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.\"      Date: September 2017
.\"    Manual: pipes API
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12.13
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.TH "GENERIC_PIPE_BUF_STE" "9" "September 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.12\&" "pipes API"
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.SH "NAME"
generic_pipe_buf_steal \- attempt to take ownership of a &pipe_buffer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ generic_pipe_buf_steal('u
.BI "int generic_pipe_buf_steal(struct\ pipe_inode_info\ *\ " "pipe" ", struct\ pipe_buffer\ *\ " "buf" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIstruct pipe_inode_info * pipe\fR
.RS 4
the pipe that the buffer belongs to
.RE
.PP
\fIstruct pipe_buffer * buf\fR
.RS 4
the buffer to attempt to steal
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function attempts to steal the
struct page
attached to
\fIbuf\fR\&. If successful, this function returns 0 and returns with the page locked\&. The caller may then reuse the page for whatever he wishes; the typical use is insertion into a different file page cache\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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