iovec(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 may 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 ∗/

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