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.\"    Manual: Memory Management in Linux
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "GENERIC_FILE_READ_IT" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Memory Management in Linux"
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.SH "NAME"
generic_file_read_iter \- generic filesystem read routine
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'ssize_t\ generic_file_read_iter('u
.BI "ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct\ kiocb\ *\ " "iocb" ", struct\ iov_iter\ *\ " "iter" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIiocb\fR
.RS 4
kernel I/O control block
.RE
.PP
\fIiter\fR
.RS 4
destination for the data read
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This is the
\(lq\fBread_iter\fR\(rq
routine for all filesystems that can use the page cache directly\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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