media: dvb uAPI docs: document mmap-related ioctls
5 new ioctls were added to the DVB demux API, in order to handle memory maped I/O. Add documentation for them. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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.. _DMX_EXPBUF:
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ioctl DMX_EXPBUF
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Name
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====
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DMX_EXPBUF - Export a buffer as a DMABUF file descriptor.
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.. warning:: this API is still experimental
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Synopsis
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========
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_EXPBUF, struct dmx_exportbuffer *argp )
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:name: DMX_EXPBUF
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Arguments
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=========
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``fd``
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File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
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``argp``
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Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
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Description
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===========
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This ioctl is an extension to the memory mapping I/O method.
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It can be used to export a buffer as a DMABUF file at any time after
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buffers have been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl.
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The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
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To export a buffer, applications fill struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
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Applications must set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers
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range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS`
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(struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one.
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Additional flags may be posted in the ``flags`` field. Refer to a manual
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for open() for details. Currently only O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY,
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and O_RDWR are supported.
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All other fields must be set to zero. In the
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case of multi-planar API, every plane is exported separately using
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multiple :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` calls.
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After calling :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` the ``fd`` field will be set by a
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driver, on success. This is a DMABUF file descriptor. The application may
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pass it to other DMABUF-aware devices. It is recommended to close a DMABUF
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file when it is no longer used to allow the associated memory to be reclaimed.
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Examples
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========
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.. code-block:: c
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int buffer_export(int v4lfd, enum dmx_buf_type bt, int index, int *dmafd)
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{
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struct dmx_exportbuffer expbuf;
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memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof(expbuf));
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expbuf.type = bt;
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expbuf.index = index;
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if (ioctl(v4lfd, DMX_EXPBUF, &expbuf) == -1) {
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perror("DMX_EXPBUF");
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return -1;
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}
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*dmafd = expbuf.fd;
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return 0;
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}
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Return Value
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============
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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EINVAL
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A queue is not in MMAP mode or DMABUF exporting is not supported or
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``flags`` or ``index`` fields are invalid.
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.. _DMX_QBUF:
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*************************
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ioctl DMX_QBUF, DMX_DQBUF
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*************************
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Name
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DMX_QBUF - DMX_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
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.. warning:: this API is still experimental
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Synopsis
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========
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_QBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
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:name: DMX_QBUF
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_DQBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
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:name: DMX_DQBUF
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Arguments
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=========
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``fd``
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File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
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``argp``
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Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`.
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Description
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Applications call the ``DMX_QBUF`` ioctl to enqueue an empty
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(capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the driver's incoming queue.
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The semantics depend on the selected I/O method.
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To enqueue a buffer applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index
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numbers range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with
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:ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` (struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus
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one. The contents of the struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` returned
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by a :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` ioctl will do as well.
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The and ``reserved`` field must be set to 0.
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When ``DMX_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure, it locks the
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memory pages of the buffer in physical memory, so they cannot be swapped
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out to disk. Buffers remain locked until dequeued, until the
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the device is closed.
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Applications call the ``DMX_DQBUF`` ioctl to dequeue a filled
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(capturing) buffer from the driver's outgoing queue. They just set the ``reserved`` field array to zero. When ``DMX_DQBUF`` is called with a
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pointer to this structure, the driver fills the remaining fields or
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returns an error code.
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By default ``DMX_DQBUF`` blocks when no buffer is in the outgoing
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queue. When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was given to the
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:ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>` function, ``DMX_DQBUF`` returns
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immediately with an ``EAGAIN`` error code when no buffer is available.
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The struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` structure is specified in
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:ref:`buffer`.
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Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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EAGAIN
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Non-blocking I/O has been selected using ``O_NONBLOCK`` and no
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buffer was in the outgoing queue.
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EINVAL
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The ``index`` is out of bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet.
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EIO
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``DMX_DQBUF`` failed due to an internal error. Can also indicate
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temporary problems like signal loss or CRC errors.
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******************
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ioctl DMX_QUERYBUF
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Name
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DMX_QUERYBUF - Query the status of a buffer
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.. warning:: this API is still experimental
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Synopsis
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========
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_QUERYBUF, struct dvb_buffer *argp )
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:name: DMX_QUERYBUF
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Arguments
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``fd``
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File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
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``argp``
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Pointer to struct :c:type:`dvb_buffer`.
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Description
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This ioctl is part of the mmap streaming I/O method. It can
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be used to query the status of a buffer at any time after buffers have
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been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl.
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The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
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Applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers range from zero
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to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS`
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(struct :c:type:`dvb_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one.
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After calling :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` with a pointer to this structure,
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drivers return an error code or fill the rest of the structure.
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On success, the ``offset`` will contain the offset of the buffer from the
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start of the device memory, the ``length`` field its size, and the
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``bytesused`` the number of bytes occupied by data in the buffer (payload).
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Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, the ``offset`` will contain the offset of the
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buffer from the start of the device memory, the ``length`` field its size,
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and the ``bytesused`` the number of bytes occupied by data in the buffer
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(payload).
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On error it returns -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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The ``index`` is out of bounds.
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*****************
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ioctl DMX_REQBUFS
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Name
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DMX_REQBUFS - Initiate Memory Mapping and/or DMA buffer I/O
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.. warning:: this API is still experimental
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Synopsis
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========
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_REQBUFS, struct dmx_requestbuffers *argp )
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:name: DMX_REQBUFS
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Arguments
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=========
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``fd``
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File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
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``argp``
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Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers`.
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Description
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This ioctl is used to initiate a memory mapped or DMABUF based demux I/O.
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Memory mapped buffers are located in device memory and must be allocated
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with this ioctl before they can be mapped into the application's address
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space. User buffers are allocated by applications themselves, and this
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ioctl is merely used to switch the driver into user pointer I/O mode and
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to setup some internal structures. Similarly, DMABUF buffers are
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allocated by applications through a device driver, and this ioctl only
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configures the driver into DMABUF I/O mode without performing any direct
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allocation.
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The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
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To allocate device buffers applications initialize all fields of the
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struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` structure. They set the ``count`` field
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to the desired number of buffers, and ``size`` to the size of each
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buffer.
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When the ioctl is called with a pointer to this structure, the driver will
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attempt to allocate the requested number of buffers and it stores the actual
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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
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number is also possible when the driver requires more buffers to
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function correctly. The actual allocated buffer size can is returned
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at ``size``, and can be smaller than what's requested.
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When this I/O method is not supported, the ioctl returns an ``EOPNOTSUPP``
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error code.
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Applications can call :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` again to change the number of
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buffers, however this cannot succeed when any buffers are still mapped.
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A ``count`` value of zero frees all buffers, after aborting or finishing
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any DMA in progress.
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Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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EOPNOTSUPP
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The the requested I/O method is not supported.
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dmx-get-pes-pids
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dmx-add-pid
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dmx-remove-pid
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dmx-reqbufs
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dmx-querybuf
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dmx-expbuf
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dmx-qbuf
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