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pwritev2

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long pwritev2(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec *vec, unsigned long vlen, unsigned long pos_l, unsigned long pos_h, rwf_t flags);
Number (x86-64) 328
ABI 64
Kernel entry point sys_pwritev2

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

Like pwritev with per-call flags such as sync and append.

Name Type Meaning
fd (arg0) unsigned long File descriptor to operate on.
vec (arg1) const struct iovec * Pointer to an array of iovec structures.
vlen (arg2) unsigned long Number of messages or vector entries.
pos_l (arg3) unsigned long Low half of a file offset.
pos_h (arg4) unsigned long High half of a file offset.
flags (arg5) rwf_t Option flags that change the behavior of the call.

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.

pwritev2(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
vec (arg1) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.1, args.raw[1]
↳ pointee Entry array of iovec, count from vlen (arg2) arg1.iov always
↳ pointee Entry each buffer, capped at MAX_RW_COUNT in total arg1.iov[i].data always
vlen (arg2) Entry raw scalar word args.2, args.vlen
pos_l (arg3) Entry raw scalar word args.3, args.pos_l
pos_h (arg4) Entry raw scalar word args.4, args.pos_h
flags (arg5) Entry raw scalar word; Syscall Trace also decodes it into flag names (rwf group), listing unknown bits separately args.5, args.flags
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.fd (arg0), args.vec (arg1), args.vlen (arg2), args.pos_l (arg3), args.pos_h (arg4), args.flags (arg5); args.0 to args.5 by position.
  • Structure iovec[] behind vec (arg1): args.vec.<member> for iov_base, iov_len.

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.