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7 ioctls CEC_RECEIVE and CEC_TRANSMIT
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13 CEC_RECEIVE, CEC_TRANSMIT - Receive or transmit a CEC message
19 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, CEC_RECEIVE, struct cec_msg *argp )
22 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, CEC_TRANSMIT, struct cec_msg *argp )
29 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open() <cec-open>`.
32 Pointer to struct cec_msg.
39 This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
40 and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
42 To receive a CEC message the application has to fill in the
43 ``timeout`` field of struct :c:type:`cec_msg` and pass it to
44 :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
45 If the file descriptor is in non-blocking mode and there are no received
46 messages pending, then it will return -1 and set errno to the ``EAGAIN``
47 error code. If the file descriptor is in blocking mode and ``timeout``
48 is non-zero and no message arrived within ``timeout`` milliseconds, then
49 it will return -1 and set errno to the ``ETIMEDOUT`` error code.
51 A received message can be:
53 1. a message received from another CEC device (the ``sequence`` field will
55 2. the result of an earlier non-blocking transmit (the ``sequence`` field will
58 To send a CEC message the application has to fill in the struct
59 :c:type:` cec_msg` and pass it to :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>`.
60 The :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` is only available if
61 ``CEC_CAP_TRANSMIT`` is set. If there is no more room in the transmit
62 queue, then it will return -1 and set errno to the ``EBUSY`` error code.
63 The transmit queue has enough room for 18 messages (about 1 second worth
64 of 2-byte messages). Note that the CEC kernel framework will also reply
65 to core messages (see :ref:cec-core-processing), so it is not a good
66 idea to fully fill up the transmit queue.
68 If the file descriptor is in non-blocking mode then the transmit will
69 return 0 and the result of the transmit will be available via
70 :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>` once the transmit has finished
71 (including waiting for a reply, if requested).
73 The ``sequence`` field is filled in for every transmit and this can be
74 checked against the received messages to find the corresponding transmit
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82 .. cssclass:: longtable
84 .. flat-table:: struct cec_msg
91 - Timestamp in ns of when the last byte of the message was transmitted.
92 The timestamp has been taken from the ``CLOCK_MONOTONIC`` clock. To access
93 the same clock from userspace use :c:func:`clock_gettime`.
96 - Timestamp in ns of when the last byte of the message was received.
97 The timestamp has been taken from the ``CLOCK_MONOTONIC`` clock. To access
98 the same clock from userspace use :c:func:`clock_gettime`.
101 - The length of the message. For :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` this is filled in
102 by the application. The driver will fill this in for
103 :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`. For :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` it will be
104 filled in by the driver with the length of the reply message if ``reply`` was set.
107 - The timeout in milliseconds. This is the time the device will wait
108 for a message to be received before timing out. If it is set to 0,
109 then it will wait indefinitely when it is called by :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
110 If it is 0 and it is called by :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>`,
111 then it will be replaced by 1000 if the ``reply`` is non-zero or
112 ignored if ``reply`` is 0.
115 - A non-zero sequence number is automatically assigned by the CEC framework
116 for all transmitted messages. It is used by the CEC framework when it queues
117 the transmit result (when transmit was called in non-blocking mode). This
118 allows the application to associate the received message with the original
122 - Flags. See :ref:`cec-msg-flags` for a list of available flags.
125 - The status bits of the transmitted message. See
126 :ref:`cec-tx-status` for the possible status values. It is 0 if
127 this messages was received, not transmitted.
130 - The message payload. For :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` this is filled in by the
131 application. The driver will fill this in for :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
132 For :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` it will be filled in by the driver with
133 the payload of the reply message if ``timeout`` was set.
136 - Wait until this message is replied. If ``reply`` is 0 and the
137 ``timeout`` is 0, then don't wait for a reply but return after
138 transmitting the message. Ignored by :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
139 The case where ``reply`` is 0 (this is the opcode for the Feature Abort
140 message) and ``timeout`` is non-zero is specifically allowed to make it
141 possible to send a message and wait up to ``timeout`` milliseconds for a
142 Feature Abort reply. In this case ``rx_status`` will either be set
143 to :ref:`CEC_RX_STATUS_TIMEOUT <CEC-RX-STATUS-TIMEOUT>` or
144 :ref:`CEC_RX_STATUS_FEATURE_ABORT <CEC-RX-STATUS-FEATURE-ABORT>`.
146 If the transmitter message is ``CEC_MSG_INITIATE_ARC`` then the ``reply``
147 values ``CEC_MSG_REPORT_ARC_INITIATED`` and ``CEC_MSG_REPORT_ARC_TERMINATED``
148 are processed differently: either value will match both possible replies.
