AIO_SUSPEND(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual AIO_SUSPEND(3P)PROLOG
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NAMEaio_suspend — wait for an asynchronous I/O request
SYNOPSIS
#include <aio.h>
int aio_suspend(const struct aiocb *const list[], int nent,
const struct timespec *timeout);
DESCRIPTION
The aio_suspend() function shall suspend the calling thread until at
least one of the asynchronous I/O operations referenced by the list
argument has completed, until a signal interrupts the function, or, if
timeout is not NULL, until the time interval specified by timeout has
passed. If any of the aiocb structures in the list correspond to com‐
pleted asynchronous I/O operations (that is, the error status for the
operation is not equal to [EINPROGRESS]) at the time of the call, the
function shall return without suspending the calling thread. The list
argument is an array of pointers to asynchronous I/O control blocks.
The nent argument indicates the number of elements in the array. Each
aiocb structure pointed to has been used in initiating an asynchronous
I/O request via aio_read(), aio_write(), or lio_listio(). This array
may contain null pointers, which are ignored. If this array contains
pointers that refer to aiocb structures that have not been used in sub‐
mitting asynchronous I/O, the effect is undefined.
If the time interval indicated in the timespec structure pointed to by
timeout passes before any of the I/O operations referenced by list are
completed, then aio_suspend() shall return with an error. If the Mono‐
tonic Clock option is supported, the clock that shall be used to mea‐
sure this time interval shall be the CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock.
RETURN VALUE
If the aio_suspend() function returns after one or more asynchronous
I/O operations have completed, the function shall return zero. Other‐
wise, the function shall return a value of −1 and set errno to indicate
the error.
The application may determine which asynchronous I/O completed by scan‐
ning the associated error and return status using aio_error() and
aio_return(), respectively.
ERRORS
The aio_suspend() function shall fail if:
EAGAIN No asynchronous I/O indicated in the list referenced by list
completed in the time interval indicated by timeout.
EINTR A signal interrupted the aio_suspend() function. Note that,
since each asynchronous I/O operation may possibly provoke a
signal when it completes, this error return may be caused by the
completion of one (or more) of the very I/O operations being
awaited.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOaio_read(), aio_write(), lio_listio()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <aio.h>
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