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19 FE_GET_INFO - Query Digital TV frontend capabilities and returns information
20 about the - front-end. This call only requires read-only access to the device.
26 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, FE_GET_INFO, struct dvb_frontend_info *argp )
34 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <frontend_f_open>`.
37 pointer to struct struct
38 :c:type:`dvb_frontend_info`
44 All Digital TV frontend devices support the :ref:`FE_GET_INFO` ioctl. It is
45 used to identify kernel devices compatible with this specification and to
46 obtain information about driver and hardware capabilities. The ioctl
47 takes a pointer to dvb_frontend_info which is filled by the driver.
48 When the driver is not compatible with this specification the ioctl
55 Capabilities describe what a frontend can do. Some capabilities are
56 supported only on some specific frontend types.
58 The frontend capabilities are described at :c:type:`fe_caps`.
64 On success 0 is returned.
66 On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
69 Generic error codes are described at the
70 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.