generic_pipe_buf_get
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## Name

generic_pipe_buf_get — get a reference to a struct pipe_buffer

## Synopsis

`void generic_pipe_buf_get (` | struct pipe_inode_info * | pipe,
| struct pipe_buffer * | buf`)`;

## Arguments

`pipe`

  the pipe that the buffer belongs to

`buf`

  the buffer to get a reference to

## Description

This function grabs an extra reference to `buf`. It's used in in the `tee` system call, when we duplicate the buffers in one pipe into another.

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