1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2.. c:namespace:: DTV.video
3
4.. _VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE:
5
6====================
7VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE
8====================
9
10Name
11----
12
13VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE
14
15.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated.
16
17Synopsis
18--------
19
20.. c:macro:: VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE
21
22``int ioctl(fd, VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE, int type)``
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24Arguments
25---------
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31    -  .. row 1
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33       -  int fd
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35       -  File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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37    -  .. row 2
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39       -  int request
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41       -  Equals VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE for this command.
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43    -  .. row 3
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45       -  int type
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47       -  stream type
48
49Description
50-----------
51
52This ioctl tells the driver which kind of stream to expect being written
53to it. If this call is not used the default of video PES is used. Some
54drivers might not support this call and always expect PES.
55
56Return Value
57------------
58
59On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
60appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
61:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
62