FIRTH@TL-20B.ARPA (12/03/84)
Please forgive this stupid question, since I'm sure the answer must be
obvious - it's just that I can't find it and would appreciate a pointer
(or clue)
What is the best way to achieve asynchronous IO under "vanilla" Unix?
The essential requirements are
(a) a program can issue an IO request and continue running while the IO
is done in parallel
(b) the program can arrange that a particular routine (conventionally
called a "completion routine") is invoked when the IO is finished
Many thanks - Robert Firth
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