splice_direct_to_actor (9) - Linux Manuals

splice_direct_to_actor: splices data directly between two non-pipes

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

NAME

splice_direct_to_actor - splices data directly between two non-pipes

SYNOPSIS

ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file * in, struct splice_desc * sd, splice_direct_actor * actor);

ARGUMENTS

: file to splice from

: actor information on where to splice to

actor

: handles the data splicing

DESCRIPTION

This is a special case helper to splice directly between two points, without requiring an explicit pipe. Internally an allocated pipe is cached in the process, and reused during the lifetime of that process.