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24 .TH AIO_WRITE 3 2021-03-22 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
26 aio_write \- asynchronous write
31 .BI "int aio_write(struct aiocb *" aiocbp );
33 Link with \fI\-lrt\fP.
38 function queues the I/O request described by the buffer pointed to by
40 This function is the asynchronous analog of
42 The arguments of the call
46 correspond (in order) to the fields
51 of the structure pointed to by
55 for a description of the
61 is not set, the data is written starting at the
63 .IR aiocbp\->aio_offset ,
64 regardless of the file offset.
67 is set, data is written at the end of the file in the same order as
70 After the call, the value of the file offset is unspecified.
72 The "asynchronous" means that this call returns as soon as the
73 request has been enqueued; the write may or may not have completed
74 when the call returns.
75 One tests for completion using
77 The return status of a completed I/O operation can be obtained
79 Asynchronous notification of I/O completion can be obtained by setting
80 .IR aiocbp\->aio_sigevent
86 .B _POSIX_PRIORITIZED_IO
87 is defined, and this file supports it,
88 then the asynchronous operation is submitted at a priority equal
89 to that of the calling process minus
90 .IR aiocbp\->aio_reqprio .
93 .I aiocbp\->aio_lio_opcode
96 No data is written to a regular file beyond its maximum offset.
98 On success, 0 is returned.
99 On error, the request is not enqueued, \-1
102 is set to indicate the error.
103 If an error is detected only later, it will
106 (returns status \-1) and
108 (error status\(emwhatever one would have gotten in
119 is not a valid file descriptor open for writing.
122 The file is a regular file, we want to write at least one byte,
123 but the starting position is at or beyond the maximum offset for this file.
138 function is available since glibc 2.1.
140 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
148 Interface Attribute Value
151 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
157 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
159 It is a good idea to zero out the control block before use.
160 The control block must not be changed while the write operation
162 The buffer area being written out
163 .\" or the control block of the operation
164 must not be accessed during the operation or undefined results may occur.
165 The memory areas involved must remain valid.
167 Simultaneous I/O operations specifying the same
169 structure produce undefined results.