From 5d1646d90e1f2cceb9f0828f4b28318cd0ec7744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:05:51 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 5.10.209. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- .../userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst (limited to 'Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..022b4c626 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net-add-if.rst @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later +.. c:namespace:: DTV.net + +.. _NET_ADD_IF: + +**************** +ioctl NET_ADD_IF +**************** + +Name +==== + +NET_ADD_IF - Creates a new network interface for a given Packet ID. + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:macro:: NET_ADD_IF + +``int ioctl(int fd, NET_ADD_IF, struct dvb_net_if *net_if)`` + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`. + +``net_if`` + pointer to struct :c:type:`dvb_net_if` + +Description +=========== + +The NET_ADD_IF ioctl system call selects the Packet ID (PID) that +contains a TCP/IP traffic, the type of encapsulation to be used (MPE or +ULE) and the interface number for the new interface to be created. When +the system call successfully returns, a new virtual network interface is +created. + +The struct :c:type:`dvb_net_if`::ifnum field will be +filled with the number of the created interface. + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 is returned, and :c:type:`ca_slot_info` is filled. + +On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set +appropriately. + +The generic error codes are described at the +:ref:`Generic Error Codes ` chapter. -- cgit v1.2.3