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LIO_LISTIO(2) FreeBSD 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_READV Read data as if by a call to aio_readv(2).
LIO_NOP No operation.
LIO_WRITE Write data as if by a call to aio_write(2).
LIO_WRITEV
Write data as if by a call to aio_writev(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, sig
can be used to request asynchronous notification when all operations have
completed. If sig is NULL, no notification is sent.
For SIGEV_KEVENT notifications, the posted kevent will contain:
Member Value
ident list
filter EVFILT_LIO
udata value stored in sig->sigev_value
For SIGEV_SIGNO and SIGEV_THREAD_ID notifications, the information for
the queued signal will include SI_ASYNCIO in the si_code field and the
value stored in sig->sigev_value in the si_value field.
For SIGEV_THREAD notifications, the value stored in sig->sigev_value is
passed to the sig->sigev_notify_function as described in sigevent(3).
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
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}.
[EINVAL] The asynchronous notification method in
sig->sigev_notify is invalid or not supported.
[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_readv(2), aio_write(2), aio_writev(2),
read(2), write(2), sigevent(3), siginfo(3), aio(4)
STANDARDS
The lio_listio() function is expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
("POSIX.1"). The LIO_READV and LIO_WRITEV operations are
FreeBSD extensions, and should not be used in portable code.
HISTORY
The lio_listio() system call first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 August 22, 2021 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11