Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 14:54:44 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FYI: usage of new AIO calls Message-ID: <199712012154.OAA12784@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199712012149.QAA05084@dyson.iquest.net> References: <199712012129.OAA12636@mt.sri.com> <199712012149.QAA05084@dyson.iquest.net>
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I wrote: > What is a VCHR device? John replied: > VCHR files are character devices that you would see the 'c' in the > first column for 'ls -l'. Ahh, character special devices. SEF also pointed this out to me right after I got this email. I know what those are, but I've never heard them distinguished as VCHR devices. I'm all better now, must have been too much Turkey. *grin* > If you know what the AIO/LIO functions are for, and have software that One more question. AIO == Asynchronous I/O, but LIO? Nate
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