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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/splice.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/splice.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..edd874808 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/splice.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +================ +splice and pipes +================ + +splice API +========== + +splice is a method for moving blocks of data around inside the kernel, +without continually transferring them between the kernel and user space. + +.. kernel-doc:: fs/splice.c + +pipes API +========= + +Pipe interfaces are all for in-kernel (builtin image) use. They are not +exported for use by modules. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: fs/pipe.c |