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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968" /><title>Chapter 7. pipes API</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2" /><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Linux Filesystems API" /><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Linux Filesystems API" /><link rel="prev" href="re219.html" title="do_splice_direct" /><link rel="next" href="re220.html" title="struct pipe_buffer" /></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 7. pipes API</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re219.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re220.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 7. pipes API"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="pipes"></a>Chapter 7. pipes API</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re220.html"><span>struct pipe_buffer</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
a linux kernel pipe buffer
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re221.html"><span>struct pipe_inode_info</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
a linux kernel pipe
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re222.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_map</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
virtually map a pipe buffer
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re223.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_unmap</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
unmap a previously mapped pipe buffer
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re224.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_steal</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
attempt to take ownership of a <span class="structname">pipe_buffer</span>
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re225.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_get</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
get a reference to a <span class="structname">struct pipe_buffer</span>
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re226.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_confirm</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
verify contents of the pipe buffer
</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re227.html"><span>generic_pipe_buf_release</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> —
put a reference to a <span class="structname">struct pipe_buffer</span>
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Pipe interfaces are all for in-kernel (builtin image) use.
They are not exported for use by modules.
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