1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2 .. c:namespace:: DTV.fe
13 FE_READ_STATUS - Returns status information about the front-end. This call only requires - read-only access to the device
18 .. c:macro:: FE_READ_STATUS
20 ``int ioctl(int fd, FE_READ_STATUS, unsigned int *status)``
26 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
29 pointer to a bitmask integer filled with the values defined by enum
35 All Digital TV frontend devices support the ``FE_READ_STATUS`` ioctl. It is
36 used to check about the locking status of the frontend after being
37 tuned. The ioctl takes a pointer to an integer where the status will be
42 The size of status is actually sizeof(enum fe_status), with
43 varies according with the architecture. This needs to be fixed in the
49 The fe_status parameter is used to indicate the current state and/or
50 state changes of the frontend hardware. It is produced using the enum
51 :c:type:`fe_status` values on a bitmask
56 On success 0 is returned.
58 On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
61 Generic error codes are described at the
62 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.