io_uring_prep_readv_fixed(3) liburing Manual io_uring_prep_readv_fixed(3)

io_uring_prep_readv_fixed - prepare a vectored read using fixed buffers

#include <liburing.h>
void io_uring_prep_readv_fixed(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe,
                               int fd,
                               const struct iovec *iovecs,
                               unsigned nr_vecs,
                               __u64 offset,
                               int flags,
                               int buf_index);

The io_uring_prep_readv_fixed(3) function prepares a vectored read request using fixed (registered) buffers. The submission queue entry sqe is setup to use the file descriptor fd to start reading nr_vecs iovecs from the file position offset.

The iovecs argument points to an array of iovec structures describing the read buffers. All buffers must be part of the registered buffer set at index buf_index, previously registered with io_uring_register_buffers(3).

The flags argument can contain any per-request flags, such as RWF_NOWAIT or other flags supported by preadv2(2).

Using fixed buffers avoids the overhead of mapping buffers for each I/O operation, improving performance for applications that reuse the same buffers.

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The CQE res field will contain the result of the operation, the number of bytes read on success. On error, a negative errno value is returned.

io_uring_get_sqe(3), io_uring_submit(3), io_uring_prep_readv(3), io_uring_prep_readv2(3), io_uring_prep_read_fixed(3), io_uring_prep_writev_fixed(3), io_uring_register_buffers(3)

January 18, 2025 liburing-2.10