3 *************************
4 ioctl DMX_QBUF, DMX_DQBUF
5 *************************
10 DMX_QBUF - DMX_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
12 .. warning:: this API is still experimental
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_QBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
21 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_DQBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
29 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
32 Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`.
38 Applications call the ``DMX_QBUF`` ioctl to enqueue an empty
39 (capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the driver's incoming queue.
40 The semantics depend on the selected I/O method.
42 To enqueue a buffer applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index
43 numbers range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with
44 :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` (struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus
45 one. The contents of the struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` returned
46 by a :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` ioctl will do as well.
48 When ``DMX_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure, it locks the
49 memory pages of the buffer in physical memory, so they cannot be swapped
50 out to disk. Buffers remain locked until dequeued, until the
53 Applications call the ``DMX_DQBUF`` ioctl to dequeue a filled
54 (capturing) buffer from the driver's outgoing queue. They just set the ``reserved`` field array to zero. When ``DMX_DQBUF`` is called with a
55 pointer to this structure, the driver fills the remaining fields or
56 returns an error code.
58 By default ``DMX_DQBUF`` blocks when no buffer is in the outgoing
59 queue. When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was given to the
60 :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>` function, ``DMX_DQBUF`` returns
61 immediately with an ``EAGAIN`` error code when no buffer is available.
63 The struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` structure is specified in
70 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
71 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
72 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
75 Non-blocking I/O has been selected using ``O_NONBLOCK`` and no
76 buffer was in the outgoing queue.
79 The ``index`` is out of bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet.
82 ``DMX_DQBUF`` failed due to an internal error. Can also indicate
83 temporary problems like signal loss or CRC errors.