aio_suspend(2), aio_waitcomplete(2), aio_write(2), lio_listio(2), config(8),
     kldload(8), kldunload(8)

HISTORY

     The aio facility appeared as a kernel option in FreeBSD 3.0.  The aio kernel module appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.

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								 October 24, 2002							       BSD