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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-get-features.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-get-features.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f4b9ca09f828 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-get-features.rst @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, +.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software +.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts +.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at +.. Documentation/userspace-api/media/fdl-appendix.rst. +.. +.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections + +.. _lirc_get_features: + +*********************** +ioctl LIRC_GET_FEATURES +*********************** + +Name +==== + +LIRC_GET_FEATURES - Get the underlying hardware device's features + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, LIRC_GET_FEATURES, __u32 *features) + :name: LIRC_GET_FEATURES + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by open(). + +``features`` + Bitmask with the LIRC features. + + +Description +=========== + + +Get the underlying hardware device's features. If a driver does not +announce support of certain features, calling of the corresponding ioctls +is undefined. + +LIRC features +============= + +.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-RAW: + +``LIRC_CAN_REC_RAW`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-PULSE: + +``LIRC_CAN_REC_PULSE`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>` can only be used for transmitting. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-MODE2: + +``LIRC_CAN_REC_MODE2`` + + This is raw IR driver for receiving. This means that + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-MODE2>` is used. This also implies + that :ref:`LIRC_MODE_SCANCODE <lirc-mode-SCANCODE>` is also supported, + as long as the kernel is recent enough. Use the + :ref:`lirc_set_rec_mode` to switch modes. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-LIRCCODE: + +``LIRC_CAN_REC_LIRCCODE`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-REC-SCANCODE: + +``LIRC_CAN_REC_SCANCODE`` + + This is a scancode driver for receiving. This means that + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_SCANCODE <lirc-mode-SCANCODE>` is used. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-SEND-CARRIER: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_SEND_CARRIER`` + + The driver supports changing the modulation frequency via + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_SEND_CARRIER <LIRC_SET_SEND_CARRIER>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-SEND-DUTY-CYCLE: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_SEND_DUTY_CYCLE`` + + The driver supports changing the duty cycle using + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_SEND_DUTY_CYCLE <LIRC_SET_SEND_DUTY_CYCLE>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-TRANSMITTER-MASK: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_TRANSMITTER_MASK`` + + The driver supports changing the active transmitter(s) using + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_TRANSMITTER_MASK <LIRC_SET_TRANSMITTER_MASK>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-REC-CARRIER: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_CARRIER`` + + The driver supports setting the receive carrier frequency using + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER <LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-REC-DUTY-CYCLE-RANGE: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_DUTY_CYCLE_RANGE`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-REC-CARRIER-RANGE: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE`` + + The driver supports + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE <LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-GET-REC-RESOLUTION: + +``LIRC_CAN_GET_REC_RESOLUTION`` + + The driver supports + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_GET_REC_RESOLUTION <LIRC_GET_REC_RESOLUTION>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-REC-TIMEOUT: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_TIMEOUT`` + + The driver supports + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT <LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SET-REC-FILTER: + +``LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_FILTER`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-MEASURE-CARRIER: + +``LIRC_CAN_MEASURE_CARRIER`` + + The driver supports measuring of the modulation frequency using + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_MEASURE_CARRIER_MODE <LIRC_SET_MEASURE_CARRIER_MODE>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-USE-WIDEBAND-RECEIVER: + +``LIRC_CAN_USE_WIDEBAND_RECEIVER`` + + The driver supports learning mode using + :ref:`ioctl LIRC_SET_WIDEBAND_RECEIVER <LIRC_SET_WIDEBAND_RECEIVER>`. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-NOTIFY-DECODE: + +``LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-RAW: + +``LIRC_CAN_SEND_RAW`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-PULSE: + +``LIRC_CAN_SEND_PULSE`` + + The driver supports sending (also called as IR blasting or IR TX) using + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_PULSE <lirc-mode-pulse>`. This implies that + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_SCANCODE <lirc-mode-SCANCODE>` is also supported for + transmit, as long as the kernel is recent enough. Use the + :ref:`lirc_set_send_mode` to switch modes. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-MODE2: + +``LIRC_CAN_SEND_MODE2`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + :ref:`LIRC_MODE_MODE2 <lirc-mode-mode2>` can only be used for receiving. + +.. _LIRC-CAN-SEND-LIRCCODE: + +``LIRC_CAN_SEND_LIRCCODE`` + + Unused. Kept just to avoid breaking uAPI. + + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set +appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the +:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |