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@@ -214,62 +214,6 @@ should be kept identical) to the types in the demux device.
⋆ to the type ⋆ dmx_frontend_t
⋆.
⋆/
-
- #define DMX_FE_ENTRY(list) list_entry(list, dmx_frontend_t, connectivity_list)
-
- struct dmx_demux_s {
- /⋆ The following char⋆ fields point to NULL terminated strings ⋆/
- char⋆ id; /⋆ Unique demux identifier ⋆/
- char⋆ vendor; /⋆ Name of the demux vendor ⋆/
- char⋆ model; /⋆ Name of the demux model ⋆/
- __u32 capabilities; /⋆ Bitfield of capability flags ⋆/
- dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend; /⋆ Front-end connected to the demux ⋆/
- struct list_head reg_list; /⋆ List of registered demuxes ⋆/
- void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
- int users; /⋆ Number of users ⋆/
- int (⋆open) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
- int (⋆close) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
- int (⋆write) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux, const char⋆ buf, size_t count);
- int (⋆allocate_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_ts_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
- dmx_ts_cb callback);
- int (⋆release_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed);
- int (⋆allocate_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_pes_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
- dmx_pes_cb callback);
- int (⋆release_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_pes_feed_t⋆ feed);
- int (⋆allocate_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_section_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
- dmx_section_cb callback);
- int (⋆release_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed);
- int (⋆descramble_mac_address) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- __u8⋆ buffer1,
- size_t buffer1_length,
- __u8⋆ buffer2,
- size_t buffer2_length,
- __u16 pid);
- int (⋆descramble_section_payload) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- __u8⋆ buffer1,
- size_t buffer1_length,
- __u8⋆ buffer2, size_t buffer2_length,
- __u16 pid);
- int (⋆add_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
- int (⋆remove_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
- struct list_head⋆ (⋆get_frontends) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
- int (⋆connect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
- dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
- int (⋆disconnect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
-
-
- /⋆ added because js cannot keep track of these himself ⋆/
- int (⋆get_pes_pids) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux, __u16 ⋆pids);
- };
- typedef struct dmx_demux_s dmx_demux_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
@@ -487,985 +431,7 @@ interface from a bottom half context. Thus, if a demux API function is called fr
device code, the function must not sleep.
</para>
-
-<section id="kdapi_fopen">
-<title>open()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
- initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
- should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
- at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
- demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
- called.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int open ( demux_t&#x22C6; demux );</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t* demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EUSERS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Maximum usage count reached.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section>
-<section id="kdapi_fclose">
-<title>close()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
- initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
- should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
- at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
- demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
- called.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int close(demux_t&#x22C6; demux);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t* demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENODEV</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The demux was not in use.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
</section>
-<section id="kdapi_fwrite">
-<title>write()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>This function provides the demux driver with a memory buffer containing TS
- packets. Instead of receiving TS packets from the DVB front-end, the demux
- driver software will read packets from memory. Any clients of this demux
- with active TS, PES or Section filters will receive filtered data via the Demux
- callback API (see 0). The function returns when all the data in the buffer has
- been consumed by the demux. Demux hardware typically cannot read TS from
- memory. If this is the case, memory-based filtering has to be implemented
- entirely in software.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int write(demux_t&#x22C6; demux, const char&#x22C6; buf, size_t
- count);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t* demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>const char* buf</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the TS data in kernel-space memory.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>size_t length</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Length of the TS data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOSYS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>allocate_ts_feed()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Allocates a new TS feed, which is used to filter the TS packets carrying a
- certain PID. The TS feed normally corresponds to a hardware PID filter on the
- demux chip.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int allocate_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; feed, dmx_ts_cb callback);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t* demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_ts_feed_t**
- feed</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_ts_cb callback</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the callback function for passing received TS
- packet</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EBUSY</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>No more TS feeds available.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOSYS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>release_ts_feed()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Releases the resources allocated with allocate_ts_feed(). Any filtering in
- progress on the TS feed should be stopped before calling this function.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int release_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6; feed);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t* demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_ts_feed_t* feed</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>allocate_section_feed()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Allocates a new section feed, i.e. a demux resource for filtering and receiving
- sections. On platforms with hardware support for section filtering, a section
- feed is directly mapped to the demux HW. On other platforms, TS packets are
- first PID filtered in hardware and a hardware section filter then emulated in
- software. The caller obtains an API pointer of type dmx_section_feed_t as an
- out parameter. Using this API the caller can set filtering parameters and start
- receiving sections.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int allocate_section_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_section_feed_t &#x22C6;&#x22C6;feed, dmx_section_cb callback);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t *demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_section_feed_t
- **feed</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_section_cb
- callback</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the callback function for passing received
- sections.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EBUSY</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>No more section feeds available.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOSYS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>release_section_feed()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Releases the resources allocated with allocate_section_feed(), including
- allocated filters. Any filtering in progress on the section feed should be stopped
- before calling this function.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int release_section_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_section_feed_t &#x22C6;feed);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>demux_t *demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_section_feed_t
- *feed</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>descramble_mac_address()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>This function runs a descrambling algorithm on the destination MAC
- address field of a DVB Datagram Section, replacing the original address
- with its un-encrypted version. Otherwise, the description on the function
- descramble_section_payload() applies also to this function.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int descramble_mac_address(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux, __u8
- &#x22C6;buffer1, size_t buffer1_length, __u8 &#x22C6;buffer2,
