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2splice and pipes
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4
5splice API
6==========
7
8splice is a method for moving blocks of data around inside the kernel,
9without continually transferring them between the kernel and user space.
10
11.. kernel-doc:: fs/splice.c
12
13pipes API
14=========
15
16Pipe interfaces are all for in-kernel (builtin image) use. They are not
17exported for use by modules.
18
19.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
20   :internal:
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22.. kernel-doc:: fs/pipe.c
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