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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-1.0-or-later
.\"
-.TH io_cancel 2 2022-10-30 "Linux man-pages 6.03"
+.TH io_cancel 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
.SH NAME
io_cancel \- cancel an outstanding asynchronous I/O operation
.SH LIBRARY
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Standard C library
.PP
Alternatively, Asynchronous I/O library
.RI ( libaio ", " \-laio );
-see NOTES.
+see VERSIONS.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#include <linux/aio_abi.h>" " /* Definition of needed types */"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The wrapper function provided by
uses a different type for the
.I ctx_id
argument.
-See NOTES.
+See VERSIONS.
.PP
The
.BR io_cancel ()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ completion queue.
On success,
.BR io_cancel ()
returns 0.
-For the failure return, see NOTES.
+For the failure return, see VERSIONS.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EAGAIN
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ The AIO context specified by \fIctx_id\fP is invalid.
.BR io_cancel ()
is not implemented on this architecture.
.SH VERSIONS
-The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5.
-.SH STANDARDS
-.BR io_cancel ()
-is Linux-specific and should not be used
-in programs that are intended to be portable.
-.SH NOTES
You probably want to use the
.BR io_cancel ()
wrapper function provided by
@@ -98,6 +92,10 @@ then the return value follows the usual conventions for
indicating an error: \-1, with
.I errno
set to a (positive) value that indicates the error.
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
+Linux 2.5.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR io_destroy (2),
.BR io_getevents (2),