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iovec(9S)
NAME | Synopsis | Interface Level | Description | Structure Members | See Also
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
SunOS 5.10 Last Revised 11 Apr 1991