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GENERIC_FILE_SPLICE_(9) splice API GENERIC_FILE_SPLICE_(9)

NAME

generic_file_splice_write - splice data from a pipe to a file

SYNOPSIS

ssize_t generic_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info * pipe, struct file * out, loff_t * ppos, size_t len, unsigned int flags);

ARGUMENTS

pipe
pipe info
out
file to write to
ppos
position in out
len
number of bytes to splice
flags
splice modifier flags

DESCRIPTION

Will either move or copy pages (determined by flags options) from the given pipe inode to the given file.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.