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.TH "__SPLICE_FROM_PIPE" "9" "March 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.10\&" "splice API"
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.SH "NAME"
__splice_from_pipe \- splice data from a pipe to given actor
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'ssize_t\ __splice_from_pipe('u
.BI "ssize_t __splice_from_pipe(struct\ pipe_inode_info\ *\ " "pipe" ", struct\ splice_desc\ *\ " "sd" ", splice_actor\ *\ " "actor" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIpipe\fR
.RS 4
pipe to splice from
.RE
.PP
\fIsd\fR
.RS 4
information to
\fIactor\fR
.RE
.PP
\fIactor\fR
.RS 4
handler that splices the data
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function does little more than loop over the pipe and call
\fIactor\fR
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\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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