m3core/src/unix/linux-libc6/Uuio.i3


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 Last modified on Fri Apr 29 15:40:46 PDT 1994 by kalsow    
      modified on Sat Apr 16 by rrw1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk    
      modified on Wed Mar  4 11:53:52 PST 1992 by muller    

INTERFACE Uuio;

FROM Ctypes IMPORT int, char_star, void_star;
** sys/uio.h **

TYPE

TYPE
  struct_iovec = RECORD
    iov_base: void_star;
    iov_len: int;
  END;
  struct_iovec_star = UNTRACED REF struct_iovec;

  (* There's no corresponding structure to struct_uio - be careful *)
  struct_uio = RECORD
    uio_iov: struct_iovec_star;
    uio_iovcnt: int;
    uio_offset: int;
    uio_segflg: int;
    uio_resid: int;
    uio_flag: int;
  END;

  uio_rw = {UIO_READ, UIO_WRITE};

* Segment flag values (should be enum).

CONST
  (* There appear to be no corresponing definitions for any of these
     constants - use with caution. *)
  UIO_USERSPACE =	0;		(* from user data space *)
  UIO_SYSSPACE =	1;		(* from system space *)
  UIO_USERISPACE =	2;		(* from user I space *)

CONST
  MAX_IOVEC = 		16;		(* maximum length of io vectors *)
** read, readv(2) - read from a file **

<*EXTERNAL*> PROCEDURE read (d: int; buf: char_star; nbytes: int): int;
<*EXTERNAL*> PROCEDURE readv (d: int; iov: struct_iovec_star;
                              iovcnt: int): int;
** write, writev(2) - write on a file **

<*EXTERNAL*> PROCEDURE write (d: int; buf: char_star; nbytes: int): int;
<*EXTERNAL*> PROCEDURE writev (d: int; iov: struct_iovec_star;
                               ioveclen: int): int;

END Uuio.