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.Dd July 9, 2018
.Dt IOVEC 9S
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm iovec
.Nd data storage structure for I/O using uio
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/uio.h
.Sh INTERFACE LEVEL
Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
.Sh DESCRIPTION
An
.Vt iovec
structure describes a data storage area for transfer in a
.Xr uio 9S
structure.
Conceptually, it can be thought of as a base address
and length specification.
.Sh STRUCTURE MEMBERS
.Bd -literal -offset 2n
caddr_t    iov_base;  /* base address of the data storage area */
                      /* represented by the iovec structure */
int        iov_len;   /* size of the data storage area in bytes */
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr uio 9S
.Rs
.%T Writing Device Drivers
.Re