SPLICE_FROM_PIPE(9)                         splice API                        SPLICE_FROM_PIPE(9)



NAME
       splice_from_pipe - splice data from a pipe to a file

SYNOPSIS
       ssize_t splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info * pipe, struct file * out, loff_t * ppos,
                                size_t len, unsigned int flags, splice_actor * actor);

ARGUMENTS
       pipe
           pipe to splice from

       out
           file to splice to

       ppos
           position in out

       len
           how many bytes to splice

       flags
           splice modifier flags

       actor
           handler that splices the data

DESCRIPTION
       See __splice_from_pipe. This function locks the pipe inode, otherwise it's identical to
       __splice_from_pipe.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                       SPLICE_FROM_PIPE(9)