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Read bytes from a file
#include <sys/uio.h>
ssize_t readv( int fildes,
const iov_t* iov,
int iovcnt );
- fildes
- The descriptor of the file that you want to read from.
- iov
- An array of iov_t objects where the function can store
the data that it reads.
- iovcnt
- The number of entries in the iov array.
The maximum number of entries is UIO_MAXIOV.
libc
Use the -l c option to
qcc
to link against this library.
This library is usually included automatically.
The readv() function attempts to read from
the file associated with the open file descriptor, fildes,
placing the data into iovcnt buffers specified by the members
of the iov array: iov[0], iov[1], …,
iov[iovcnt-1].
On a regular file or other file capable of seeking, readv()
starts at a position in the file given by the file offset associated
with fildes. Before successfully returning from
readv(), the file offset is incremented by the number of bytes
actually read.
The iov_t structure contains the following members:
- iov_base
- The base address of a memory area where data should be placed.
- iov_len
- The length of the memory area.
The readv() function always fills one buffer completely before proceeding to
the next.
|
The readv() call ignores advisory locks that may have
been set by the
fcntl() function. |
On a file not capable of seeking, readv() starts at the current
position.
When readv() returns successfully, its return value is the
number of bytes actually read and placed in the buffer. This number
will never be greater than the combined sizes of the iov buffers,
although it may be less for one of the following reasons:
- The number of bytes left in the file is less than the combined size
of the iov buffers.
- The readv() request was interrupted by a signal.
- The file is a pipe (or FIFO) or a special file, and has
fewer bytes immediately available for reading. For
example, reading from a file associated with a terminal may return one
typed line of data.
If readv() is interrupted by a signal before it reads any data,
it returns a value of -1 and sets
errno
to
EINTR. However, if readv() is interrupted by a signal
after it has successfully read some data, it returns the number of bytes read.
No data is transferred past the current end-of-file. If the starting
position is at or after the end-of-file, readv() returns zero.
If the file is a device special file, the result of subsequent calls
to readv() will work, based on the then current state of the
device (that is, the end of file is transitory).
When attempting to read from an empty pipe or FIFO:
- If no process has the pipe open for writing, readv() returns 0
to indicate end-of-file.
- If a process has the pipe open for writing, and O_NONBLOCK
is set, readv() returns -1 and sets errno to
EAGAIN.
- If a process has the pipe open for writing, and
O_NONBLOCK
is clear, read() blocks until some data is written, or the pipe
is closed by all processes that had opened it for writing.
When attempting to read from a file (other than a pipe or FIFO) that
supports nonblocking reads and has no data currently available:
- If O_NONBLOCK is set, readv() returns -1 and
sets errno to EAGAIN.
- If O_NONBLOCK is clear, readv() blocks until
some data is available.
- The O_NONBLOCK flag has no effect if some data is
available.
If you call readv() on a portion of a file, prior to the
end-of-file, that hasn't been written, it returns bytes with the
value zero.
If readv() succeeds, the st_atime field of the file is
marked for update.
The number of bytes read, or -1 if an error occurred
(errno is set).
- EAGAIN
- The O_NONBLOCK flag is set for the file descriptor, and
the process would be delayed in the read operation.
- EBADF
- The file descriptor, fildes, isn't a valid file descriptor
open for reading.
- EINTR
- The read operation was interrupted by a signal, and either no data was
transferred, or the resource manager responsible for that file doesn't
report partial transfers.
- EINVAL
- The iovcnt argument is less than or equal to 0, or greater than
UIO_MAXIOV.
- EIO
- A physical I/O error occurred (for example, a bad block on a disk). The
precise meaning is device-dependent.
- ENOSYS
- The readv() function isn't implemented for the filesystem specified
by filedes.
- EOVERFLOW
- The file is a regular file and an attempt is made to read at or
beyond the offset maximum associated with the file.
POSIX 1003.1 XSI
Safety: | |
Cancellation point |
Yes |
Interrupt handler |
No |
Signal handler |
Yes |
Thread |
Yes |
close(),
creat(),
dup(),
dup2(),
errno,
fcntl(),
lseek(),
open(),
pipe(),
read(),
readblock(),
select(),
write(),
writev()
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