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
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 GENERIC_FILE_SPLICE_(9)
