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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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   GENERIC_FILE_SPLICE_(9)