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.\" $NetBSD: posix_fadvise.2,v 1.5 2013/02/04 20:03:11 wiz Exp $
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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2013-12-06 12:04:52 +01:00
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.Dd February 4, 2013
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2011-02-14 20:36:03 +01:00
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.Dt POSIX_FADVISE 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm posix_fadvise
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.Nd hint at the future access pattern of a file
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In fcntl.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn posix_fadvise "int fd" "off_t offset" "off_t size" "int hint"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Fn posix_fadvise
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hints at the application's access pattern to the file and range
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given by
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the file descriptor,
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.Fa fd ,
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and
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.Fa offset
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and
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.Fa size .
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If
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.Fa size
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is zero, it means to the end of file.
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.Pp
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.Fa hint
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should be one of the followings.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -offset indent -width POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL -compact
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.It POSIX_FADV_NORMAL
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No hint.
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(default)
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.It POSIX_FADV_RANDOM
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Random access.
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.It POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL
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Sequential access.
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(from lower offset to higher offset.)
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.It POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED
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Will be accessed.
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.It POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED
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Will not be accessed.
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.It POSIX_FADV_NOREUSE
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Will be accessed just once.
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.El
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.Pp
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Calling
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.Fn posix_fadvise
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doesn't alter the semantics of the operations,
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it is only a matter of performance.
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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On success,
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.Fn posix_fadvise
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returns 0.
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Otherwise, it returns an error number.
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr errno 2 ,
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.Xr madvise 2
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.\" ------------------------------------------------------------
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.Sh BUGS
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For
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.Dv POSIX_FADV_NORMAL ,
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.Dv POSIX_FADV_RANDOM ,
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and
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.Dv POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL ,
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the current implementation ignores
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.Fa offset
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and
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.Fa size ,
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and applies the hint to the whole file.
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