1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2 .. c:namespace:: DTV.dmx
13 DMX_REQBUFS - Initiate Memory Mapping and/or DMA buffer I/O
15 .. warning:: this API is still experimental
20 .. c:macro:: DMX_REQBUFS
22 ``int ioctl(int fd, DMX_REQBUFS, struct dmx_requestbuffers *argp)``
28 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
31 Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers`.
36 This ioctl is used to initiate a memory mapped or DMABUF based demux I/O.
38 Memory mapped buffers are located in device memory and must be allocated
39 with this ioctl before they can be mapped into the application's address
40 space. User buffers are allocated by applications themselves, and this
41 ioctl is merely used to switch the driver into user pointer I/O mode and
42 to setup some internal structures. Similarly, DMABUF buffers are
43 allocated by applications through a device driver, and this ioctl only
44 configures the driver into DMABUF I/O mode without performing any direct
47 To allocate device buffers applications initialize all fields of the
48 struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` structure. They set the ``count`` field
49 to the desired number of buffers, and ``size`` to the size of each
52 When the ioctl is called with a pointer to this structure, the driver will
53 attempt to allocate the requested number of buffers and it stores the actual
54 number allocated in the ``count`` field. The ``count`` can be smaller than the number requested, even zero, when the driver runs out of free memory. A larger
55 number is also possible when the driver requires more buffers to
56 function correctly. The actual allocated buffer size can is returned
57 at ``size``, and can be smaller than what's requested.
59 When this I/O method is not supported, the ioctl returns an ``EOPNOTSUPP``
62 Applications can call :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` again to change the number of
63 buffers, however this cannot succeed when any buffers are still mapped.
64 A ``count`` value of zero frees all buffers, after aborting or finishing
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 The the requested I/O method is not supported.