iovec(9S)

ovec(9S)

NAME

• iovec – data storage structure for I/O using uio

Synopsis

• #include <sys/uio.h> 

Interface Level

• Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

Description

• An iovec structure describes a data storage area for transfer in a uio(9S) structure. Conceptually, it can be thought of as a base address and length specification.

Structure Members

• caddr_t    iov_base;  /* base address of the data storage area */
                        /* represented by the iovec structure */ 
  int        iov_len;   /* size of the data storage area in bytes */

See Also

• uio(9S)

  Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.10 Last Revised 11 Apr 1991