1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
12 FE_READ_STATUS - Returns status information about the front-end. This call only requires - read-only access to the device
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, FE_READ_STATUS, unsigned int *status )
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <frontend_f_open>`.
29 pointer to a bitmask integer filled with the values defined by enum
36 All Digital TV frontend devices support the ``FE_READ_STATUS`` ioctl. It is
37 used to check about the locking status of the frontend after being
38 tuned. The ioctl takes a pointer to an integer where the status will be
43 The size of status is actually sizeof(enum fe_status), with
44 varies according with the architecture. This needs to be fixed in the
51 The fe_status parameter is used to indicate the current state and/or
52 state changes of the frontend hardware. It is produced using the enum
53 :c:type:`fe_status` values on a bitmask
59 On success 0 is returned.
61 On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
64 Generic error codes are described at the
65 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.