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.TH AIO_WRITE 3 2003-11-14  "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
aio_write \- asynchronous write
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
.B "#include <aio.h>"
.sp
.BI "int aio_write(struct aiocb *" aiocbp );
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR aio_write ()
function requests an asynchronous "n = write(fd, buf, count)"
with fd, buf, count given by
.IR aiocbp->aio_fildes ,
.IR aiocbp->aio_buf ,
.IR aiocbp->aio_nbytes ,
respectively.
The return status n can be retrieved upon completion using
.BR aio_return (3).
.LP
If O_APPEND is not set, the data is written starting at the
absolute file offset
.IR aiocbp->aio_offset ,
regardless of the current file position.
If O_APPEND is set, the data is written at the end of the file.
After this request, the value of the current file position is unspecified.
.LP
The "asynchronous" means that this call returns as soon as the
request has been enqueued; the write may or may not have completed
when the call returns.
One tests for completion using
.BR aio_error (3).
.LP
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
.IR aiocbp->aio_reqprio .
.LP
The field
.I aiocbp->aio_lio_opcode
is ignored.
.LP
No data is written to a regular file beyond its maximum offset.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success, 0 is returned.
On error the request is not enqueued, \-1
is returned, and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
If an error is first detected later, it will
be reported via
.BR aio_return (3)
(returns status \-1) and
.BR aio_error (3)
(error status whatever one would have gotten in
.IR errno ,
such as EBADF).
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EAGAIN
Out of resources.
.TP
.B EBADF
.I aio_fildes
is not a valid file descriptor open for writing.
.TP
.B EFBIG
The file is a regular file, we want to write at least one byte,
but the starting position is at or beyond the maximum offset for this file.
.TP
.B EINVAL
One or more of
.IR aio_offset ,
.IR aio_reqprio ,
.IR aio_nbytes
are invalid.
.TP
.B ENOSYS
This function is not supported.
.SH NOTES
It is a good idea to zero out the control block before use.
This control block must not be changed while the write operation
is in progress.
The buffer area being written out
.\" or the control block of the operation
must not be accessed during the operation or undefined results may
occur.
The memory areas involved must remain valid.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
POSIX.1-2001
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR aio_cancel (3),
.BR aio_error (3),
.BR aio_fsync (3),
.BR aio_read (3),
.BR aio_return (3),
.BR aio_suspend (3)