1__KFIFO_GET(9)                    FIFO Buffer                   __KFIFO_GET(9)
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NAME

6       __kfifo_get - gets some data from the FIFO, no locking version
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SYNOPSIS

9       unsigned int __kfifo_get(struct kfifo * fifo, unsigned char * buffer,
10                                unsigned int len);
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ARGUMENTS

13       fifo
14           the fifo to be used.
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16       buffer
17           where the data must be copied.
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19       len
20           the size of the destination buffer.
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DESCRIPTION

23       This function copies at most len bytes from the FIFO into the buffer
24       and returns the number of copied bytes.
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26       Note that with only one concurrent reader and one concurrent writer,
27       you don´t need extra locking to use these functions.
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30Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                    __KFIFO_GET(9)
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