Name
generic_pipe_buf_get —
get a reference to a struct pipe_buffer
Synopsis
void generic_pipe_buf_get ( | struct pipe_inode_info * pipe, |
| | struct pipe_buffer * buf); |
Arguments
pipe
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.