splice_from_pipe (9) - Linux Manuals

splice_from_pipe: splice data from a pipe to a file

NAME

splice_from_pipe - splice data from a pipe to a file

SYNOPSIS

ssize_t splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info pipe, struct file out, loff_t ppos, size_t len, unsigned int flags, splice_actor actor);

ARGUMENTS

pipe

pipe to splice from

out

file to splice to

ppos

position in out

len

how many bytes to splice

flags

splice modifier flags

actor

handler that splices the data

DESCRIPTION

See __splice_from_pipe. This function locks the pipe inode, otherwise it's identical to __splice_from_pipe.

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