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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/fe-get-property.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/fe-get-property.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..29363dc4a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/fe-get-property.rst @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later +.. c:namespace:: DTV.fe + +.. _FE_GET_PROPERTY: + +************************************** +ioctl FE_SET_PROPERTY, FE_GET_PROPERTY +************************************** + +Name +==== + +FE_SET_PROPERTY - FE_GET_PROPERTY - FE_SET_PROPERTY sets one or more frontend properties. - FE_GET_PROPERTY returns one or more frontend properties. + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:macro:: FE_GET_PROPERTY + +``int ioctl(int fd, FE_GET_PROPERTY, struct dtv_properties *argp)`` + +.. c:macro:: FE_SET_PROPERTY + +``int ioctl(int fd, FE_SET_PROPERTY, struct dtv_properties *argp)`` + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`. + +``argp`` + Pointer to struct :c:type:`dtv_properties`. + +Description +=========== + +All Digital TV frontend devices support the ``FE_SET_PROPERTY`` and +``FE_GET_PROPERTY`` ioctls. The supported properties and statistics +depends on the delivery system and on the device: + +- ``FE_SET_PROPERTY:`` + + - This ioctl is used to set one or more frontend properties. + + - This is the basic command to request the frontend to tune into + some frequency and to start decoding the digital TV signal. + + - This call requires read/write access to the device. + +.. note:: + + At return, the values aren't updated to reflect the actual + parameters used. If the actual parameters are needed, an explicit + call to ``FE_GET_PROPERTY`` is needed. + +- ``FE_GET_PROPERTY:`` + + - This ioctl is used to get properties and statistics from the + frontend. + + - No properties are changed, and statistics aren't reset. + + - This call only requires read-only access to the device. + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 is returned. + +On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set +appropriately. + +Generic error codes are described at the +:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |