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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/net.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/net.xml index a193e86941b5..d2e44b7e07df 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/net.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/net.xml @@ -1,156 +1,238 @@ <title>DVB Network API</title> -<para>The DVB net device enables feeding of MPE (multi protocol encapsulation) packets -received via DVB into the Linux network protocol stack, e.g. for internet via satellite -applications. It can be accessed through <emphasis role="tt">/dev/dvb/adapter0/net0</emphasis>. Data types and -and ioctl definitions can be accessed by including <emphasis role="tt">linux/dvb/net.h</emphasis> in your -application. -</para> -<section id="dvb_net_types"> -<title>DVB Net Data Types</title> - -<section id="dvb-net-if"> -<title>struct dvb_net_if</title> -<programlisting> -struct dvb_net_if { - __u16 pid; - __u16 if_num; - __u8 feedtype; -#define DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_MPE 0 /⋆ multi protocol encapsulation ⋆/ -#define DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_ULE 1 /⋆ ultra lightweight encapsulation ⋆/ -}; -</programlisting> -</section> +<para>The DVB net device controls the mapping of data packages that are + part of a transport stream to be mapped into a virtual network interface, + visible through the standard Linux network protocol stack.</para> +<para>Currently, two encapsulations are supported:</para> +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_Encapsulation"> + Multi Protocol Encapsulation (MPE)</ulink></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidirectional_Lightweight_Encapsulation"> + Ultra Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE)</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>In order to create the Linux virtual network interfaces, an application + needs to tell to the Kernel what are the PIDs and the encapsulation types + that are present on the transport stream. This is done through + <constant>/dev/dvb/adapter?/net?</constant> device node. + The data will be available via virtual <constant>dvb?_?</constant> + network interfaces, and will be controled/routed via the standard + ip tools (like ip, route, netstat, ifconfig, etc).</para> +<para> Data types and and ioctl definitions are defined via + <constant>linux/dvb/net.h</constant> header.</para> -</section> <section id="net_fcalls"> <title>DVB net Function Calls</title> -<para>To be written… -</para> - -<section id="NET_ADD_IF" -role="subsection"><title>NET_ADD_IF</title> -<para>DESCRIPTION -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>SYNOPSIS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_ADD_IF, - struct dvb_net_if *if);</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>PARAMETERS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int fd</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> -</entry> - </row><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int request</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>Equals NET_ADD_IF for this command.</para> -</entry> - </row><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>struct dvb_net_if *if -</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>Undocumented.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + + +<refentry id="NET_ADD_IF"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl NET_ADD_IF</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>NET_ADD_IF</refname> + <refpurpose>Creates a new network interface for a given Packet ID.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct dvb_net_if *<parameter>net_if</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fe_fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>FE_SET_TONE</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>net_if</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>pointer to &dvb-net-if;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + +<para>The NET_ADD_IF ioctl system call selects the Packet ID (PID) that + contains a TCP/IP traffic, the type of encapsulation to be used (MPE or ULE) + and the interface number for the new interface to be created. When the + system call successfully returns, a new virtual network interface is created.</para> +<para>The &dvb-net-if;::ifnum field will be filled with the number of the + created interface.</para> + &return-value-dvb; -</section> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1 id="dvb-net-if-t"> +<title>struct <structname>dvb_net_if</structname> description</title> + +<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="dvb-net-if"> + <title>struct <structname>dvb_net_if</structname></title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + &cs-def; + <thead> + <row> + <entry>ID</entry> + <entry>Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry align="char">pid</entry> + <entry align="char">Packet ID (PID) of the MPEG-TS that contains + data</entry> + </row><row> + <entry align="char">ifnum</entry> + <entry align="char">number of the DVB interface.</entry> + </row><row> + <entry align="char">feedtype</entry> + <entry align="char">Encapsulation type of the feed. It can be: + <constant>DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_MPE</constant> for MPE encoding + or + <constant>DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_ULE</constant> for ULE encoding. + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> +</table> +</refsect1> +</refentry> + +<refentry id="NET_REMOVE_IF"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl NET_REMOVE_IF</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>NET_REMOVE_IF</refname> + <refpurpose>Removes a network interface.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>ifnum</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fe_fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>FE_SET_TONE</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>net_if</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>number of the interface to be removed</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + +<para>The NET_REMOVE_IF ioctl deletes an interface previously created + via &NET-ADD-IF;.</para> -<section id="NET_REMOVE_IF" -role="subsection"><title>NET_REMOVE_IF</title> -<para>DESCRIPTION -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>SYNOPSIS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_REMOVE_IF); -</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>PARAMETERS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int fd</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> -</entry> - </row><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int request</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>Equals NET_REMOVE_IF for this command.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> &return-value-dvb; -</section> +</refsect1> +</refentry> + + +<refentry id="NET_GET_IF"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl NET_GET_IF</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>NET_GET_IF</refname> + <refpurpose>Read the configuration data of an interface created via + &NET-ADD-IF;.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct dvb_net_if *<parameter>net_if</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fe_fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>FE_SET_TONE</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>net_if</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>pointer to &dvb-net-if;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + +<para>The NET_GET_IF ioctl uses the interface number given by the + &dvb-net-if;::ifnum field and fills the content of &dvb-net-if; with + the packet ID and encapsulation type used on such interface. If the + interface was not created yet with &NET-ADD-IF;, it will return -1 and + fill the <constant>errno</constant> with <constant>EINVAL</constant> + error code.</para> -<section id="NET_GET_IF" -role="subsection"><title>NET_GET_IF</title> -<para>DESCRIPTION -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>SYNOPSIS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_GET_IF, - struct dvb_net_if *if);</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> -<para>PARAMETERS -</para> -<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int fd</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> -</entry> - </row><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>int request</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>Equals NET_GET_IF for this command.</para> -</entry> - </row><row><entry - align="char"> -<para>struct dvb_net_if *if -</para> -</entry><entry - align="char"> -<para>Undocumented.</para> -</entry> - </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> &return-value-dvb; -</section> +</refsect1> +</refentry> </section> |