Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual

timelimit
input
INT(32):value
indicates whether the process waits for completion instead of checking for completion. If
timelimit is passed in the following format:
A wait-for-completion is specified. The timelimit parameter specifies the maximum time (in .01-second
units) from the time of the FILE_AWAITIO64_ procedure call that the application process can wait (that
is, be on a wait list) for completion of a waited-for operation.
>0D
See “Queue files” in Considerations (page 357).
An indefinite wait is indicated.= -1D
A check for completion is specified. FILE_AWAITIO64_ immediately returns to the caller, regardless of
whether or not an I/O completion occurs.
= 0D
An invalid value (file-system error 590 occurs).< -1D
An indefinite wait is indicated.omitted
segment-id
output
INT .EXT64:ref:1
returns the segment ID of the extended data segment containing the buffer when the operation
was initiated. If the buffer is not in a selectable segment, segment-id is -1.
Returned Value
INT
A file-system error code that indicates the outcome of the call.
FEOK0
A successful operation.
FILE_AWAITIO64_ Procedure 355