generic_pipe_buf_steal (9) - Linux Manuals

generic_pipe_buf_steal: attempt to take ownership of a pipe_buffer

Command to display generic_pipe_buf_steal manual in Linux: $ man 9 generic_pipe_buf_steal

NAME

generic_pipe_buf_steal - attempt to take ownership of a pipe_buffer

SYNOPSIS

int generic_pipe_buf_steal(struct pipe_inode_info * pipe, struct pipe_buffer * buf);

ARGUMENTS

pipe

: the pipe that the buffer belongs to

buf

: the buffer to attempt to steal

DESCRIPTION

This function attempts to steal the struct page attached to buf. If successful, this function returns 0 and returns with the page locked. The caller may then reuse the page for whatever he wishes; the typical use is insertion into a different file page cache.