generic_pipe_buf_get (9) - Linux Manuals
generic_pipe_buf_get: get a reference to a struct pipe_buffer
NAME
generic_pipe_buf_get - get a reference to a struct pipe_buffer
SYNOPSIS
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void generic_pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info
* pipe, struct pipe_buffer* buf);
ARGUMENTS
pipe
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- the pipe that the buffer belongs to
buf
- the buffer to get a reference to
DESCRIPTION
This function grabs an extra reference to buf. It's used in in the tee system call, when we duplicate the buffers in one pipe into another.
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