__splice_from_pipe9
Splice data from a pipe to given actor
Usage
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
Overview
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.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.