int posix_fallocate(int fd, off_toffset,
size_tlen);
DESCRIPTION
The posix_fallocate() function shall ensure that any required
storage for regular file data starting at offset and
continuing for len bytes is allocated on the file system storage
media. If posix_fallocate() returns successfully,
subsequent writes to the specified file data shall not fail due to
the lack of free space on the file system storage media.
If the offset+ len is beyond the current file size, then
posix_fallocate() shall adjust the file size to
offset+ len. Otherwise, the file size shall not be changed.
It is implementation-defined whether a previous posix_fadvise()
call
influences allocation strategy.
Space allocated via posix_fallocate() shall be freed by a successful
call to creat() or open() that truncates the size of the
file. Space allocated via posix_fallocate() may be freed by
a successful call to ftruncate() that reduces the file size
to a size smaller than offset+
len.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, posix_fallocate() shall return zero;
otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate
the error.
ERRORS
The posix_fallocate() function shall fail if:
EBADF
The fd argument is not a valid file descriptor.
EBADF
The fd argument references a file that was opened without write
permission.
EFBIG
The value of offset+ len is greater than the maximum file
size.
EINTR
A signal was caught during execution.
EINVAL
The len argument was zero or the offset argument was less
than zero.
EIO
An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to a file system.
ENODEV
The fd argument does not refer to a regular file.
ENOSPC
There is insufficient free space remaining on the file system storage
media.
ESPIPE
The fd argument is associated with a pipe or FIFO.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The posix_fallocate() function is part of the Advisory Information
option and need not be provided on all
implementations.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
creat() , ftruncate() , open() , unlink()
, the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fcntl.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .