linux/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe-read-status.rst
Mauro Carvalho Chehab 699f19e3f1 media: dvb uAPI docs: Prefer use "Digital TV instead of "DVB"
The usage of the term "DVB" at the dvb API docs is confusing,
as, right now, it can refer to either the European digital TV
standard or to the subsystem.

So, prefer calling it as "Digital TV" on most places, to avoid
ambiguity.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2017-09-05 06:18:03 -04:00

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.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
.. _FE_READ_STATUS:
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ioctl FE_READ_STATUS
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Name
====
FE_READ_STATUS - Returns status information about the front-end. This call only requires - read-only access to the device
Synopsis
========
.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, FE_READ_STATUS, unsigned int *status )
:name: FE_READ_STATUS
Arguments
=========
``fd``
File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <frontend_f_open>`.
``status``
pointer to a bitmask integer filled with the values defined by enum
:c:type:`fe_status`.
Description
===========
All Digital TV frontend devices support the ``FE_READ_STATUS`` ioctl. It is
used to check about the locking status of the frontend after being
tuned. The ioctl takes a pointer to an integer where the status will be
written.
.. note::
The size of status is actually sizeof(enum fe_status), with
varies according with the architecture. This needs to be fixed in the
future.
int fe_status
=============
The fe_status parameter is used to indicate the current state and/or
state changes of the frontend hardware. It is produced using the enum
:c:type:`fe_status` values on a bitmask
Return Value
============
On success 0 is returned.
On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately.
Generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.