uio.9: Improve description of uio_rw flags
The direction of the data transfer in uio(9) can be confusing, so state explicitly the difference between UIO_READ and UIO_WRITE. Reviewed by: ziaee MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52996
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.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd March 11, 2017
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.Dd October 22, 2025
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.Dt UIO 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@ The I/O vector points into the kernel address space.
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Do not copy, already in object.
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.El
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.It Va uio_rw
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The direction of the desired transfer, either
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.Dv UIO_READ
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or
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.Dv UIO_WRITE .
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The direction of the desired transfer.
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The supported flags are:
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.Bl -tag -width "UIO_WRITE"
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.It Dv UIO_READ
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Transfer data from the buffers into the I/O vectors.
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.It Dv UIO_WRITE
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Transfer data from the I/O vectors into the buffers.
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.El
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.It Va uio_td
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The pointer to a
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.Vt "struct thread"
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