1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;pipes API</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Linux Filesystems API"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Linux Filesystems API"><link rel="prev" href="API-do-splice-direct.html" title="do_splice_direct"><link rel="next" href="API-struct-pipe-buffer.html" title="struct pipe_buffer"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter&#160;8.&#160;pipes API</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-do-splice-direct.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">&#160;</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="API-struct-pipe-buffer.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="pipes"></a>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;pipes API</h1></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-pipe-buffer.html"><span class="phrase">struct pipe_buffer</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
2  a linux kernel pipe buffer
3 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-pipe-inode-info.html"><span class="phrase">struct pipe_inode_info</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
4     a linux kernel pipe
5 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-generic-pipe-buf-steal.html"><span class="phrase">generic_pipe_buf_steal</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
6  attempt to take ownership of a <span class="structname">pipe_buffer</span>
7 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-generic-pipe-buf-get.html"><span class="phrase">generic_pipe_buf_get</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
8     get a reference to a <span class="structname">struct pipe_buffer</span>
9 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-generic-pipe-buf-confirm.html"><span class="phrase">generic_pipe_buf_confirm</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
10     verify contents of the pipe buffer
11 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-generic-pipe-buf-release.html"><span class="phrase">generic_pipe_buf_release</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
12     put a reference to a <span class="structname">struct pipe_buffer</span>
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14	Pipe interfaces are all for in-kernel (builtin image) use.
15	They are not exported for use by modules.
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