io_submit(2) System Calls Manual io_submit(2)
NAME
io_submit - submit asynchronous I/O blocks for processing
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Alternatively, Asynchronous I/O library (libaio, -laio); see VERSIONS.
SYNOPSIS
#include <linux/aio_abi.h> /* Defines needed types */
int io_submit(aio_context_t ctx_id, long nr, struct iocb **iocbpp);
Note: There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see VERSIONS.
DESCRIPTION
Note: this page describes the raw Linux system call interface. The
wrapper function provided by libaio uses a different type for the ctx_id
argument. See VERSIONS.
The io_submit() system call queues nr I/O request blocks for processing
in the AIO context ctx_id. The iocbpp argument should be an array of nr
AIO control blocks, which will be submitted to context ctx_id.
The iocb (I/O control block) structure defined in linux/aio_abi.h de-
fines the parameters that control the I/O operation.
#include <linux/aio_abi.h>
struct iocb {
__u64 aio_data;
__u32 PADDED(aio_key, aio_rw_flags);
__u16 aio_lio_opcode;
__s16 aio_reqprio;
__u32 aio_fildes;
__u64 aio_buf;
__u64 aio_nbytes;
__s64 aio_offset;
__u64 aio_reserved2;
__u32 aio_flags;
__u32 aio_resfd;
};
The fields of this structure are as follows:
aio_data
This data is copied into the data field of the io_event structure
upon I/O completion (see io_getevents(2)).
aio_key
This is an internal field used by the kernel. Do not modify this
field after an io_submit() call.
aio_rw_flags
This defines the R/W flags passed with structure. The valid val-
ues are:
RWF_APPEND (since Linux 4.16)
Append data to the end of the file. See the description
of the flag of the same name in pwritev2(2) as well as the
description of O_APPEND in open(2). The aio_offset field
is ignored. The file offset is not changed.
RWF_DSYNC (since Linux 4.13)
Write operation complete according to requirement of syn-
chronized I/O data integrity. See the description of the
flag of the same name in pwritev2(2) as well the descrip-
tion of O_DSYNC in open(2).
RWF_HIPRI (since Linux 4.13)
High priority request, poll if possible
RWF_NOWAIT (since Linux 4.14)
Don't wait if the I/O will block for operations such as
file block allocations, dirty page flush, mutex locks, or
a congested block device inside the kernel. If any of
these conditions are met, the control block is returned
immediately with a return value of -EAGAIN in the res
field of the io_event structure (see io_getevents(2)).
RWF_SYNC (since Linux 4.13)
Write operation complete according to requirement of syn-
chronized I/O file integrity. See the description of the
flag of the same name in pwritev2(2) as well the descrip-
tion of O_SYNC in open(2).
aio_lio_opcode
This defines the type of I/O to be performed by the iocb struc-
ture. The valid values are defined by the enum defined in
linux/aio_abi.h:
enum {
IOCB_CMD_PREAD = 0,
IOCB_CMD_PWRITE = 1,
IOCB_CMD_FSYNC = 2,
IOCB_CMD_FDSYNC = 3,
IOCB_CMD_POLL = 5,
IOCB_CMD_NOOP = 6,
IOCB_CMD_PREADV = 7,
IOCB_CMD_PWRITEV = 8,
};
aio_reqprio
This defines the requests priority.
aio_fildes
The file descriptor on which the I/O operation is to be per-
formed.
aio_buf
This is the buffer used to transfer data for a read or write op-
eration.
aio_nbytes
This is the size of the buffer pointed to by aio_buf.
aio_offset
This is the file offset at which the I/O operation is to be per-
formed.
aio_flags
This is the set of flags associated with the iocb structure. The
valid values are:
IOCB_FLAG_RESFD
Asynchronous I/O control must signal the file descriptor
mentioned in aio_resfd upon completion.
IOCB_FLAG_IOPRIO (since Linux 4.18)
Interpret the aio_reqprio field as an IOPRIO_VALUE as de-
fined by linux/ioprio.h.
aio_resfd
The file descriptor to signal in the event of asynchronous I/O
completion.
RETURN VALUE
On success, io_submit() returns the number of iocbs submitted (which may
be less than nr, or 0 if nr is zero). For the failure return, see VER-
SIONS.
ERRORS
EAGAIN Insufficient resources are available to queue any iocbs.
EBADF The file descriptor specified in the first iocb is invalid.
EFAULT One of the data structures points to invalid data.
EINVAL The AIO context specified by ctx_id is invalid. nr is less than
0. The iocb at *iocbpp[0] is not properly initialized, the oper-
ation specified is invalid for the file descriptor in the iocb,
or the value in the aio_reqprio field is invalid.
ENOSYS io_submit() is not implemented on this architecture.
EPERM The aio_reqprio field is set with the class IOPRIO_CLASS_RT, but
the submitting context does not have the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capabil-
ity.
VERSIONS
glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call. You could invoke
it using syscall(2). But instead, you probably want to use the io_sub-
mit() wrapper function provided by libaio.
Note that the libaio wrapper function uses a different type (io_con-
text_t) for the ctx_id argument. Note also that the libaio wrapper does
not follow the usual C library conventions for indicating errors: on er-
ror it returns a negated error number (the negative of one of the values
listed in ERRORS). If the system call is invoked via syscall(2), then
the return value follows the usual conventions for indicating an error:
-1, with errno set to a (positive) value that indicates the error.
STANDARDS
Linux.
HISTORY
Linux 2.5.
SEE ALSO
io_cancel(2), io_destroy(2), io_getevents(2), io_setup(2), aio(7)
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