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[linux-2.6/next.git] / include / linux / splice.h
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1 /*
2 * Function declerations and data structures related to the splice
3 * implementation.
5 * Copyright (C) 2007 Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
7 */
8 #ifndef SPLICE_H
9 #define SPLICE_H
11 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
14 * Flags passed in from splice/tee/vmsplice
16 #define SPLICE_F_MOVE (0x01) /* move pages instead of copying */
17 #define SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK (0x02) /* don't block on the pipe splicing (but */
18 /* we may still block on the fd we splice */
19 /* from/to, of course */
20 #define SPLICE_F_MORE (0x04) /* expect more data */
21 #define SPLICE_F_GIFT (0x08) /* pages passed in are a gift */
24 * Passed to the actors
26 struct splice_desc {
27 unsigned int len, total_len; /* current and remaining length */
28 unsigned int flags; /* splice flags */
30 * actor() private data
32 union {
33 void __user *userptr; /* memory to write to */
34 struct file *file; /* file to read/write */
35 void *data; /* cookie */
36 } u;
37 loff_t pos; /* file position */
38 size_t num_spliced; /* number of bytes already spliced */
39 bool need_wakeup; /* need to wake up writer */
42 struct partial_page {
43 unsigned int offset;
44 unsigned int len;
45 unsigned long private;
49 * Passed to splice_to_pipe
51 struct splice_pipe_desc {
52 struct page **pages; /* page map */
53 struct partial_page *partial; /* pages[] may not be contig */
54 int nr_pages; /* number of pages in map */
55 unsigned int flags; /* splice flags */
56 const struct pipe_buf_operations *ops;/* ops associated with output pipe */
57 void (*spd_release)(struct splice_pipe_desc *, unsigned int);
60 typedef int (splice_actor)(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *,
61 struct splice_desc *);
62 typedef int (splice_direct_actor)(struct pipe_inode_info *,
63 struct splice_desc *);
65 extern ssize_t splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct file *,
66 loff_t *, size_t, unsigned int,
67 splice_actor *);
68 extern ssize_t __splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *,
69 struct splice_desc *, splice_actor *);
70 extern int splice_from_pipe_feed(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct splice_desc *,
71 splice_actor *);
72 extern int splice_from_pipe_next(struct pipe_inode_info *,
73 struct splice_desc *);
74 extern void splice_from_pipe_begin(struct splice_desc *);
75 extern void splice_from_pipe_end(struct pipe_inode_info *,
76 struct splice_desc *);
77 extern int pipe_to_file(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *,
78 struct splice_desc *);
80 extern ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *,
81 struct splice_pipe_desc *);
82 extern ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *, struct splice_desc *,
83 splice_direct_actor *);
85 #endif