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
in
file to splice from
sd
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.