suse man page for splice_from_pipe_begin

SPLICE_FROM_PIPE_BEG(9) 					    splice API						   SPLICE_FROM_PIPE_BEG(9)

NAME
       splice_from_pipe_begin - start splicing from pipe

SYNOPSIS
       void splice_from_pipe_begin(struct splice_desc * sd);

ARGUMENTS
       sd
	   information about the splice operation

DESCRIPTION
       This function should be called before a loop containing splice_from_pipe_next and splice_from_pipe_feed to initialize the necessary fields
       of sd.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   SPLICE_FROM_PIPE_BEG(9)