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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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						       SPLICE_FROM_PIPE(9)