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.\"    Manual: FIFO Buffer
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11.3
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.TH "KFIFO_OUT_PEEK" "9" "June 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.11\&" "FIFO Buffer"
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.SH "NAME"
kfifo_out_peek \- gets some data from the fifo
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'kfifo_out_peek('u
.BI "kfifo_out_peek(" "fifo" ", " "buf" ", " "n" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fI fifo\fR
.RS 4
address of the fifo to be used
.RE
.PP
\fI buf\fR
.RS 4
pointer to the storage buffer
.RE
.PP
\fI n\fR
.RS 4
max\&. number of elements to get
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This macro get the data from the fifo and return the numbers of elements copied\&. The data is not removed from the fifo\&.
.PP
Note that with only one concurrent reader and one concurrent writer, you don\*(Aqt need extra locking to use these macro\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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