Ingo Molnar wrote:
> really, what's the point behind aio_cancel()?

- sequence

     aio_write()
     aio_cancel()
     aio_write()

  with both writes going to the same place must be predictably

- think beyond files.  Writes to sockets, ttys, they  can block and
cancel must abort them.  Even for files the same applies in some
situations, e.g., for network filesystems.

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