__splice_from_pipe(9)
NAME
__splice_from_pipe - splice data from a pipe to given actor
SYNOPSIS
ssize_t __splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info * pipe,
struct splice_desc * sd,
splice_actor * actor);
ARGUMENTS
- pipe
- pipe to splice from
- sd
- information to actor
- actor
- handler that splices the data
DESCRIPTION
This function does little more than loop over the pipe and call actor
to do the actual moving of a single struct pipe_buffer to the desired
destination. See pipe_to_file, pipe_to_sendpage, or pipe_to_user.