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.TH IO_SETUP 2 2003-02-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
io_setup \- create an asynchronous I/O context
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
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.B #include <libaio.h>
.\" #include <linux/aio.h>
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.BI "int io_setup(unsigned " nr_events ", aio_context_t *" ctxp );
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Link with \fI\-laio\fP.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.BR io_setup ()
creates an asynchronous I/O context capable of receiving
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at least \fInr_events\fP.
\fIctxp\fP must not point to an AIO context that already exists, and must
be initialized to 0 prior to the call.
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On successful creation of the AIO context, \fI*ctxp\fP is filled in
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with the resulting handle.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.PP
.BR io_setup ()
returns 0 on success;
on failure, it returns one of the errors listed under ERRORS.
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.SH "ERRORS"
.TP
.B EINVAL
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\fIctxp\fP is not initialized, or the specified \fInr_events\fP
exceeds internal limits. \fInr_events\fP should be greater than 0.
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.TP
.B EFAULT
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An invalid pointer is passed for \fIctxp\fP.
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.TP
.B ENOMEM
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Insufficient kernel resources are available.
.TP
.B EAGAIN
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The specified \fInr_events\fP exceeds the user's limit of available events.
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.TP
.B ENOSYS
.BR io_setup ()
is not implemented on this architecture.
.SH "VERSIONS"
.PP
The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002.
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
.PP
.BR io_setup ()
is Linux specific and should not be used in programs
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that are intended to be portable.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.BR io_destroy (2),
.BR io_getevents (2),
.BR io_submit (2),
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.BR io_cancel (2)
.\" .SH "NOTES"
.\" .PP
.\" The asynchronous I/O system calls were written by Benjamin LaHaise.
.\" .SH AUTHOR
.\" Kent Yoder.