awrite - asynchronous write to a device
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <sys/aio_req.h>
#include <sys/cred.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int prefixawrite(dev_t dev, struct aio_req *aio_reqp,
cred_t *cred_p);
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI). This entry point is optional. Drivers
that do not support an awrite() entry point should use nodev(9F)
dev
Device number.
aio_reqp
Pointer to the aio_req(9S) structure that
describes where the data is stored.
cred_p
Pointer to the credential structure.
The driver's awrite() routine is called to perform an asynchronous write.
getminor(9F) can be used to access the minor number component of the
dev argument. awrite() may use the credential structure pointed
to by cred_p to check for superuser access by calling
drv_priv(9F). The awrite() routine may also examine the
uio(9S) structure through the aio_req structure pointer,
aio_reqp. awrite() must call aphysio(9F) with the
aio_req pointer and a pointer to the driver's strategy(9E)
routine.
No fields of the uio(9S) structure pointed to by
aio_req, other than uio_offset or uio_loffset, may be
modified for non-seekable devices.
The awrite() routine should return 0 for success, or the
appropriate error number.
This function is called from user context only.
Example 1 Using the awrite() routine:
The following is an example of an awrite() routine:
static int
xxawrite(dev_t dev, struct aio_req *aio, cred_t *cred_p)
{
int instance;
struct xxstate *xsp;
instance = getminor(dev);
xsp = ddi_get_soft_state(statep, instance);
/*Verify soft state structure has been allocated */
if (xsp == NULL)
return (ENXIO);
return (aphysio(xxstrategy, anocancel, dev, B_WRITE, \
xxminphys, aio));
}
write(2), aiowrite(3C), aread(9E), read(9E),
strategy(9E), write(9E), anocancel(9F),
aphysio(9F), ddi_get_soft_state(9F), drv_priv(9F),
getminor(9F), minphys(9F), nodev(9F), aio_req(9S),
cb_ops(9S), uio(9S)
Writing Device Drivers
There is no way other than calling aphysio(9F) to accomplish an
asynchronous write.