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
       in
           file to splice from

       sd
           actor information on where to splice to

       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
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   SPLICE_DIRECT_TO_ACT(9)