aio_read

SYNOPSIS
       #include <aio.h>

       int aio_read(struct aiocb *aiocbp);

       Link with -lrt.

DESCRIPTION
       The  aio_read()  function  requests  an asynchronous "n = read(fd, buf,
       count)"   with   fd,   buf,   count   given   by    aiocbp->aio_fildes,
       aiocbp->aio_buf, aiocbp->aio_nbytes, respectively.  The return status n
       can be retrieved upon completion using aio_return(3).

       The data is read starting at the absolute file offset  aiocbp->aio_off-
       set,  regardless of the current file position.  After this request, the
       value of the current file position 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).

       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
       On success, 0 is returned.  On error the request is not enqueued, -1 is
       returned,  and  errno  is  set  appropriately.   If  an  error is first
       detected 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
       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, aio_nbytes are invalid.

       ENOSYS This function is not supported.

       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.

CONFORMING TO
       POSIX.1-2001.

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                                  2003-11-14                       AIO_READ(3)