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VXFS_AP_ASSIGN_FILE (3)

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NAME

vxfs_ap_assign_file - assign an allocation policy for file data and metadata

SYNOPSIS

cc -I /opt/VRTS/include -L /opt/VRTS/lib
-l vxfsutil -ldl

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <vxfsutil.h>

int vxfs_ap_assign_file(int fd, char *datapol, char *metapol, uint32_t flags);


AVAILABILITY

VRTSvxfs

DESCRIPTION

vxfs_ap_assign_file() assigns the given allocation policies for data and metadata to the file specified by fd. To clear a policy assignment, specify a NULL pointer for the policy field to be cleared (either datapol or metapol).

FLAGS

FSAP_INHERIT
Files created in the directory specified by fd inherit the directory's policy assignments.

RETURN VALUES

vxfs_ap_assign_file() returns zero on success, non-zero on failure.

ERRORS

EFAULT
One or more of the specified pointer arguments points to an illegal address.
EINVAL
The specified flags are invalid.
EIO
An I/O error occurred during the operation.
ENOENT
One or more of the specified policies does not exist.
ENOSYS
There is no license installed to allow this operation.
ENOTSUP
This operation is not supported by the disk layout version of the specified file system. Use vxupgrade(1m) to enable this operation.
ENXIO
An I/O error occurred during the operation.
EPERM
The effective user ID of the calling process does not have appropriate privileges to perform this operation.
EROFS
The specified file system is mounted read-only.

SEE ALSO

vxfs_ap_assign_ckpt(3), vxfs_ap_assign_fs(3), vxfs_ap_define(3), vxfs_ap_remove(3), vxfs_ap_enforce_ckpt(3), .. vxfs_ap_enforce_file(3), vxfs_ap_enforce_fs(3), .. vxfs_ap_enumerate(3), vxfs_ap_query(3), vxfs_ap_query_ckpt(3), vxfs_ap_query_file(3), vxfs_ap_query_fs(3), vxfs_vol_deencapsulate(3), vxfs_vol_encapsulate(3), vxfs_vol_enumerate(3), vxfs_vol_remove(3), vxfs_vol_resize(3), vxfs_vol_stat(3)

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