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AIOFSYNC(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual AIOFSYNC(3P)

PROLOG top

   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.

NAME top

   aio_fsync — asynchronous file synchronization

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <aio.h>

   int aio_fsync(int _op_, struct aiocb *_aiocbp_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _aiofsync_() function shall asynchronously perform a file
   synchronization operation, as specified by the _op_ argument, for
   I/O operations associated with the file indicated by the file
   descriptor _aiofildes_ member of the **aiocb** structure referenced by
   the _aiocbp_ argument and queued at the time of the call to
   _aiofsync_().  The function call shall return when the
   synchronization request has been initiated or queued to the file
   or device (even when the data cannot be synchronized immediately).

   If _op_ is O_DSYNC, all currently queued I/O operations shall be
   completed as if by a call to _fdatasync_(); that is, as defined for
   synchronized I/O data integrity completion.

   If _op_ is O_SYNC, all currently queued I/O operations shall be
   completed as if by a call to _fsync_(); that is, as defined for
   synchronized I/O file integrity completion.  If the _aiofsync_()
   function fails, or if the operation queued by _aiofsync_() fails,
   then outstanding I/O operations are not guaranteed to have been
   completed.

   If _aiofsync_() succeeds, then it is only the I/O that was queued
   at the time of the call to _aiofsync_() that is guaranteed to be
   forced to the relevant completion state. The completion of
   subsequent I/O on the file descriptor is not guaranteed to be
   completed in a synchronized fashion.

   The _aiocbp_ argument refers to an asynchronous I/O control block.
   The _aiocbp_ value may be used as an argument to _aioerror_() and
   _aioreturn_() in order to determine the error status and return
   status, respectively, of the asynchronous operation while it is
   proceeding. When the request is queued, the error status for the
   operation is **[EINPROGRESS]**.  When all data has been successfully
   transferred, the error status shall be reset to reflect the
   success or failure of the operation. If the operation does not
   complete successfully, the error status for the operation shall be
   set to indicate the error. The _aiosigevent_ member determines the
   asynchronous notification to occur as specified in _Section 2.4.1_,
   _Signal Generation and Delivery_ when all operations have achieved
   synchronized I/O completion. All other members of the structure
   referenced by _aiocbp_ are ignored. If the control block referenced
   by _aiocbp_ becomes an illegal address prior to asynchronous I/O
   completion, then the behavior is undefined.

   If the _aiofsync_() function fails or _aiocbp_ indicates an error
   condition, data is not guaranteed to have been successfully
   transferred.

RETURN VALUE top

   The _aiofsync_() function shall return the value 0 if the I/O
   operation is successfully queued; otherwise, the function shall
   return the value -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _aiofsync_() function shall fail if:

   **EAGAIN** The requested asynchronous operation was not queued due to
          temporary resource limitations.

   **EBADF** The _aiofildes_ member of the **aiocb** structure referenced by
          the _aiocbp_ argument is not a valid file descriptor.

   **EINVAL** This implementation does not support synchronized I/O for
          this file.

   **EINVAL** The _aiofildes_ member of the **aiocb** structure refers to a
          file on which an _fsync_() operation is not possible.

   **EINVAL** A value of _op_ other than O_DSYNC or O_SYNC was specified,
          or O_DSYNC was specified and the implementation does not
          provide runtime support for the Synchronized Input and
          Output option, or O_SYNC was specified and the
          implementation does not provide runtime support for the
          File Synchronization option.

   In the event that any of the queued I/O operations fail,
   _aiofsync_() shall return the error condition defined for _read_()
   and _write_().  The error is returned in the error status for the
   asynchronous operation, which can be retrieved using _aioerror_().

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   Note that even if the file descriptor is not open for writing, if
   there are any pending write requests on the underlying file, then
   that I/O will be completed prior to the return of a call to
   _aioerror_() or _aioreturn_() indicating that the operation has
   completed.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [aio_error(3p)](../man3/aio%5Ferror.3p.html), [aio_return(3p)](../man3/aio%5Freturn.3p.html), [fcntl(3p)](../man3/fcntl.3p.html), [fdatasync(3p)](../man3/fdatasync.3p.html),
   [fsync(3p)](../man3/fsync.3p.html), [open(3p)](../man3/open.3p.html), [read(3p)](../man3/read.3p.html), [write(3p)](../man3/write.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [aio.h(0p)](../man0/aio.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
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