//maybe return iovec tree or array
public static IOVector Do(ref string value)
{
IOVector vec = new IOVector();
//FIXME: SECURITY: uncleared memory used for padding
vec.Base = UnixMarshal.StringToHeap(@value);
vec.Length = Padded(value.Length);
//TODO: use pad func and custom stringtoheap
return(vec);
}
public unsafe static IOVector Do(ref uint[] ary)
{
IOVector vec = new IOVector();
unsafe
{
fixed(uint *pData = &ary[0])
{
vec.Base = (IntPtr)pData;
vec.Length = sizeof(uint) * ary.Length;
}
//vec.Length = ary.Length;
}
return(vec);
}
/*
* public static IOVector Do<T> (ref T[] ary) where T: struct
* {
* IOVector vec = new IOVector ();
*
* unsafe {
* fixed(T* pData = &ary[0]) {
* vec.Base = (IntPtr)pData;
* vec.Length = sizeof(T)*ary.Length;
* }
* }
*
* return vec;
* }
*/
public static IOVector Do <T> (ref T data) // where T: struct
{
IOVector vec = new IOVector();
GCHandle gch = GCHandle.Alloc(data, GCHandleType.Pinned);
vec.Base = gch.AddrOfPinnedObject();
vec.Length = Padded(Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(T)));
gch.Free();
/*
* unsafe {
* fixed (void* ptr = &data) {
* vec.Base = (IntPtr)ptr;
* vec.Length = sizeof(T);
* }
* }
*/
return(vec);
}