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NAME         top

       io_uring_register_buffers - register buffers for fixed buffer
       operations

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <liburing.h>

       int io_uring_register_buffers(struct io_uring *ring,
                                     const struct iovec *iovecs,
                                     unsigned nr_iovecs);

       int io_uring_register_buffers_tags(struct io_uring *ring,
                                          const struct iovec *iovecs,
                                          const __u64 *tags,
                                          unsigned nr);

       int io_uring_register_buffers_sparse(struct io_uring *ring,
                                            unsigned nr_iovecs);

       int io_uring_register_buffers_update_tag(struct io_uring *ring,
                                                unsigned off,
                                                const struct iovec *iovecs,
                                                const __u64 *tags,
                                                unsigned nr);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The io_uring_register_buffers(3) function registers nr_iovecs
       number of buffers defined by the array iovecs belonging to the
       ring.

       The io_uring_register_buffers_tags(3) function behaves the same as
       io_uring_register_buffers(3) function but additionally takes tags
       parameter. See IORING_REGISTER_BUFFERS2 for the resource tagging
       description.

       The io_uring_register_buffers_sparse(3) function registers
       nr_iovecs empty buffers belonging to the ring.  These buffers must
       be updated before use, using eg
       io_uring_register_buffers_update_tag(3).

       After the caller has registered the buffers, they can be used with
       one of the fixed buffers functions.

       Registered buffers is an optimization that is useful in
       conjunction with O_DIRECT reads and writes, where it maps the
       specified range into the kernel once when the buffer is registered
       rather than doing a map and unmap for each IO every time IO is
       performed to that region. Additionally, it also avoids
       manipulating the page reference counts for each IO.

       The io_uring_register_buffers_update_tag(3) function updates
       registered buffers with new ones, either turning a sparse entry
       into a real one, or replacing an existing entry. The off is offset
       on which to start the update nr number of buffers defined by the
       array iovecs belonging to the ring.  The tags points to an array
       of tags. See IORING_REGISTER_BUFFERS2 for the resource tagging
       description.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success io_uring_register_buffers(3),
       io_uring_register_buffers_tags(3) and
       io_uring_register_buffers_sparse(3) return 0.
       io_uring_register_buffers_update_tag(3) return number of buffers
       updated.  On failure they return -errno.

SEE ALSO         top

       io_uring_register(2), io_uring_get_sqe(3),
       io_uring_unregister_buffers(3), io_uring_clone_buffers(3),
       io_uring_register_buf_ring(3), io_uring_prep_read_fixed(3),
       io_uring_prep_write_fixed(3)

COLOPHON         top

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