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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml deleted file mode 100644 index bda8604de15c..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -<refentry id="media-func-ioctl"> - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>media ioctl()</refentrytitle> - &manvol; - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>media-ioctl</refname> - <refpurpose>Control a media device</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <funcsynopsis> - <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <sys/ioctl.h></funcsynopsisinfo> - <funcprototype> - <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> - <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> - <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> - <paramdef>void *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> - </funcprototype> - </funcsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Arguments</title> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> - <listitem> - <para>&fd;</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> - <listitem> - <para>Media ioctl request code as defined in the media.h header file, - for example MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> - <listitem> - <para>Pointer to a request-specific structure.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - <para>The <function>ioctl()</function> function manipulates media device - parameters. The argument <parameter>fd</parameter> must be an open file - descriptor.</para> - <para>The ioctl <parameter>request</parameter> code specifies the media - function to be called. It has encoded in it whether the argument is an - input, output or read/write parameter, and the size of the argument - <parameter>argp</parameter> in bytes.</para> - <para>Macros and structures definitions specifying media ioctl requests and - their parameters are located in the media.h header file. All media ioctl - requests, their respective function and parameters are specified in - <xref linkend="media-user-func" />.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Return Value</title> - - <para><function>ioctl()</function> returns <returnvalue>0</returnvalue> on - success. On failure, <returnvalue>-1</returnvalue> is returned, and the - <varname>errno</varname> variable is set appropriately. Generic error codes - are listed below, and request-specific error codes are listed in the - individual requests descriptions.</para> - <para>When an ioctl that takes an output or read/write parameter fails, - the parameter remains unmodified.</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EBADF</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>fd</parameter> is not a valid open file descriptor. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EFAULT</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>argp</parameter> references an inaccessible memory - area.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para>The <parameter>request</parameter> or the data pointed to by - <parameter>argp</parameter> is not valid. This is a very common error - code, see the individual ioctl requests listed in - <xref linkend="media-user-func" /> for actual causes.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>ENOMEM</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para>Insufficient kernel memory was available to complete the - request.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>ENOTTY</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>fd</parameter> is not associated with a character - special device.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> -</refentry> |