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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/ca-send-msg.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/ca-send-msg.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7dd2ab4ef --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/ca-send-msg.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later +.. c:namespace:: DTV.ca + +.. _CA_SEND_MSG: + +=========== +CA_SEND_MSG +=========== + +Name +---- + +CA_SEND_MSG + +Synopsis +-------- + +.. c:macro:: CA_SEND_MSG + +``int ioctl(fd, CA_SEND_MSG, struct ca_msg *msg)`` + +Arguments +--------- + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by a previous call to :c:func:`open()`. + +``msg`` + Pointer to struct :c:type:`ca_msg`. + +Description +----------- + +Sends a message via a CI CA module. + +.. note:: + + Please notice that, on most drivers, this is done by writing + to the /dev/adapter?/ca? device node. + +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. |