|
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ specification is available at
|
|
|
|
|
|
<refentry id="frontend_f_open">
|
|
|
<refmeta>
|
|
|
- <refentrytitle>open()</refentrytitle>
|
|
|
+ <refentrytitle>DVB frontend open()</refentrytitle>
|
|
|
&manvol;
|
|
|
</refmeta>
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -94,20 +94,19 @@ specification is available at
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
<term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Open flags. Access mode must be
|
|
|
-<constant>O_RDWR</constant>. This is just a technicality, input devices
|
|
|
-still support only reading and output devices only writing.</para>
|
|
|
- <para>When the <constant>O_NONBLOCK</constant> flag is
|
|
|
-given, the read() function will return the &EAGAIN; when no data is available,
|
|
|
-otherwise these functions block until data becomes
|
|
|
-available. Other flags have no effect.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>Open flags. Access can either be
|
|
|
+ <constant>O_RDWR</constant> or <constant>O_RDONLY</constant>.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>Multiple opens are allowed with <constant>O_RDONLY</constant>. In this mode, only query and read ioctls are allowed.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>Only one open is allowed in <constant>O_RDWR</constant>. In this mode, all ioctls are allowed.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>When the <constant>O_NONBLOCK</constant> flag is given, the system calls may return &EAGAIN; when no data is available or when the device driver is temporarily busy.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>Other flags have no effect.</para>
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
<refsect1>
|
|
|
<title>Description</title>
|
|
|
-<para>This system call opens a named frontend device (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
|
|
|
+ <para>This system call opens a named frontend device (<constant>/dev/dvb/adapter?/frontend?</constant>)
|
|
|
for subsequent use. Usually the first thing to do after a successful open is to
|
|
|
find out the frontend type with <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>.</para>
|
|
|
<para>The device can be opened in read-only mode, which only allows monitoring of
|
|
@@ -145,8 +144,7 @@ device.</para>
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
|
<term><errorcode>EBUSY</errorcode></term>
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>The driver does not support multiple opens and the
|
|
|
-device is already in use.</para>
|
|
|
+ <para>The the device driver is already in use.</para>
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
@@ -177,13 +175,19 @@ files open.</para>
|
|
|
system has been reached.</para>
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
+ <varlistentry>
|
|
|
+ <term><errorcode>ENODEV</errorcode></term>
|
|
|
+ <listitem>
|
|
|
+ <para>The device got removed.</para>
|
|
|
+ </listitem>
|
|
|
+ </varlistentry>
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
</refentry>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<refentry id="frontend_f_close">
|
|
|
<refmeta>
|
|
|
- <refentrytitle>close()</refentrytitle>
|
|
|
+ <refentrytitle>DVB frontend close()</refentrytitle>
|
|
|
&manvol;
|
|
|
</refmeta>
|
|
|
|