ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
		       struct splice_pipe_desc *spd)
{
	unsigned int spd_pages = spd->nr_pages;
	int ret, do_wakeup, page_nr;

	ret = 0;
	do_wakeup = 0;
	page_nr = 0;

	pipe_lock(pipe);

	for (;;) {
		if (!pipe->readers) {
			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
			if (!ret)
				ret = -EPIPE;
			break;
		}

		if (pipe->nrbufs < pipe->buffers) {
			int newbuf = (pipe->curbuf + pipe->nrbufs) & (pipe->buffers - 1);
			struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe->bufs + newbuf;

			buf->page = spd->pages[page_nr];
			buf->offset = spd->partial[page_nr].offset;
			buf->len = spd->partial[page_nr].len;
			buf->private = spd->partial[page_nr].private;
			buf->ops = spd->ops;
			if (spd->flags & SPLICE_F_GIFT)
				buf->flags |= PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;

			pipe->nrbufs++;
			page_nr++;
			ret += buf->len;

			if (pipe->files)
				do_wakeup = 1;

			if (!--spd->nr_pages)
				break;
			if (pipe->nrbufs < pipe->buffers)
				continue;

			break;
		}

		if (spd->flags & SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK) {
			if (!ret)
				ret = -EAGAIN;
			break;
		}

		if (signal_pending(current)) {
			if (!ret)
				ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
			break;
		}

		if (do_wakeup) {
			smp_mb();
			if (waitqueue_active(&pipe->wait))
				wake_up_interruptible_sync(&pipe->wait);
			kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
			do_wakeup = 0;
		}

		pipe->waiting_writers++;
		pipe_wait(pipe);
		pipe->waiting_writers--;
	}

	pipe_unlock(pipe);

	if (do_wakeup)
		wakeup_pipe_readers(pipe);

	while (page_nr < spd_pages)
		spd->spd_release(spd, page_nr++);

	return ret;
}

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