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@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Digital TV Common functions
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_math.h
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-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h
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@@ -18,6 +16,42 @@ Digital TV Common functions
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.h
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:export: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
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+Digital TV Ring buffer
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+----------------------
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+
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+Those routines implement ring buffers used to handle digital TV data and
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+copy it from/to userspace.
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+
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+.. note::
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+
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+ 1) For performance reasons read and write routines don't check buffer sizes
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+ and/or number of bytes free/available. This has to be done before these
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+ routines are called. For example:
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+
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+ .. code-block:: c
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+
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+ /* write @buflen: bytes */
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+ free = dvb_ringbuffer_free(rbuf);
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+ if (free >= buflen)
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+ count = dvb_ringbuffer_write(rbuf, buffer, buflen);
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+ else
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+ /* do something */
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+
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+ /* read min. 1000, max. @bufsize: bytes */
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+ avail = dvb_ringbuffer_avail(rbuf);
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+ if (avail >= 1000)
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+ count = dvb_ringbuffer_read(rbuf, buffer, min(avail, bufsize));
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+ else
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+ /* do something */
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+
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+ 2) If there is exactly one reader and one writer, there is no need
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+ to lock read or write operations.
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+ Two or more readers must be locked against each other.
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+ Flushing the buffer counts as a read operation.
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+ Resetting the buffer counts as a read and write operation.
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+ Two or more writers must be locked against each other.
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+
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+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_ringbuffer.h
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Digital TV Frontend kABI
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