GENERIC_PIPE_BUF_STE

Section: pipes API (9)
Updated: February 2011
Index Return to Main Contents
 

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.  

COPYRIGHT