- size_t buffer2_length, __u16 pid);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t
- *demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u8 *buffer1</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the first byte of the section.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>size_t buffer1_length</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
- in buffer1.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u8* buffer2</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the tail of the section data, or NULL. The
- pointer has a non-NULL value if the section wraps past
- the end of a circular buffer.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>size_t buffer2_length</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
- in buffer2.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u16 pid</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The PID on which the section was received. Useful
- for obtaining the descrambling key, e.g. from a DVB
- Common Access facility.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOSYS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>No descrambling facility available.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>descramble_section_payload()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>This function runs a descrambling algorithm on the payload of a DVB
- Datagram Section, replacing the original payload with its un-encrypted
- version. The function will be called from the demux API implementation;
- the API client need not call this function directly. Section-level scrambling
- algorithms are currently standardized only for DVB-RCC (return channel
- over 2-directional cable TV network) systems. For all other DVB networks,
- encryption schemes are likely to be proprietary to each data broadcaster. Thus,
- it is expected that this function pointer will have the value of NULL (i.e.,
- function not available) in most demux API implementations. Nevertheless, it
- should be possible to use the function pointer as a hook for dynamically adding
- a &#8220;plug-in&#8221; descrambling facility to a demux driver.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>While this function is not needed with hardware-based section descrambling,
- the descramble_section_payload function pointer can be used to override the
- default hardware-based descrambling algorithm: if the function pointer has a
- non-NULL value, the corresponding function should be used instead of any
- descrambling hardware.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int descramble_section_payload(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- __u8 &#x22C6;buffer1, size_t buffer1_length, __u8 &#x22C6;buffer2,
- size_t buffer2_length, __u16 pid);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t
- *demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u8 *buffer1</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the first byte of the section.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>size_t buffer1_length</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
- in buffer1.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u8 *buffer2</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the tail of the section data, or NULL. The
- pointer has a non-NULL value if the section wraps past
- the end of a circular buffer.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>size_t buffer2_length</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
- in buffer2.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>__u16 pid</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The PID on which the section was received. Useful
- for obtaining the descrambling key, e.g. from a DVB
- Common Access facility.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOSYS</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>No descrambling facility available.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>add_frontend()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Registers a connectivity between a demux and a front-end, i.e., indicates that
- the demux can be connected via a call to connect_frontend() to use the given
- front-end as a TS source. The client of this function has to allocate dynamic or
- static memory for the frontend structure and initialize its fields before calling
- this function. This function is normally called during the driver initialization.
- The caller must not free the memory of the frontend struct before successfully
- calling remove_frontend().</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int add_frontend(dmx_demux_t &#x22C6;demux, dmx_frontend_t
- &#x22C6;frontend);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*
- demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_frontend_t*
- frontend</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the front-end instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EEXIST</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>A front-end with the same value of the id field already
- registered.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINUSE</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The demux is in use.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-ENOMEM</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>No more front-ends can be added.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>remove_frontend()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Indicates that the given front-end, registered by a call to add_frontend(), can
- no longer be connected as a TS source by this demux. The function should be
- called when a front-end driver or a demux driver is removed from the system.
- If the front-end is in use, the function fails with the return value of -EBUSY.
- After successfully calling this function, the caller can free the memory of
- the frontend struct if it was dynamically allocated before the add_frontend()
- operation.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int remove_frontend(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*
- demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_frontend_t*
- frontend</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the front-end instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EBUSY</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The front-end is in use, i.e. a call to connect_frontend()
- has not been followed by a call to disconnect_frontend().</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>get_frontends()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Provides the APIs of the front-ends that have been registered for this demux.
- Any of the front-ends obtained with this call can be used as a parameter for
- connect_frontend().</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The include file demux.h contains the macro DMX_FE_ENTRY() for
- converting an element of the generic type struct list_head* to the type
- dmx_frontend_t*. The caller must not free the memory of any of the elements
- obtained via this function call.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>struct list_head&#x22C6; get_frontends(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*
- demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>A list of front-end interfaces, or NULL in the case of an
- empty list.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>connect_frontend()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Connects the TS output of the front-end to the input of the demux. A demux
- can only be connected to a front-end registered to the demux with the function
- add_frontend().</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>It may or may not be possible to connect multiple demuxes to the same
- front-end, depending on the capabilities of the HW platform. When not used,
- the front-end should be released by calling disconnect_frontend().</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int connect_frontend(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
- dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*
- demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_frontend_t*
- frontend</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the front-end instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EBUSY</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The front-end is in use.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-
-</section><section
-role="subsection"><title>disconnect_frontend()</title>
-<para>DESCRIPTION
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Disconnects the demux and a front-end previously connected by a
- connect_frontend() call.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>SYNOPSIS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>int disconnect_frontend(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux);</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>PARAMETERS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>dmx_demux_t*
- demux</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
-<para>RETURNS
-</para>
-<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>0</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
-</entry>
- </row><row><entry
- align="char">
-<para>-EINVAL</para>
-</entry><entry
- align="char">
-<para>Bad parameter.</para>
-</entry>
- </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
- </section></section>
<section id="demux_callback_api">
<title>Demux Callback API</title>
<para>This kernel-space API comprises the callback functions that deliver filtered data to the