uclibc-ng/include/sys/uio.h

/* Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This file is part of the GNU C Library.

   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   Lesser General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */

#ifndef _SYS_UIO_H
#define _SYS_UIO_H	1

#include <features.h>

#include <sys/types.h>

__BEGIN_DECLS

/* This file defines `struct iovec'.  */
#include <bits/uio.h>


/* Read data from file descriptor FD, and put the result in the
   buffers described by IOVEC, which is a vector of COUNT `struct iovec's.
   The buffers are filled in the order specified.
   Operates just like `read' (see <unistd.h>) except that data are
   put in IOVEC instead of a contiguous buffer.

   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
   __THROW.  */
extern ssize_t readv (int __fd, const struct iovec *__iovec, int __count);

/* Write data pointed by the buffers described by IOVEC, which
   is a vector of COUNT `struct iovec's, to file descriptor FD.
   The data is written in the order specified.
   Operates just like `write' (see <unistd.h>) except that the data
   are taken from IOVEC instead of a contiguous buffer.

   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
   __THROW.  */
extern ssize_t writev (int __fd, const struct iovec *__iovec, int __count);

#ifdef __USE_MISC
/* Read data from file descriptor FD at the given position OFFSET
   without change the file pointer, and put the result in the buffers
   described by IOVEC, which is a vector of COUNT 'struct iovec's.
   The buffers are filled in the order specified.  Operates just like
   'pread' (see <unistd.h>) except that data are put in IOVEC instead
   of a contiguous buffer.

   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
   __THROW.  */
extern ssize_t preadv (int __fd, const struct iovec *__iovec, int __count,
		       __off64_t __offset) __wur;

/* Write data pointed by the buffers described by IOVEC, which is a
   vector of COUNT 'struct iovec's, to file descriptor FD at the given
   position OFFSET without change the file pointer.  The data is
   written in the order specified.  Operates just like 'pwrite' (see
   <unistd.h>) except that the data are taken from IOVEC instead of a
   contiguous buffer.

   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
   __THROW.  */
extern ssize_t pwritev (int __fd, const struct iovec *__iovec, int __count,
			__off64_t __offset) __wur;
#endif	/* Use misc.  */

#ifdef __USE_GNU
/* Read from another process' address space.  */
extern ssize_t process_vm_readv (pid_t __pid, const struct iovec *__lvec,
				 unsigned long int __liovcnt,
				 const struct iovec *__rvec,
				 unsigned long int __riovcnt,
				 unsigned long int __flags)
  __THROW;

/* Write to another process' address space.  */
extern ssize_t process_vm_writev (pid_t __pid, const struct iovec *__lvec,
				  unsigned long int __liovcnt,
				  const struct iovec *__rvec,
				  unsigned long int __riovcnt,
				  unsigned long int __flags)
  __THROW;

#endif

__END_DECLS

#endif /* sys/uio.h */