generic_file_splice_(9)
NAME
generic_file_splice_read - splice data from file to a pipe
SYNOPSIS
ssize_t generic_file_splice_read(struct file * in, loff_t * ppos,
struct pipe_inode_info * pipe,
size_t len, unsigned int flags);
ARGUMENTS
- in
- file to splice from
- ppos
- position in in
- pipe
- pipe to splice to
- len
- number of bytes to splice
- flags
- splice modifier flags
DESCRIPTION
Will read pages from given file and fill them into a pipe. Can be used
as long as the address_space operations for the source implements a
readpage hook.