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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

ARGUMENTS

       fifo   the fifo to be used.

       buffer where the data must be copied.

       len    the size of the destination buffer.

DESCRIPTION

       This function copies at  most  ’len’  bytes  from  the  FIFO  into  the
       ’buffer’ and returns the number of copied bytes.

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