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.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "SPLICE_FROM_PIPE_BEG" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "splice API"
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.SH "NAME"
splice_from_pipe_begin \- start splicing from pipe
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ splice_from_pipe_begin('u
.BI "void splice_from_pipe_begin(struct\ splice_desc\ *\ " "sd" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIsd\fR
.RS 4
information about the splice operation
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function should be called before a loop containing
\fBsplice_from_pipe_next\fR
and
\fBsplice_from_pipe_feed\fR
to initialize the necessary fields of
\fIsd\fR\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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