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io_cancel

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long io_cancel(aio_context_t ctx_id, struct iocb *iocb, struct io_event *result);
Number (x86-64) 210
ABI common
Kernel entry point sys_io_cancel

This is the raw kernel prototype from the pinned Linux 6.12.94 schema, not the libc wrapper.

Attempts to cancel a submitted AIO request.

Name Type Meaning
ctx_id (arg0) aio_context_t AIO context handle.
iocb (arg1) struct iocb * Pointer to an iocb structure.
result (arg2) struct io_event * Pointer to the event to fill.

On success: 0.

In an Antinomie trace the Return column and the ret filter field show the raw kernel return value. On failure that is the negative errno, for example -2 for ENOENT, not the -1 plus errno that the libc wrapper gives. syscall.errno holds the positive errno and syscall.success is false.

Raw return Name Meaning
-11 EAGAIN The call would block, or a resource is temporarily unavailable.
-22 EINVAL An argument is invalid.

io_cancel(2) on man7.org

Coverage mark: Implemented. Every pointer argument has a capture rule in the pinned kernel patch and none of them records a “no decoder”, “address only” or “not observed” gap on any code path. Individual values can still be incomplete on a particular call; see the capture statuses.

Every call is recorded as an Entry record (the six argument words and the pointees copied at entry) and an Exit record (the return value and the pointees copied at exit).

Argument When How Recorded field key Condition
ctx_id (arg0) Entry raw scalar word args.0, args.ctx_id
iocb (arg1) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.1, args.raw[1]
↳ pointee Entry structure iocb arg1.iocb always
result (arg2) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.2, args.raw[2]
↳ pointee Exit structure io_event arg2.event result is 0
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.ctx_id (arg0), args.iocb (arg1), args.result (arg2); args.0 to args.5 by position.

See Syscall Trace filter for the full syntax.

For what the capture statuses mean, see Capture statuses. For what is never recorded, see Known gaps.