struct pipe_inode_in(9)
NAME
struct_pipe_inode_info - a linux kernel pipe
SYNOPSIS
struct pipe_inode_info {
wait_queue_head_t wait;
unsigned int nrbufs;
unsigned int curbuf;
struct page * tmp_page;
unsigned int readers;
unsigned int writers;
unsigned int waiting_writers;
unsigned int r_counter;
unsigned int w_counter;
struct fasync_struct * fasync_readers;
struct fasync_struct * fasync_writers;
struct inode * inode;
struct pipe_buffer bufs[PIPE_BUFFERS];
};
MEMBERS
- wait
- reader/writer wait point in case of empty/full pipe
- nrbufs
- the number of non-empty pipe buffers in this pipe
- curbuf
- the current pipe buffer entry
- tmp_page
- cached released page
- readers
- number of current readers of this pipe
- writers
- number of current writers of this pipe
- waiting_writers
- number of writers blocked waiting for room
- r_counter
- reader counter
- w_counter
- writer counter
- fasync_readers
- reader side fasync
- fasync_writers
- writer side fasync
- inode
- inode this pipe is attached to
- bufs[PIPE_BUFFERS]
- the circular array of pipe buffers