pipe_is_empty(9)

💅 pipe_is_empty(9) — a tiny vibe check for your pipe 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for pipe_is_empty(9) ✨ this one is short and sweet, no cap.

🎀 NAME 🎀

pipe_is_empty — return true if the pipe is empty. that’s literally the whole assignment, and it ate 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool pipe_is_empty (const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe );

💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• pipe — the pipe. that’s the argument, bestie 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

if you want the deep lore, go check out these icons 👑

• Kernel file ./include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
• struct pipe_buffer(9)
• union pipe_index(9)
• struct anon_pipe_prealloc(9)
• struct pipe_inode_info(9)
• pipe_has_watch_queue(9)
• pipe_occupancy(9)
• pipe_empty(9)
• pipe_full(9)
• pipe_is_full(9)
• pipe_buf_usage(9)
• pipe_buf(9)
• pipe_head_buf(9)
• pipe_buf_get(9)
• pipe_buf_release(9)
• pipe_buf_confirm(9)
• pipe_buf_try_steal(9)

okay bye bestie 🫶 — this page’s source/version is ./include/linux, and it’s dated October 2026. mwah 💋✨