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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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+
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+Name
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+====
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+
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+DMX_QBUF - DMX_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
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+
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+.. warning:: this API is still experimental
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+
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+Synopsis
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+========
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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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+
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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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+
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+``fd``
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+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
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+
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+``argp``
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+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`.
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+
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+
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+Description
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+===========
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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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+
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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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+
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+The and ``reserved`` field must be set to 0.
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+
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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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+
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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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+
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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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+
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+The struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` structure is specified in
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+:ref:`buffer`.
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+
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+
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+Return Value
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+============
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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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+
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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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+
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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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+
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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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