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sys_uio.h(0P) POSIX Programmer's Manual sys_uio.h(0P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
sys/uio.h — definitions for vector I/O operations
#include <sys/uio.h>
The <sys/uio.h> header shall define the iovec structure, which shall
include at least the following members:
void *iov_base Base address of a memory region for input or output.
size_t iov_len The size of the memory pointed to by iov_base.
The <sys/uio.h> header uses the iovec structure for scatter/gather
I/O.
The <sys/uio.h> header shall define the ssize_t and size_t types as
described in <sys/types.h>.
The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined
as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.
ssize_t readv(int, const struct iovec *, int);
ssize_t writev(int, const struct iovec *, int);
The following sections are informative.
The implementation can put a limit on the number of scatter/gather
elements which can be processed in one call. The symbol {IOV_MAX}
defined in <limits.h> should always be used to learn about the limits
instead of assuming a fixed value.
Traditionally, the maximum number of scatter/gather elements the
system can process in one call were described by the symbolic value
{UIO_MAXIOV}. In IEEE Std 1003.1‐2001 this value is replaced by the
constant {IOV_MAX} which can be found in <limits.h>.
None.
limits.h(0p), sys_types.h(0p)
The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, read(3p), readv(3p),
write(3p), writev(3p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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IEEE/The Open Group 2013 sys_uio.h(0P)
Pages that refer to this page: sys_socket.h(0p), read(3p), readv(3p), write(3p), writev(3p)