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aio_read(3)             Library Functions Manual             aio_read(3)

NAME         top

       aio_read - asynchronous read

LIBRARY         top

       Real-time library (librt, -lrt)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <aio.h>

       int aio_read(struct aiocb *aiocbp);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The aio_read() function queues the I/O request described by the
       buffer pointed to by aiocbp.  This function is the asynchronous
       analog of read(2).  The arguments of the call

           read(fd, buf, count)

       correspond (in order) to the fields aio_fildes, aio_buf, and
       aio_nbytes of the structure pointed to by aiocbp.  (See aio(7)
       for a description of the aiocb structure.)

       The data is read starting at the absolute position
       aiocbp->aio_offset, regardless of the file offset.  After the
       call, the value of the file offset is unspecified.

       The "asynchronous" means that this call returns as soon as the
       request has been enqueued; the read may or may not have completed
       when the call returns.  One tests for completion using
       aio_error(3).  The return status of a completed I/O operation can
       be obtained by aio_return(3).  Asynchronous notification of I/O
       completion can be obtained by setting aiocbp->aio_sigevent
       appropriately; see sigevent(3type) for details.

       If _POSIX_PRIORITIZED_IO is defined, and this file supports it,
       then the asynchronous operation is submitted at a priority equal
       to that of the calling process minus aiocbp->aio_reqprio.

       The field aiocbp->aio_lio_opcode is ignored.

       No data is read from a regular file beyond its maximum offset.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, 0 is returned.  On error, the request is not
       enqueued, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
       If an error is detected only later, it will be reported via
       aio_return(3) (returns status -1) and aio_error(3) (error status—
       whatever one would have gotten in errno, such as EBADF).

ERRORS         top

       EAGAIN Out of resources.

       EBADF  aio_fildes is not a valid file descriptor open for
              reading.

       EINVAL One or more of aio_offset, aio_reqprio, or aio_nbytes are
              invalid.

       ENOSYS aio_read() is not implemented.

       EOVERFLOW
              The file is a regular file, we start reading before end-
              of-file and want at least one byte, but the starting
              position is past the maximum offset for this file.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │ Interface                           Attribute     Value   │
       ├─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │ aio_read()                          │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       glibc 2.1.  POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES         top

       It is a good idea to zero out the control block before use.  The
       control block must not be changed while the read operation is in
       progress.  The buffer area being read into must not be accessed
       during the operation or undefined results may occur.  The memory
       areas involved must remain valid.

       Simultaneous I/O operations specifying the same aiocb structure
       produce undefined results.

EXAMPLES         top

       See aio(7).

SEE ALSO         top

       aio_cancel(3), aio_error(3), aio_fsync(3), aio_return(3),
       aio_suspend(3), aio_write(3), lio_listio(3), aio(7)

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