---
name: "__splice_from_pipe"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/__splice_from_pipe"
---

# \_\_splice\_from\_pipe(9)

splice data from a pipe to given actor

## NAME

\_\_splice\_from\_pipe - splice data from a pipe to given actor

## SYNOPSIS

**ssize\_t \_\_splice\_from\_pipe(struct pipe\_inode\_info \*** *pipe***, struct splice\_desc \*** *sd***, splice\_actor \*** *actor***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*pipe*

pipe to splice from

*sd*

information to *actor*

*actor*

handler that splices the data

## DESCRIPTION

This function does little more than loop over the pipe and call *actor* to do the actual moving of a single struct pipe\_buffer to the desired destination. See pipe\_to\_file, pipe\_to\_sendpage, or pipe\_to\_user.

## COPYRIGHT