149 The reason is that the ``CEC_MSG_INITIATE_ARC`` message is the only CEC
150 message that has two possible replies other than Feature Abort. The
151 ``reply`` field will be updated with the actual reply so that it is
152 synchronized with the contents of the received message.
155 - The status bits of the received message. See
156 :ref:`cec-rx-status` for the possible status values. It is 0 if
157 this message was transmitted, not received, unless this is the
158 reply to a transmitted message. In that case both ``rx_status``
159 and ``tx_status`` are set.
162 - The status bits of the transmitted message. See
163 :ref:`cec-tx-status` for the possible status values. It is 0 if
164 this messages was received, not transmitted.
166 - ``tx_arb_lost_cnt``
167 - A counter of the number of transmit attempts that resulted in the
168 Arbitration Lost error. This is only set if the hardware supports
169 this, otherwise it is always 0. This counter is only valid if the
170 :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_ARB_LOST <CEC-TX-STATUS-ARB-LOST>` status bit is set.
173 - A counter of the number of transmit attempts that resulted in the
174 Not Acknowledged error. This is only set if the hardware supports
175 this, otherwise it is always 0. This counter is only valid if the
176 :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_NACK <CEC-TX-STATUS-NACK>` status bit is set.
178 - ``tx_low_drive_cnt``
179 - A counter of the number of transmit attempts that resulted in the
180 Arbitration Lost error. This is only set if the hardware supports
181 this, otherwise it is always 0. This counter is only valid if the
182 :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_LOW_DRIVE <CEC-TX-STATUS-LOW-DRIVE>` status bit is set.
185 - A counter of the number of transmit errors other than Arbitration
186 Lost or Not Acknowledged. This is only set if the hardware
187 supports this, otherwise it is always 0. This counter is only
188 valid if the :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_ERROR <CEC-TX-STATUS-ERROR>` status bit is set.
193 .. flat-table:: Flags for struct cec_msg
198 * .. _`CEC-MSG-FL-REPLY-TO-FOLLOWERS`:
200 - ``CEC_MSG_FL_REPLY_TO_FOLLOWERS``
202 - If a CEC transmit expects a reply, then by default that reply is only sent to
203 the filehandle that called :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>`. If this
204 flag is set, then the reply is also sent to all followers, if any. If the
205 filehandle that called :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>` is also a
206 follower, then that filehandle will receive the reply twice: once as the
207 result of the :ref:`ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT <CEC_TRANSMIT>`, and once via
208 :ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
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215 .. flat-table:: CEC Transmit Status
220 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-OK`:
222 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_OK``
224 - The message was transmitted successfully. This is mutually
225 exclusive with :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_MAX_RETRIES <CEC-TX-STATUS-MAX-RETRIES>`. Other bits can still
226 be set if earlier attempts met with failure before the transmit
227 was eventually successful.
228 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-ARB-LOST`:
230 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_ARB_LOST``
232 - CEC line arbitration was lost.
233 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-NACK`:
235 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_NACK``
237 - Message was not acknowledged.
238 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-LOW-DRIVE`:
240 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_LOW_DRIVE``
242 - Low drive was detected on the CEC bus. This indicates that a
243 follower detected an error on the bus and requests a
245 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-ERROR`:
247 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_ERROR``
249 - Some error occurred. This is used for any errors that do not fit
250 the previous two, either because the hardware could not tell which
251 error occurred, or because the hardware tested for other
252 conditions besides those two.
253 * .. _`CEC-TX-STATUS-MAX-RETRIES`:
255 - ``CEC_TX_STATUS_MAX_RETRIES``
257 - The transmit failed after one or more retries. This status bit is
258 mutually exclusive with :ref:`CEC_TX_STATUS_OK <CEC-TX-STATUS-OK>`. Other bits can still
259 be set to explain which failures were seen.
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266 .. flat-table:: CEC Receive Status
271 * .. _`CEC-RX-STATUS-OK`:
273 - ``CEC_RX_STATUS_OK``
275 - The message was received successfully.
276 * .. _`CEC-RX-STATUS-TIMEOUT`:
278 - ``CEC_RX_STATUS_TIMEOUT``
280 - The reply to an earlier transmitted message timed out.
281 * .. _`CEC-RX-STATUS-FEATURE-ABORT`:
283 - ``CEC_RX_STATUS_FEATURE_ABORT``
285 - The message was received successfully but the reply was
286 ``CEC_MSG_FEATURE_ABORT``. This status is only set if this message
287 was the reply to an earlier transmitted message.
294 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
295 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
296 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.