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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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   GENERIC_PIPE_BUF_GET(9)