GENERIC_PIPE_BUF_GET(9) pipes API GENERIC_PIPE_BUF_GET(9)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.
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