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2 Linux::AIO - linux-specific aio implemented using clone 2 Linux::AIO - linux-specific aio implemented using clone
3 3
4SYNOPSIS 4SYNOPSIS
5 use Linux::AIO; 5 use Linux::AIO;
6 6
7 # This module has been mostly superseded by IO::AIO.
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7DESCRIPTION 9DESCRIPTION
10 *This module has been mostly superseded by IO::AIO, which is API
11 compatible.*
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8 This module implements asynchronous I/O using the means available to 13 This module implements asynchronous I/O using the means available to
9 Linux - clone. It does not hook into the POSIX aio_* functions because 14 Linux - clone. It does not hook into the POSIX aio_* functions because
10 Linux does not yet support these in the kernel (even as of 2.6.12, only 15 Linux does not yet support these in the kernel (even as of 2.6.12, only
11 O_DIRECT files are supported) and even if, it would only allow aio_read 16 O_DIRECT files are supported) and even if, it would only allow aio_read
12 and write, not open, stat and so on. 17 and write, not open, stat and so on.

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