[CONNECTOR]: Update documentation to match reality.
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1 /* linux/aio_abi.h
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27 #ifndef __LINUX__AIO_ABI_H
28 #define __LINUX__AIO_ABI_H
30 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
32 typedef unsigned long aio_context_t;
34 enum {
35 IOCB_CMD_PREAD = 0,
36 IOCB_CMD_PWRITE = 1,
37 IOCB_CMD_FSYNC = 2,
38 IOCB_CMD_FDSYNC = 3,
39 /* These two are experimental.
40 * IOCB_CMD_PREADX = 4,
41 * IOCB_CMD_POLL = 5,
43 IOCB_CMD_NOOP = 6,
46 /* read() from /dev/aio returns these structures. */
47 struct io_event {
48 __u64 data; /* the data field from the iocb */
49 __u64 obj; /* what iocb this event came from */
50 __s64 res; /* result code for this event */
51 __s64 res2; /* secondary result */
54 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
55 #define PADDED(x,y) x, y
56 #elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
57 #define PADDED(x,y) y, x
58 #else
59 #error edit for your odd byteorder.
60 #endif
63 * we always use a 64bit off_t when communicating
64 * with userland. its up to libraries to do the
65 * proper padding and aio_error abstraction
68 struct iocb {
69 /* these are internal to the kernel/libc. */
70 __u64 aio_data; /* data to be returned in event's data */
71 __u32 PADDED(aio_key, aio_reserved1);
72 /* the kernel sets aio_key to the req # */
74 /* common fields */
75 __u16 aio_lio_opcode; /* see IOCB_CMD_ above */
76 __s16 aio_reqprio;
77 __u32 aio_fildes;
79 __u64 aio_buf;
80 __u64 aio_nbytes;
81 __s64 aio_offset;
83 /* extra parameters */
84 __u64 aio_reserved2; /* TODO: use this for a (struct sigevent *) */
85 __u64 aio_reserved3;
86 }; /* 64 bytes */
88 #undef IFBIG
89 #undef IFLITTLE
91 #endif /* __LINUX__AIO_ABI_H */