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Diffstat (limited to 'man2/io_getevents.2')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/man2/io_getevents.2 b/man2/io_getevents.2 index 489a6a8aa4..0f7c7eea62 100644 --- a/man2/io_getevents.2 +++ b/man2/io_getevents.2 @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ io_getevents \- read asynchronous I/O events from the completion queue .SH LIBRARY Standard C library .RI ( libc ", " \-lc ) +.PP +Alternatively, Asynchronous I/O library +.RI ( libaio ", " \-laio ); +see VERSIONS. .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .BR "#include <linux/aio_abi.h>" " /* Definition of " *io_* " types */" @@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ The wrapper function provided by uses a different type for the .I ctx_id argument. -See NOTES. +See VERSIONS. .PP The .BR io_getevents () @@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ It may also be a nonzero value less than .IR min_nr , if the call was interrupted by a signal handler. .PP -For the failure return, see NOTES. +For the failure return, see VERSIONS. .SH ERRORS .TP .B EFAULT @@ -86,12 +90,6 @@ out of range. .BR io_getevents () is not implemented on this architecture. .SH VERSIONS -The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5. -.SH STANDARDS -.BR io_getevents () -is Linux-specific and should not be used in -programs that are intended to be portable. -.SH NOTES You probably want to use the .BR io_getevents () wrapper function provided by @@ -118,6 +116,10 @@ then the return value follows the usual conventions for indicating an error: \-1, with .I errno set to a (positive) value that indicates the error. +.SH STANDARDS +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +Linux 2.5. .SH BUGS An invalid .I ctx_id |