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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
.. c:namespace:: DTV.video
.. _VIDEO_GET_STATUS:
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VIDEO_GET_STATUS
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Name
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VIDEO_GET_STATUS
.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated.
Synopsis
--------
.. c:macro:: VIDEO_GET_STATUS
``int ioctl(fd, VIDEO_GET_STATUS, struct video_status *status)``
Arguments
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- .. row 1
- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
- .. row 2
- int request
- Equals VIDEO_GET_STATUS for this command.
- .. row 3
- struct video_status \*status
- Returns the current status of the Video Device.
Description
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This ioctl call asks the Video Device to return the current status of
the device.
.. c:type:: video_status
.. code-block:: c
struct video_status {
int video_blank; /* blank video on freeze? */
video_play_state_t play_state; /* current state of playback */
video_stream_source_t stream_source; /* current source (demux/memory) */
video_format_t video_format; /* current aspect ratio of stream*/
video_displayformat_t display_format;/* selected cropping mode */
};
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.