__kfifo_get9
Gets some data from the fifo, no locking version
Usage
unsigned int __kfifo_get(struct kfifo * fifo, unsigned char * buffer, unsigned int len);
Arguments
fifo
the fifo to be used.
buffer
where the data must be copied.
len
the size of the destination buffer.
Overview
This function copies at most len bytes from the FIFO into the buffer and returns the number of copied bytes.
Note that with only one concurrent reader and one concurrent writer, you don't need extra locking to use these functions.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 2 times.