Asio Extensions
Additional functionality built on top of (Boost.)Asio
Platform-Specific Implementation Notes

Notes describing platform-specific implementation details and limitations.

Windows

Handles

CreateFileA and CreateFileW are used to open file handles.

File I/O

At most one buffer may be transferred in a single operation.

POSIX

File Handles

open is used to open file handles.

File I/O

Asio's limitations regarding buffers apply here (most likely min(64,IOV_MAX) buffers per OP).