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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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