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AIOWRITE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual AIOWRITE(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_write — asynchronous write to a file

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <aio.h>

   int aio_write(struct aiocb *_aiocbp_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _aiowrite_() function shall write _aiocbp_->_aionbytes_ to the
   file associated with _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_ from the buffer pointed to
   by _aiocbp_->_aiobuf_. The function shall return when the write
   request has been initiated or, at a minimum, queued to the file or
   device.

   If prioritized I/O is supported for this file, then the
   asynchronous operation shall be submitted at a priority equal to a
   base scheduling priority minus _aiocbp_->_aioreqprio_. If Thread
   Execution Scheduling is not supported, then the base scheduling
   priority is that of the calling process;
   otherwise, the base scheduling priority is that of the calling
   thread.

   The _aiocbp_ argument 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.

   The _aiocbp_ argument points to an **aiocb** structure. If the buffer
   pointed to by _aiocbp_->_aiobuf_ or the control block pointed to by
   _aiocbp_ becomes an illegal address prior to asynchronous I/O
   completion, then the behavior is undefined.

   If O_APPEND is not set for the file descriptor _aiofildes_, then
   the requested operation shall take place at the absolute position
   in the file as given by _aiooffset_, as if _lseek_() were called
   immediately prior to the operation with an _offset_ equal to
   _aiooffset_ and a _whence_ equal to SEEK_SET.  If O_APPEND is set for
   the file descriptor, or if _aiofildes_ is associated with a device
   that is incapable of seeking, write operations append to the file
   in the same order as the calls were made, except under
   circumstances described in _Section 2.8.2_, _Asynchronous I/O_.  After
   a successful call to enqueue an asynchronous I/O operation, the
   value of the file offset for the file is unspecified.

   The _aiosigevent_ member specifies the notification which occurs
   when the request is completed.

   The _aiocbp_->_aiolioopcode_ field shall be ignored by _aiowrite_().

   Simultaneous asynchronous operations using the same _aiocbp_ produce
   undefined results.

   If synchronized I/O is enabled on the file associated with
   _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_, the behavior of this function shall be
   according to the definitions of synchronized I/O data integrity
   completion, and synchronized I/O file integrity completion.

   For any system action that changes the process memory space while
   an asynchronous I/O is outstanding to the address range being
   changed, the result of that action is undefined.

   For regular files, no data transfer shall occur past the offset
   maximum established in the open file description associated with
   _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_.

RETURN VALUE top

   The _aiowrite_() function shall return the value zero 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 _aiowrite_() function shall fail if:

   **EAGAIN** The requested asynchronous I/O operation was not queued due
          to system resource limitations.

   Each of the following conditions may be detected synchronously at
   the time of the call to _aiowrite_(), or asynchronously. If any of
   the conditions below are detected synchronously, the _aiowrite_()
   function shall return -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to the corresponding value.
   If any of the conditions below are detected asynchronously, the
   return status of the asynchronous operation shall be set to -1,
   and the error status of the asynchronous operation is set to the
   corresponding value.

   **EBADF** The _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_ argument is not a valid file
          descriptor open for writing.

   **EINVAL** The file offset value implied by _aiocbp_->_aiooffset_ would
          be invalid,
          _aiocbp_->_aioreqprio_ is not a valid value, or
          _aiocbp_->_aionbytes_ is an invalid value.

   In the case that the _aiowrite_() successfully queues the I/O
   operation, the return status of the asynchronous operation shall
   be one of the values normally returned by the _write_() function
   call. If the operation is successfully queued but is subsequently
   canceled or encounters an error, the error status for the
   asynchronous operation contains one of the values normally set by
   the _write_() function call, or one of the following:

   **EBADF** The _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_ argument is not a valid file
          descriptor open for writing.

   **EINVAL** The file offset value implied by _aiocbp_->_aiooffset_ would
          be invalid.

   **ECANCELED**
          The requested I/O was canceled before the I/O completed due
          to an explicit _aiocancel_() request.

   The following condition may be detected synchronously or
   asynchronously:

   **EFBIG** The file is a regular file, _aiobcp_->_aionbytes_ is greater
          than 0, and the starting offset in _aiobcp_->_aiooffset_ is at
          or beyond the offset maximum in the open file description
          associated with _aiocbp_->_aiofildes_.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Section 2.8.2_, _Asynchronous I/O_, [aio_cancel(3p)](../man3/aio%5Fcancel.3p.html), [aio_error(3p)](../man3/aio%5Ferror.3p.html),
   [aio_read(3p)](../man3/aio%5Fread.3p.html), [aio_return(3p)](../man3/aio%5Freturn.3p.html), [close(3p)](../man3/close.3p.html), [exec(1p)](../man1/exec.1p.html), [exit(3p)](../man3/exit.3p.html),
   [fork(3p)](../man3/fork.3p.html), [lio_listio(3p)](../man3/lio%5Flistio.3p.html), [lseek(3p)](../man3/lseek.3p.html), [write(3p)](../man3/write.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [aio.h(0p)](../man0/aio.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

   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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