1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2 .. c:namespace:: DTV.dmx
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7 ioctl DMX_QBUF, DMX_DQBUF
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13 DMX_QBUF - DMX_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
15 .. warning:: this API is still experimental
22 ``int ioctl(int fd, DMX_QBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp)``
24 .. c:macro:: DMX_DQBUF
26 ``int ioctl(int fd, DMX_DQBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp)``
32 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
35 Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`.
40 Applications call the ``DMX_QBUF`` ioctl to enqueue an empty
41 (capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the driver's incoming queue.
42 The semantics depend on the selected I/O method.
44 To enqueue a buffer applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index
45 numbers range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with
46 :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` (struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus
47 one. The contents of the struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` returned
48 by a :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` ioctl will do as well.
50 When ``DMX_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure, it locks the
51 memory pages of the buffer in physical memory, so they cannot be swapped
52 out to disk. Buffers remain locked until dequeued, until the
55 Applications call the ``DMX_DQBUF`` ioctl to dequeue a filled
56 (capturing) buffer from the driver's outgoing queue.
57 They just set the ``index`` field with the buffer ID to be queued.
58 When ``DMX_DQBUF`` is called with a pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`,
59 the driver fills the remaining fields or returns an error code.
61 By default ``DMX_DQBUF`` blocks when no buffer is in the outgoing
62 queue. When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was given to the
63 :c:func:`open()` function, ``DMX_DQBUF`` returns
64 immediately with an ``EAGAIN`` error code when no buffer is available.
66 The struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` structure is specified in
72 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
73 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
74 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
77 Non-blocking I/O has been selected using ``O_NONBLOCK`` and no
78 buffer was in the outgoing queue.
81 The ``index`` is out of bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet.
84 ``DMX_DQBUF`` failed due to an internal error. Can also indicate
85 temporary problems like signal loss or CRC errors.