1059b1c5bSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2f9b2e8aaSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. c:namespace:: DTV.fe
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454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. _FE_GET_INFO:
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754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabioctl FE_GET_INFO
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1054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabName
1154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab====
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1354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabFE_GET_INFO - Query Digital TV frontend capabilities and returns information
1454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehababout the - front-end. This call only requires read-only access to the device.
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1654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabSynopsis
1754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab========
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19f9b2e8aaSMauro Carvalho Chehab.. c:macro:: FE_GET_INFO
2054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
21f9b2e8aaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``int ioctl(int fd, FE_GET_INFO, struct dvb_frontend_info *argp)``
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2354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabArguments
2454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab=========
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2654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``fd``
27f9b2e8aaSMauro Carvalho Chehab    File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
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2954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab``argp``
30b4cc96f9SRandy Dunlap    pointer to struct :c:type:`dvb_frontend_info`
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3254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabDescription
3354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab===========
3454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
3554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabAll Digital TV frontend devices support the :ref:`FE_GET_INFO` ioctl. It is
3654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabused to identify kernel devices compatible with this specification and to
3754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabobtain information about driver and hardware capabilities. The ioctl
3854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabtakes a pointer to dvb_frontend_info which is filled by the driver.
3954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabWhen the driver is not compatible with this specification the ioctl
4054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabreturns an error.
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4254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabfrontend capabilities
4354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab=====================
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4554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabCapabilities describe what a frontend can do. Some capabilities are
4654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabsupported only on some specific frontend types.
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4854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabThe frontend capabilities are described at :c:type:`fe_caps`.
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5054f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabReturn Value
5154f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab============
5254f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
5354f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabOn success 0 is returned.
5454f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
5554f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabOn error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
5654f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehabappropriately.
5754f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab
5854f38fcaSMauro Carvalho ChehabGeneric error codes are described at the
5954f38fcaSMauro Carvalho Chehab:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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