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.TH "__KFIFO_GET" 9 "August 2005" "Kernel Hackers Manual" "LINUX"
.SH NAME
__kfifo_get \- gets some data from the FIFO, no locking version
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 29
unsigned\ int\ \fB__kfifo_get\ \fR\ (struct\ kfifo\ *\ \fIfifo\fR, unsigned\ char\ *\ \fIbuffer\fR, unsigned\ int\ \fIlen\fR);
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.hy

.SH "ARGUMENTS"

.TP
\fIfifo\fR
the fifo to be used\&.

.TP
\fIbuffer\fR
where the data must be copied\&.

.TP
\fIlen\fR
the size of the destination buffer\&.

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
This function copies at most 'len' bytes from the FIFO into the 'buffer' and returns the number of copied bytes\&.

.PP
Note that with only one concurrent reader and one concurrent writer, you don't need extra locking to use these functions\&.