io_uring_prep_link_timeout(3) liburing Manual io_uring_prep_link_timeout(3) NAME io_uring_prep_link_timeout - a timeout request for linked sqes SYNOPSIS #include void io_uring_prep_link_timeout(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe, struct __kernel_timespec *ts, unsigned flags); DESCRIPTION The io_uring_prep_link_timeout(3) function prepares a timeout request for linked sqes. The submission queue entry sqe is setup for with timeout specified by ts. The flags argument holds modifier flags for the timeout behaviour of the request. The ts argument must be filled in with the appropriate information for the timeout. It looks as follows: struct __kernel_timespec { __kernel_time64_t tv_sec; long long tv_nsec; }; The flags argument may contain: IORING_TIMEOUT_ABS The value specified in ts is an absolute value rather than a relative one. IORING_TIMEOUT_BOOTTIME The boottime clock source should be used. IORING_TIMEOUT_REALTIME The realtime clock source should be used. IORING_TIMEOUT_ETIME_SUCCESS Consider an expired timeout a success in terms of the posted completion. It is invalid to create a chain (linked sqes) consisting only of a link timeout request. If all the requests in the chain are completed before timeout, then the link timeout request gets canceled. Upon timeout, all the uncompleted requests in the chain get canceled. RETURN VALUE None ERRORS These are the errors that are reported in the CQE res field. On success, 0 is returned. -ETIME The specified timeout occurred and triggered the completion event. -EINVAL One of the fields set in the SQE was invalid. For example, two clock sources where given, or the specified timeout seconds or nanoseconds where < 0. -EFAULT io_uring was unable to access the data specified by ts. -ECANCELED The timeout was canceled because all submitted requests were completed successfully or one of the requests resulted in failure. -ENOENT The request to which the linked timeout was linked already completed and could not be found when the timer expired. SEE ALSO io_uring_get_sqe(3), io_uring_prep_timeout(3) liburing-2.4 January 23, 2023 io_uring_prep_link_timeout(3)