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pwrite64

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long pwrite64(unsigned int fd, const char *buf, size_t count, loff_t pos);
Number (x86-64) 18
ABI common
Kernel entry point sys_pwrite64

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

Writes bytes to a file descriptor at a given offset without changing the descriptor’s own offset.

Name Type Meaning
fd (arg0) unsigned int File descriptor to operate on.
buf (arg1) const char * Pointer to a data buffer.
count (arg2) size_t Number of bytes, or number of entries.
pos (arg3) loff_t File offset.

On success: The number of bytes transferred (see the description for what 0 means).

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
-9 EBADF A file descriptor is not valid for this operation.
-22 EINVAL An argument is invalid.
-29 ESPIPE The descriptor is not seekable, for example a pipe.

pwrite(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
fd (arg0) Entry raw scalar word args.0, args.fd
buf (arg1) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.1, args.raw[1]
↳ pointee Entry buffer, length from count (arg2), limit MAX_RW_COUNT (about 2 GiB) bytes arg1.data always
count (arg2) Entry raw scalar word args.2, args.count
pos (arg3) Entry raw scalar word args.3, args.pos
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.fd (arg0), args.buf (arg1), args.count (arg2), args.pos (arg3); 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.