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| SPLICE_DIRECT_TO_ACT(9) | splice API | SPLICE_DIRECT_TO_ACT(9) |
NAME¶
splice_direct_to_actor - splices data directly between two non-pipes
SYNOPSIS¶
ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file * in, struct splice_desc * sd, splice_direct_actor * actor);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct file * in
file to splice from
struct splice_desc * sd
actor information on where to splice to
splice_direct_actor * actor
handles the data splicing
DESCRIPTION¶
This is a special case helper to splice directly between two points, without requiring an explicit pipe. Internally an allocated pipe is cached in the process, and reused during the lifetime of that process.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |